Iron in Winter
Students in a Sculpture studio learn about the surprises of working with molten metal during a full-day “iron pour.”
Rosanne Somerson Named 17th President
Four decades after first coming to campus as a student, this award-winning designer and academic leader is well poised to lead RISD.
The Synergy of Discovery
More than 350 scientists, engineers, students and educators ranging in age from 18 to 86 and from as far away as Poland converged on campus last weekend for STEM to STEAM thru Synergy, the fourth design science symposium RISD has hosted since 2007.
The Seduction of Skin
Students in a cross-disciplinary studio make visceral works inspired by our largest – and perhaps most alluring – organ.
Design Up Close
Three RISD alumni are working to make the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum relevant and accessible for students from coast to coast.
Painting from Life
Julie Gearan’s unconventional portrait of outgoing Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee captures his spirit and the mood of his term in office.
Go Eat Worms!
Senior Chloé Bulpin 15 IL stashes packages of water bugs, silkworms, crickets – even armored scorpions – in her freezer when hosting dinners to normalize eating insects.
