Governmental Partnerships
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Last week RISD co-hosted the official launch of a new bipartisan Congressional STEAM Caucus advocating for inclusion of art and design in the national educational agenda.
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In an interdisciplinary design studio, RISD students are testing out innovative prototypes to improve the dexterity of NASA space gloves.
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Students in a
spring Sculpture studio taught by Professor Ellen Driscoll are creating
public art for Kennedy Plaza as part of a major initiative funded by the NEA.
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Known for its interdisciplinary collaborations, international textile leader Maharam is sponsoring a new fellowship opportunity for RISD students to intern with governmental and nonprofit agencies.
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RISD is the only art and
design school in the US to be engaged with the National Science Foundation’s Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).
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Renowned sculptor Jim Drain 98 SC works with students
during Wintersession to design a site-specific installation for an Art in Embassies
project in Morocco.
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A new healthcare internship program at the Department of Health and Human Services grew out of RISD’s 2011 Make It Better symposium.
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A Better World by Design, a
student-led conference organized by RISD and Brown University, addressed sustainable solutions to
complex social issues such as food, health care and the built environment in
the developing world.
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On September 26, artists, designers, scientists, educators, business leaders and policymakers came together to celebrate Rhode Island’s leadership role in advocating for the role of art and design in fostering innovation.
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Four
young alumni continue the RISD tradition of winning national grants to study
abroad.
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RISD partners with Providence and local arts groups to reimagine downtown as a destination for the arts.
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At the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival, President Maeda will speak to a global audience about the fundamental value of art and design.
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A Congressional briefing, led by RISD, raises awareness about the importance of integrating art and design with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education as an essential component of the national innovation agenda.
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Professors Markus Berger and Peter Dean lead a collaborative triad between RISD, Brown University and a team of RISD alumni in thinking outside the box – or in this case, redesigning the box entirely to creatively repurpose shipping containers.
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Nearly 500 policymakers, healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs, activists, academics, artists and designers came together at RISD for Make It Better, a two-day symposium that envisioned new and evolving roles for artists and designers in solving complex healthcare challenges.
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A RISD Wintersession class brought together students and
policymakers to explore how art and design can communicate public policy around
healthcare reform. For example, this bus stop rendering is an example of how
design thinking can be used to reach out to Rhode Island’s Latino community.
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New York-based designer Hoon Kim MFA 08
GD created the identity for the National Endowment for the Arts’ new Art Works
campaign.
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Rhode Island and RISD serve as the launching pad for a national conversation about the role of the arts in the creative economy.
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The National Science Foundation recently sponsored a
gathering of minds at RISD to strategize innovative ways to enhance STEM [Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math] education by integrating art and design – transforming
STEM into STEAM.
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