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Stamps Community at the 108th Annual CAA Conference
February 5, 2020 • Research & Leadership, Faculty
The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design joins over 5,000 art historians, artists, designers, and visual arts professionals for the College Art Association’s 108th annual conference, taking place February 12-15, 2020 in Chicago. Read More >
Sophia Brueckner Named Nokia Bell Labs Artist in Residence
January 29, 2020 • Research & Leadership, Faculty
Nokia Bell Labs has accepted Sophia Brueckner into its 2020-21 Artist in Residence program. Brueckner is a futurist artist, designer, engineer, and assistant professor at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan. 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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Designing Decisions: 2019 MDes Public Talks
May 15, 2019 • Research & Leadership, Graduate Student, MDes
Care providers, patients, and policymakers face a near-infinite number of big choices when it comes to managing healthcare. Read More >
Designing for Equity in Public Education
May 9, 2019 • Research & Leadership, Social Engagement, Graduate Student
During the winter 2019 semester, graduate students from the Stamps School of Art & Design’s Masters in Integrative Design (MDes) worked with the University of Michigan School of Education’s Center for Education Design, Evaluation, and Research (CEDER) to… Read More >
Taylor Houlihan Recreates 3.2 Million-Year-Old Skeleton
May 6, 2019 • Research & Leadership, Alumni, Undergraduate Student
The U-M Museum of Natural History reopened to the public on Sunday, April 14, 2019. Originally housed in the A.G. Ruthven Museums building from 1928 until January 2018, the museum now occupies the brand new Biological Sciences Building at 1105 N. University Avenue. Read More >
