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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.
ASSOCIATION 12 (Re)-Connects AAP Across Disciplines and Time
ASSOCIATION, an annual student-run publication featuring work from across the college returns from hiatus with a long-awaited twelfth volume, launching at AAP on November 16.
Designed With Care: Improving Community Well-Being Through Planning
Community engagement is an essential piece of many planning projects, but discussions around change are often emotionally charged and challenged by competing power dynamics. How should planners navigate that space? It's a question CRP's Jocelyn Poe has dedicated her research and teaching to.
AAP Remembers Former Dean Anthony Vidler, Influential Scholar and Educator
Anthony Vidler, prominent historian, theorist, and critic of architecture and urban planning passed away on Thursday, October 19, at the age of 82.
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.
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.
(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.
Learn more about the work and career of Price Arana (B.F.A. '86) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
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.
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.
"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.
Learn more about the work and career of Japanese American artist Amie Cunat (M.F.A. '12) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
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.
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.
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.
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.
