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The State of the Art in Healthcare

03/22/2011
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.

Tags: alumni, governmental, Brown, English, graduate, innovation, interdisciplinary, Graphic Design, local/global, multimedia, Illustration, Industrial Design, public engagement, STEAM, students, Literary Arts + Studies
RISD Ranks #1 for Fine Arts Grad Programs

03/15/2011
RISD tops Fine Arts Schools in the Best Graduate Schools rankings released today by US News & World Report.

Tags: Ceramics, Digital + Media, graduate, Glass, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Jewelry + Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture
Martin Mull Witnesses the “Madness”

12/07/2010
In Witness, his most recent solo show, painter, actor and RISD alum Martin Mull reflects on his memories of the long-gone “picture-perfect” America of the 1950s and ’60s.

Tags: alumni, entertainment, graduate, Painting
New Graduate Degree Programs for 2011

11/29/2010
Interior Architecture announces two new graduate degree programs focused on adaptive reuse – one for architecture professionals, the other for designers interested in specializing in this growing field.

Tags: graduate, Interior Architecture, research, sustainability
Annealing Research Down Under

11/29/2010
Recent Glass graduate Matthew Perez wins a Fulbright to pursue advanced research at the Australian National University's Glass Workshop.

Tags: alumni, graduate, Glass, global, research, STEAM
Fulbright Cites RISD as a Top Producer of Scholars

11/17/2010
In 2010 RISD topped the list of special schools graduating students who qualify for Fulbright grants, with seven recent alumni currently pursuing research abroad.

Tags: Architecture, alumni, graduate, global, Glass, Industrial Design, research, Photography
Capturing a Reservation

10/27/2010
In his new book, photographer John Willis MFA 86 PH paints a poignant portrait of a proud people – the Oglala Lakota Sioux living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Tags: alumni, graduate, nonprofits, public engagement, Photography
Students Helping Students

10/27/2010
By working with teenagers who face real social and economic challenges, RISD student teachers are gaining valuable experience as they help high school students find the focus and confidence needed to succeed in college.

Tags: graduate, local/global, nonprofits, public engagement, students, Teaching + Learning in Art + Design
Researching the Passive Solar Solution

10/21/2010
RISD’s Interior Architecture Department has partnered with Brown University’s Center for Environmental Studies to further research passive solar applications in architecture.

Tags: academic collaborations, adaptive reuse, Brown, technology, graduate, interdisciplinary, local/global, partnerships + collaborations, Interior Architecture, public engagement, research, STEAM, students, sustainability
Serious Play

10/21/2010
Students explored the meaning of play and developed ideas for new board games in a partnered studio with Hasbro/Cranium, the popular board game “for your whole brain.”

Tags: corporate, alumni, local/regional, digital, entertainment, graduate, local/global, Illustration, multimedia, Industrial Design, partnerships + collaborations, research, students

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