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Virtual Reality Opera Explores Consciousness, Sleep at U-M
September 20, 2019 • Visiting Artist, Research & Leadership, Faculty
Columbia College Chicago Professor Paul Catanese is a 2019-2020 visiting artist at the University of Michigan, where he will further develop his new opera, Century of Progress / Sleep. An exploration of the mysteries of consciousness and sleep, the opera is… 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 >
A Beacon to Connect: Red Crossing Premieres in Prague
July 18, 2019 • Research & Leadership, Social Engagement, Faculty
In June 2019, Stamps professors Roland Graf and Nick Tobier teamed up with collaborator Jennifer Low (MDes ‘20) at the Prague Quadrennial to launch the world premiere of Red Crossing. 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 >
John Marshall Wins DIA Plaza/Midtown Cultural Connections International Design Competition
June 10, 2019 • Research & Leadership, Focus on Faculty, Faculty
Stamps Associate Professor and Founding Director of the MDes Integrative Design Program John Marshall Ph.D. is part of Detroit Square (DSQ), the team that proposed the winning design for the 2019 DIA Plaza/Midtown Cultural Connections international design competition. 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 >
Dream It, Build It, Do It: The Brightmoor Maker Space Celebrates Inaugural Year
May 9, 2019 • Giving, Social Engagement, Making a Difference
On Thursday, May 2, 2019, Detroit Community Schools (DCS) and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design hosted an open house for the Brightmoor Maker Space to celebrate its first academic year in operation. Read More >
Guna Nadarajan at National Academies’ Convocation
May 3, 2019 • Research & Leadership, Faculty
Led by Stamps School Dean Guna Nadarajan, a panel explored the benefits of integrating the arts and design in STEM education to a crowd of 300 at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) in Washington, DC. Read More >
Bruce and Stephanie Tharp Book Launch
May 3, 2019 • Research & Leadership, Focus on Faculty, Faculty
On Tuesday, March 26, approximately 50 people gathered in the Ford Presidential Library on the University of Michigan Campus to learn more about the topic of discursive design with Stamps professors Bruce and Stephanie Tharp. 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 >
