  the new york state college of human ecology (humec) is a statutory college at cornell university. the college is a unique compilation of studies on consumer science, nutrition, health economics, public policy, human development and textiles, each components of the discipline of human ecology that comprise what ian mcharg described as âhuman ecological planningâ. students at the college of human ecology delve into biology and chemistry, economics, psychology, and sociology, applying their expertise in fields such as health, design, nutrition, public policy, and marketing. studies done by professors and students vary from studying the financial impacts of tax legislation to designing safer workplaces and facilitating healthy growth of premature infants. for 2007-2008, humec has a total budget of $73 million, with $33 million from tuition and $9 million from state appropriations.http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000383.pdf p. 31 retrieved 2007-09-12. ==history== [[image:martha van rensselaer hall, cornell univ ithaca ny usa.jpg|thumb|left|250px|martha van rensselaer hall, home of the college of human ecology] the beginnings of the college appeared in the year 1900, when a reading course for farm women was created. in 1907, the department of home economics was created within cornell's new york state college of agriculture. in 1919, the department of home economics became a school within the agriculture college. in 1925, the school was converted to the new york state college of home economics, the first state-chartered college of home economics in the country.nys education law Â§ 5714. the focus of the college at the turn of the 20th century was home economics. the field was a critical pathway for women to obtain higher education. from its inception, home economics was multidisciplinary and integrative with an emphasis on science applied to the real world of the home, families and communities. the on-campus program developed in conjunction with cornell's cooperative extension program that placed extension agents in every county of new york state to teach scientific principles of agriculture and home economics. {| class="wikitable" align=right |+ deans of the college of human ecology |martha van rensselaer and flora rose ||1924â1932 |- |flora rose ||1932â1940 |- |mary f. henry (acting) ||1940â1941 |- |sarah gibson blanding ||1941â1946 |- |elizabe
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