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  • Isabelle Brourman, MFA Fine Arts ’19, was featured in the New York Times for her unique take on courtroom sketches. 

  • Cooper Hewitt will be hosting a conversation with former Adjunct Professor of Industrial Design Lucia DeRespinis, BID ‘52, on July 20, about her long and significant design career, during which time few women designers were acknowledged for their contributions to the field. She will be joined by Hillary Petrie, co-founder of Egg Collective, and the event will be moderated by Matilda McQuaid, Acting Director of Curatorial at Cooper Hewitt.

  • Alexandra Barker, interim chair of Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design (GALAUD), discusses her background, career, and aspirations in an extended interview with Madame Architect

  • On June 12, Patricia Madeja, coordinator of the fine arts jewelry program, participated in PUT A BROOCH ON IT’s inaugural panel discussion at the Jewelry Library, moderated by Danielle DeCongé, BFA Fine Arts (Jewelry) ’10, to discuss the topic of brooches, and to publicly launch the “Put A Brooch On It” Project.

  • Assistant Professor of Foundation Oasa DuVerney was featured in a video by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with Mildred Beltré about their project The Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine. “I think what we’ve learned is that the purpose of art-making or being an artist can be about making connections together in a community,” said DuVerney.

  • Pratt Institute’s sculpture park is included in the Brooklyn edition of The New York Times’ 36 Hours tour guide series. The Times describes it as a “secluded oasis of art and nature on the Pratt Institute’s leafy campus.”

  • Department of Aviation Sign Fabricator Group Leader Timothy Garside, BFA Communications Design (Illustration) ’00, recently received the Teamwork Makes the Dream Work award from Philadelphia International Airport’s (PHL) Employee Recognition Program.

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Biocircuits Wins 2025 Material Lab Prize

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The winner of the 6th annual prize tackled the growing problem of e-waste.
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Fashioning New Pathways for Incarcerated Women

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The innovative program launched by Pratt Institute and the New Jersey Department of Corrections expands access to creative disciplines and workforce development.