Stories
Monday, October 16, 2023
Director of Undergraduate Studies and Assistant Professor in the Department of Art Oscar Rene Cornejo offers insights into his creative practice, approach to pedagogy, and the college's Bachelor of Fine Arts program he helps to shape and lead.
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.
Monday, October 2, 2023
(Re)Design Education: Toward Equitable, Diverse, Inclusive Futures
"Junior Architects: Building Disciplinary Transformation Through Education," this semester's Preston H. Thomas Memorial Symposium takes a deep look at achieving enduring diversity in design education and practice through a re-evaluation of the student experience.
Monday, October 2, 2023
Learn more about the work and career of Price Arana (B.F.A. '86) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Student Interns Help Plan Future of 4-H Camp
Through the CCE Summer Internship Program, CRP students conducted research and drafted a long-range development plan for the site in Canandaigua, New York.
Friday, September 15, 2023
Equity and Prosperity: 5 Questions with Real Estate Chair Stuart S. Rosenthal
Stuart S. Rosenthal, inaugural chair of Cornell's multicollege Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, shares insights into the dynamic links between economics, real estate markets, and the health of communities.
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.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Learn more about the work and career of Japanese American artist Amie Cunat (M.F.A. '12) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
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.
Friday, August 18, 2023
National Mall Installation Invites Public to "Let Freedom Ring"
Featured in the Cornell Chronicle, the exhibition includes an interactive bell tower by Art Chair and Professor Paul Ramírez Jonas, one of six featured projects which aim to create a more inclusive commemorative landscape on the mall.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Cornell Joins Nationwide Free-Expression Initiative
Cornell University is among 13 higher-education institutions nationwide that have joined the Citizens & Scholars Campus Call for Free Expression, a commitment by a diverse group of college presidents to spotlight the principles of critical inquiry and civic discourse on their campuses.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Artist Preview — Paul Ramírez Jonas
In a video for the Beyond Granite exhibition on the National Mall, Art Chair Paul Ramírez Jonas discusses his installation Let Freedom Ring ahead of the opening on August 18.
Monday, August 14, 2023
Throwing Shade: Model Maps NYC Street Trees' Cooling Benefits
Under the project direction of Associate Director Alexander Kobald, Tree Folio NYC: Equitable and Effective Urban Shade models the city's trees and simulates how local conditions influence their shading benefits, the Cornell Chronicle reports. The project was developed with students and funding from the Design Across Scales Lab, led by AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95), and the Urban Tech Hub, part of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech.
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, July 14, 2023
Preserving Progressive Planning
Learn more about AAP Professor Emeritus Pierre Clavel's (CRP Ph.D. '66) career and dedication to progressive planning in the AAP Alumni Archive.
