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Rosetta S. Elkin, the academic director of the Master of Landscape Architecture program, joined the Economy, Land & Climate Podcast to discuss the complex issues around large-scale tree planting: “We need to address deforestation rather than fund massive billion tree planting projects.”

Mariame Kaba, MSLIS ’23, was honored as a Freedom Scholar by the Marguerite Casey Foundation for her work as an organizer, educator, archivist, and curator on abolitionist issues related to the prison industrial complex: “Documenting and teaching histories of marginalized communities has been part of the work that I’ve done over many years.”

Ascendant Neighborhood Development led by Christopher Cirillo, visiting assistant professor in Historic Preservation and Real Estate Practice, was recognized with an Excellence in Historic Preservation Award from the Preservation League of New York State. Ascendant worked on an East Harlem/El Barrio historic and cultural resources survey that prioritizes cultural history in the area.

Glen Schofield, BFA Communications Design (Illustration) ’83, directed The Callisto Protocol, a new survival horror video game developed by Striking Distance Studios where he is CEO. He did a video Q&A with Wired about designing games, motion capture work, and more.

The annual “Holiday Gifts Made In NYC” campaign from Made in NYC is now underway, with the initiative of the Pratt Center for Community Development highlighting New York City-based makers and manufacturers on their site and on Instagram.

Anthony Cudahy, BFA Communications Design (Illustration) ’11, and Devin B. Johnson, MFA ’19, are included in the Artsy Vanguard 2022, the fifth edition of Artsy’s annual feature highlighting “the most promising artists working today.”

Pratt students recently joined students from around the world at CERN for two weeks of collaboration with researchers focused on connecting their technology to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Read about the experience on the IdeaSquare site.

Mark Winston Griffith, visiting assistant professor in the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE), is one of five New Yorkers to receive the 2022 David Prize which supports individuals who are making the city a better place. His work is focused on “redefining and revoicing New York City’s public narratives.”

Pratt is now a member of the Green Film School Alliance, a collaboration of academic leaders committed to providing and teaching industry-standard sustainable tools to help students reduce the environmental impact of content production.

PBS NewsHour highlighted the work of Kadir Nelson, BFA Communications Design ’96, in a segment timed with the unveiling of his portrait of José Andrés at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.