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From Nature's Structures, Professor Weaves Architectural Creations
Architecture Professor and Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin creates dramatic, immersive installations that merge design with fields ranging from biology to engineering, botany to data science.
Mixing Physical, Virtual Worlds to Drive Home Climate Urgency
A research group led by Wendy Ju, associate professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech, created an extended reality system designed to engage communities in new ways.
Microscale Kirigami Robot Folds Into 3D Shapes and Crawls
The project, led by A&S Professor of Physics and inaugural Design Tech faculty Itai Cohen, produced the robot, which is less than 1 millimeter in size and can morph into preprogrammed shapes.
Get Ready, Get Set: Highlights of the Fall 2024 Semester Ahead
From inspiring lectures to thought-provoking exhibitions and much-anticipated renovations (plus the unveiling of the Dragon Annex), we're diving into a semester filled with opportunities not to be missed.
AAP Welcomes New Faculty and Endowed Fellows This Fall
Cornell AAP announces new hires who will help advance the college's priorities and strengthen ties across Ithaca and New York City campuses.
SPROUT Awards Support 6 Novel Research Collaborations
SPROUT Awards enable collaborators like Assistant Professor of Architecture Sasa Zivkovic and Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and inaugural Design Tech faculty Itai Cohen to pursue innovative and impactful research at the intersections of multiple fields.
Virtual, Mixed Realities Converge in New Driving Simulator
Portobello, a new driving simulator developed by a research team led by Design Tech Associate Professor Wendy Ju, blends virtual and mixed realities, enabling drivers and passengers to see virtual objects overlaid in the real world.
AI-Powered "Sonar" on Smartglasses Tracks Gaze and Facial Expressions
François Guimbretière, professor of information science in Cornell Bowers CIS and faculty in the multicollege Department of Design Tech, coauthored research on two technologies — GazeTrak and EyeEcho — covered by the Cornell Chronicle.
Spring 2024: Your Essential Guide to the Semester Ahead
After a winter break to regroup and recharge, the 2024 spring semester begins with a flurry of activity that will introduce new classes and workshops, showcase exemplary creativity and research, and bring a roster of exciting guests to AAP campuses in Ithaca, Rome, and New York City.
Oral Delivery a Possibility for Silica-Based C'Dots
The Cornell Chronicle covers the work of Uli Wiesner, Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell Engineering and inaugural Design Tech faculty member, who is a senior author of research exploring this alternative to injections for cancer treatment and other therapies.
Robot Stand-In Mimics Your Movements in VR
The Cornell Chronicle showcases research co-authored by François Guimbretière, Professor of Information Science in Cornell Bowers CIS and inaugural Design Tech faculty member, that explores the collaborative potential of using a VR-driven robotic proxy,
Introducing the Department of Design Tech at Cornell University
The new Department of Design Tech at Cornell University is a multicollege, transdisciplinary initiative pioneering innovation, research, and teaching on topics at the intersection of design and emerging technology that most greatly impact research, industry, and practice in a changing world.
Researchers Have Designs on Better Women's Hockey Protective Gear
Members of the Performance Apparel Design Lab, directed by Associate Professor of Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and inaugural Design Tech faculty Heeju Park, are researching and designing improvements in equipment considering the differences in anatomy, the Cornell Chronicle reports.
$13.5M Gift to Human Ecology Supports Design Across Disciplines
The College of Human Ecology has received a $13.5 million gift commitment that will benefit design tech faculty and students across campus.
"Garbatrage" Spins E-Waste Into Prototyping Gold
The Cornell Chronicle reports on a paper co-authored by Cornell Tech faculty Wendy Ju and doctoral student Ilan Mandel that introduces a framework for prototype builders centered around repurposing underused devices.
Design Tech Announces New Master of Science in Design Technology at Cornell
The multicollege Department of Design Tech launches a new master's program that brings experts and students together across disciplines to identify and address design problems with collaborative research and making.
Gaining Ground, Looking Forward: Fall 2023 Semester Highlights at AAP
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) kicks off the semester energized by the addition of new leadership and faculty, advances across the departments, and exciting opportunities presented by innovative courses, cross-disciplinary initiatives, and special events.
Hummingbird Beak Points the Way to Future Micro Machine Design
The Cornell Chronicle covers the work of a research team in Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and inaugural Design Tech faculty Itai Cohen's lab that has developed a new way to design complex microscale machines, drawing inspiration from the operation of proteins and hummingbird beaks.
"Trashbots" Help Brooklynites Clean Up, Connect
Cornell Tech faculty Wendy Ju's lab is experimenting to see how people interact with, and make sense of, service robots, writes the Cornell Chronicle.
"Design Tech" Exemplifies Cornell's Ethos of Creativity and Collaboration
In a Cornellians post by President Martha E. Pollack, she outlines the ways the new department and master's program will explore cutting-edge ways to meet human needs and more.
