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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 >
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 >
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 >
