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  • The School of Architecture and School of Liberal Arts and Sciences are partnering with Guerilla Science to host a free two-day workshop on “Communicating Climate Science Through the Arts” from July 12 to 13 on Governors Island. Individuals who are interested in creating experiences that mix science and art within the lens of climate science can apply through June 11.

  • Students from Assistant Professor of Associate Degrees Deb Caponera’s Pre-Press & Print-Production class presented their work to the public at the opening reception for Posters for a Cause: Shaping Our Future Together at Betty Bakery in Brooklyn. The students spoke about the causes and organizations for which they wanted to raise awareness and funding. Students’ posters will be on display throughout the month of May.

  • Owen Hinrichs, BID ’26, Yihang (Edward) Xu, BID ’25, Arzu Oran, BID ’25, Jaehyeok Lee, MID ’25, Ben Thannat, MID ’25, and Liam Monaghan, MID ’25, all received Student Merit Awards from the Industrial Designers Society of America, which “recognizes industrial design students across the country who demonstrate tremendous talent, breadth of skill, exceptional presentation ability, and who best embodies the industrial design program they represent.”

  • Asia Chung, MFA Interior Design ’25, was recognized by the 2025 Metropolis Magazine Future 100 as one of the top 100 graduate interior designers in the United States and Canada. In her recommendation, Alison B. Snyder, professor of interior design, wrote: “Asia is industrious. Her insatiable interests in pattern making have led her to research and experiment with crafting processes to produce multiple sustainable and cultural meanings inside her designed interiors.” 

  • Jin Liao, BFA Interior Design ’25, was recognized by the 2025 Metropolis Magazine Future 100 as one of the top 100 undergraduate interior designers in the United States and Canada. In his recommendation, Brad Leibin, visiting associate professor of interior design, wrote: “Jin is an exceptional student and a very talented, young designer. Jin’s work goes beyond course requirements because she is committed to excellence and has a passion for design. She is enjoyable to work with and is well liked by her peers.” 

  • Elizabeth Lothian writes about The Seas by Professor of Writing Samantha Hunt in The Brooklyn Rail. The Seas unfurls my spirit,” she writes. “It is the first work that spurs me to dive into my own slippery depths, to create from all that is submerged inside my head. The Seas allows me to greet the creature I am and fantasize about the one I could burgeon into being.”

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