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SparkVotes Initiative Clarifies and Celebrates the Voting Process
August 25, 2020 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Making a Difference, Undergraduate Student
In this year of uncertainty, at least one thing remains sure: students will need to navigate how to vote in November’s election. Read More >
Stamps Students Compete in 2020 BioDesign Challenge Summit
July 13, 2020 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Undergraduate Student
From June 15-19, 2020, a team of students from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design competed as finalists in the Biodesign Challenge (BDC) Summit, a student competition that invites collaboration between biologists, artists, and designers to envision,… Read More >
Faculty Spotlight: Ali Shapiro on Inclusive Teaching
December 17, 2019 • Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion, Cool Classes & Assignments, Focus on Faculty
For many artists and designers, visual language comes more naturally than the written word. Luckily, Stamps students have Ali Shapiro to help them develop their ability to write clearly, confidently, and captivatingly in a variety of genres. Read More >
Mindfulness from Scratch: Washi-making with Master Papermakers Tomomi and Hisashi Kano
December 17, 2019 • Visiting Artist, Research & Leadership, Cool Classes & Assignments
From September 20-October 23, 2019, the Stamps School of Art & Design hosted master artists, master papermakers, and senseis Tomomi and Hisashi Kano. Organized by Professor Endi Poskovic and 2D Media Studio Coordinator Nicholas Dowgwillo, the Kanos worked… Read More >
The In-Between: Suffering, Comfort, and JuYeon Kim
September 17, 2019 • Visiting Artist, Cool Classes & Assignments, Faculty
Each academic year, the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design welcomes a new artist/designer to the school community through the Roman J. Witt Artist in Residence program. Designed to foster the creation of new work, residents of this competitive program… Read More >
“This is Michigan” Campaign Features Anne Mondro’s Memory, Aging & Expressive Arts
June 19, 2019 • Social Engagement, Cool Classes & Assignments, Faculty
Stamps Professor Anne Mondro's work with people living with memory loss is featured as part of U-M's This is Michigan campaign. Read More >
Student Spotlight: Josh Brown Responds to Flint Water Crisis via Video Game
June 7, 2019 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Undergraduate Student
For Josh Brown (BA ‘19), the Flint Water Crisis hit close to home. Growing up just 15-minutes away from Flint in Grand Blanc, Brown began his undergraduate education at U-M Flint before transfering to the Stamps School of Art & Design. Read More >
Stamps Finalists to Present at 2019 Biodesign Challenge Summit in NYC
May 28, 2019 • Research & Leadership, Cool Classes & Assignments, Undergraduate Student
The Stamps School’s project, Gnosis, demonstrates how biodesign can be used to help detect and destigmatize sexually transmitted infections. Read More >
The Heart of the Farm: What’s Next for Trumpey’s Campus Farm Eco-Building
May 21, 2019 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Making a Difference, Faculty
During the summer of 2018, Stamps Professor Joe Trumpey lead volunteers and twenty students from his Green Building course in the building of U-M’s only 100% solar powered, natural, straw-bale insulated building on the Ann Arbor campus. Located on the Campus… Read More >
Healthy Kids Through Active Tech: The 2019 Integrated Product Development Trade Show
April 26, 2019 • Research & Leadership, Cool Classes & Assignments, Focus on Faculty
For many working families with active children, it's not hard to imagine a scenario like this: mom or dad is stuck in traffic, their child waiting to be picked up from school or one of many extra-curricular activities. Read More >
