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Cornell AAP announces the appointment of eight new faculty members and two fellows who will bring social justice and radical collaboration to the forefront of the college's efforts to build a more sustainable, just, and thriving world for all.
CRP's Richard Booth Retires after Decades Devoted to Public Service and Teaching
Professor Booth offers a backward glance at a career dedicated to education and the environment and offers his incoming colleagues a few words of advice.
Warner Wins Levy Engaged Teaching and Research Award
The Cornell Chronicle reports that CRP Professor Mildred Warner has won the award, given by Cornell's David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, for her work to promote age-friendly communities and public health in Tompkins County.
Study of Unions, Local Government Earns Prize
CRP Professor Mildred Warner's study with co-author Amir Hefetz exploring how the unionization of local governments impacts contracting for services earned the top research article award from the journal Local Government Studies.
Sustainable Preservation Certificate Launches to Address Climate Concerns
Launched by CRP Visiting Lecturer Katelin Olson, the online certificate program offered through eCornell demonstrates how sustainability, energy efficiency, and historic preservation can work collaboratively, reports the Cornell Chronicle.
Cornell Atkinson Awards $1.4 Million to New Sustainability Projects
The 2022 round of Academic Venture Fund seed grants will support nine collaborative projects, including work involving Architecture Associate Professor Jenny Sabin and CRP Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt, the Cornell Chronicle reports.
Practitioner by Heart, Academic in Spirit
View the work of equitable government policy advocate Kirk Harris (Ph.D. CRP '92) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
$30M gift to establish Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate
Paul Rubacha's '72, MBA '73 gift creates a multicollege department of real estate jointly led by AAP and the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell.
Alumni Group Advocates to Advance Equity Work at AAP
Alumni group helps create channels of philanthropy intended to directly support the experience and growth of students of underrepresented backgrounds and strengthen the work of AAP's Office of Diversity + Inclusion.
Tear Down Academic Silos: Take an 'Undisciplinary' Approach
The Cornell Chronicle highlights "Undisciplining the University Through Shared Purpose, Practice, and Place," a paper coauthored by CRP Lecturer Mitch Glass that identifies drivers that bring different disciplines together in joint research.
'Measures and Meaning' Exhibition features AAP Alums, Faculty
The Cornell Chronicle previews an exhibition curated by Architecture Associate Professor Sean Anderson (B.Arch./B.S. '96) that showcases work by 20 artists and architects whose views of the built environment defy boundaries.
New Trustees to Join Cornell Board
The Cornell Chronicle reports that the Cornell Board of Trustees has elected eight new members, who join recent alumni-elected trustees including Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06).
Learn more about Francis S. Oda's (B.Arch. '64) work and architectural style in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Created with Brick, Mortar, and Amazement
Cornell Research highlights Alexia Asgari (B.Arch. '22), whose work is focused on transforming the 3D printer into a design tool that can react to emotions expressed by a human designer.
Contemporary and Ancient Art Exhibit Enlivens Ithaca Mall
The Cornell Chronicle highlights Sculpture Shoppe, cocurated by David Nasca (M.F.A. '22), an exhibition inside a former clothing store of plaster casts of Greco-Roman sculptures alongside contemporary artists' responses.
UK-Based Public Art Project Offers Any Person 'Key to the City'
Starting May 28, a key designed by AAP Art Chair Paul Ramírez Jonas for the Birmingham 2022 Festival will allow thousands of residents and visitors to pass through typically inaccessible and hidden urban spaces across the city of Birmingham, England.
Einhorn Center Partners with AAP to Support College-Wide Community-Engaged Learning
With the support of this partnership, AAP plans to further advance community-engaged learning and scholarship.
View architect Robert Joy's (B.Arch. '73) work across a number of Upstate New York campuses (including Cornell) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Migrations Grants Fund Worldwide Interdisciplinary Projects
The Cornell Chronicle highlights awarded faculty research, including work by Architecture Professor Esra Akcan, Art Visiting Associate Professor Renate Ferro, and Architecture Assistant Professor Tao DuFour.
Perspective in Tension: Explorations with Leeza Meksin
Assistant Professor of Art Leeza Meksin invites us into her studio to explore the intersection of gender, architecture, garments, and painting in her colorful and highly textured work.
