Stories
Robinson-Appel Award Recipients Serve Diverse Local Populations
David Ni (B.Arch. '24) received a Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award to honor his significant involvement in community engagement. The $2,500 award goes toward projects that improve the lives of diverse local populations, including adopted and foster children, refugee students, and immigrants.
In Practice with Najeh Abduljalil (B.S. URS '25)
CRP student Najeh Abduljalil shares insights into the work and impact of Cornell University Research-To-Action Youth (CURTA-Y), the student-run organization and participatory research initiative. CURTA-Y unites Cornell undergraduates with Binghamton-area high school students to work toward transformative change in their communities. CRP Associate Professor Jenni Minner, who leads the Just Places Lab, is a mentor and advisor.
Faculty Awarded for Creative, Innovative Community Engagement
Thirteen Cornell faculty members, including Architecture Assistant Professor Suzanne Lettieri and Associate Professor of Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and inaugural Design Tech faculty Heeju Park, have received Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement.
Solar Energy Can Uplift Rural Ethiopians, But Is Hard to Come By
Yujin Lee (Ph.D. RS), author of the study "Upholding Household Agency in Climate Mitigation and Socio-technical Energy Transition in Ethiopia," traveled to Ethiopia finding that people were very open to solar energy but quality solar panels are hard to come by – covered by the Cornell Chronicle.
Hired as part of the provost's Sustainability Radical Collaboration initiative, Faircloth's synergistic appointment will span teaching and scholarship at Cornell AAP and cross-cutting, knowledge-to-impact research and engagement opportunities at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.
In Partnership: Supporting Informal Settlement Upgrading from Within
This April, the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities welcomes Joseph Kimani, Executive Director of Slum Dwellers International–Kenya, to campus to share conversation and learning as both organizations seek to support informal settlement residents in their efforts to achieve increased housing security and equitable access to urban services.
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.
Community-Engaged Research Gets Boost from New Grants
Architecture Lecturer Hanna Tulis is part of a team that received funding from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement to support undergraduate participation in faculty- and staff-led research. Their project includes the design of a new facility and community garden for the Enfield Food Distribution Center, the Cornell Chronicle reports.
Film Set in Schwartz Center: A Pop-up Laboratory for Building Worlds
Sid Martis (B.Arch. '25) shares thoughts about learning valuable skills in Assistant Professor of Performing and Media Arts Jason Simms's production design course by painting and dressing the film set for a short film titled "Remembering Colin Stall," emphasizing the actualization process in creating occupiable spaces.
Democracy Problems: Jae Shin and Damon Rich on HECTOR's Design Practice
Visiting AAP NYC architecture faculty Shin and Rich of the Newark, New Jersey-based firm HECTOR share thoughts on democratizing urban design and how they have learned from the US tradition of popular education.
AAP Announces New Annual Strauch Early Career Fellow Appointment
Thanks to the generosity of decades-long alumni supporters Hans (B.Arch. '80) and Roger Strauch ('78), the college continues to increase the accessibility of academic careers to emerging scholars and practitioners in the disciplines of architecture, art, and planning.
Admitted Class of 2028 Personifies Cornell's Founding Principles
The 5,139 admitted students will bring with them a variety of lived experiences that will enrich the vitality and innovation of Cornell’s intellectual community, the Cornell Chronicle reports.
Peek Inside the Galleries at AAP's Freedom of Expression Show
Cornellians highlights the thought-provoking works that have been on display in AAP's galleries during the month of March for the Cornell Council for the Arts' exhibition.
A love of board games combined with an interest in exploring their larger cultural implications inspired this collection of insightful essays by contributors drawn from across Cornell's campus, alumni, and beyond.
Architecture Students Set to Spread Wings on Dragon Day
The Cornell Chronicle previews the annual Dragon Day parade, which this year is expected to feature a grunge-inspired dragon designed by first-year architecture students.
Announcing: Art and Architecture of Migration and Discrimination by Esra Akcan and Iftikhar Dadi
Following their co-taught Mellon seminar, Cornell faculty Akcan and Dadi announce the release of their edited volume of essays on the art and architecture of partitions, migrations, arrivals, experiences, and global conditions from the 20th century to the present.
Art Exhibition Explores Freedom of Expression Theme
In support of the Freedom of Expression Theme Year, the Cornell Council for the Arts curated an exhibition showcasing works by students, faculty, and alumni artists and collaborators from across the university.
Catherine Haggarty: Light from Within
This semester's Teiger Mentor in the Arts discusses her attraction to sketching, airbrush guns, and mentorship before her artist talk on March 14.
Learn more about the work and career of award-winning artist Ellen Buselli (B.F.A. '74) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Mabel O. Wilson: Absence, Presence, and the Incomplete Archive
A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell Mabel O. Wilson shares insights into her new and recent work with Associate Professor of Architecture Sean Anderson in advance of her weeklong visit to campus this spring and keynote lecture on March 7.
