Stories
Thursday, April 11, 2024
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.
Monday, January 22, 2024
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.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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.
Monday, November 6, 2023
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,
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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.
Friday, October 13, 2023
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.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
$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.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
"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.
Friday, September 1, 2023
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.
Monday, August 21, 2023
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.
Friday, August 18, 2023
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.
Friday, August 18, 2023
"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.
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
"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.
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
New Leadership and Faculty Join AAP
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning announces new leadership and faculty ahead of the fall 2023 semester.
Friday, June 30, 2023
Park Brings Zero-Waste Fashion Expertise to Korea
Heeju Park, associate professor of apparel design in the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and an inaugural faculty member in the new multicollege Department of Design Tech, has received a Fulbright scholarship to conduct research and teach in South Korea for the 2023–24 academic year.
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Shapeshifters: Can Buildings Behave Like Organisms?
The Cornell Chronicle reports researchers, including Architecture faculty Jenny Sabin and Sasa Zivkovic, will use a $3 million NSF grant to reimagine the convergence of architecture and biology.
Monday, January 23, 2023
Spring 2023 at AAP: Collaboration in Action
While the fall semester showcased the inspiration and new ways of thinking to be found in dialogue among passionate collaborators across disciplines, with the turn toward spring AAP celebrates results: new departments, degrees, classes, and faculty.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
New Multicollege Department to Bridge Design and Technology
Design Tech, AAP's newest multicollege department, connects fields and faculty across five colleges to expand design education at Cornell. Architecture Associate Professor Jenny Sabin will serve as the department's inaugural chair.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Yoon Reappointed Dean of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Dean J. Meejin Yoon has been appointed to a second five-year term as Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University.
