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Through the RI-based Ventilator Project, three alumni are working to get much-needed equipment to hospitalized COVID patients.
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Activists Lucas Michael and Mary Ellen Carroll rally fellow artists to help children still detained at the US border.
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Industrial Design sophomores are tuning in from around the world for Matthew Bird’s popular course on the history of everything.
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RISD makers are helping to address the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment.
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Industrial designer Megan Valanidas uses bacteria-centered design to formulate bioplastics that decompose naturally.
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DESIGNxRI advances emerging businesses through mentorship and grant support.
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Alumni Michael Lye and Daniel Leeb formed the core of a recent expedition to advance space research here on Earth.
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Associate Professor Soojung Ham considers human emotion in developing an environmental system driven by computing technology.
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Newly appointed Assistant Professor of Industrial Design Jess Brown MID 09 is addressing difficult issues and supporting students of color.