Creating healthy human environments for everyday living.

Human Ecology is an interdisciplinary applied field that uses a holistic systems approach to examine the many contexts of people’s lives. In particular, we focus on the dynamic relationships people have with their near environments: clothing, family, home and community. Our mission is to create healthy human environments that enhance the quality of daily life. >>more

News

  1. Human Ecology student Brittany Gora

    A High Heeled Hazard at Work

    Human Ecology student’s research project highlights the risks of having to wear heeled shoes on the job.

  2. The Power of Souvenirs

    Everybody brings home vacation souvenirs—some classy, some trashy—to gather dust as treasured trinkets. For Karly Coleman, it was a red and gold mask she bought as an enamoured 16-year-old, in love at the time with the magic of Venice.

  3. Cooking boils down to safety

    A study by a devoted student foodie at the University of Alberta shows that ill-fitting uniforms are one of the main hazards for injury for commercial chefs working their magic in bustling kitchens.

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In the News

  1. A New Way of Focusing on Photography

    In Focus exhibit features work of the visually impaired.

  2. Souvenirs say lots about who we are

    A new Human Ecology exhibit entitled "Greetings From -" focuses on the significance of souvenirs.

  3. Families face silent enemy

    Human Ecology professor Janet Fast discusses the challenges of caregiving for mentally disabled veterans in this article on military families.

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Events

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