DS-CDMC Lecture Series: Antonio García

Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall, 5th Floor | Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join us Thursday, October 15 for a public lecture with Antonio García, Strategy Director at Gensler. About the Lecture: Life in Beta: A Few Things I Wish I Knew Before I Knew Anything A career …

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2026 Summer Fellowship Symposium

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Nancy M. Bruce Center for Design and Material Culture is pleased to host our 7th annual Summer Fellowship Symposium on Friday, September 18 at 9:00 AM. This year we will have students presenting from …

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TFD Exhibition Reception: Where do we go when we make?

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us in celebrating the spring 2026 TFD exhibition: Where do we go when we make? Free registration suggested Where do we go when we make? exhibits collections by 15 graduating artists and designers at the …

Where do we go when we make?

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
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Where do we go when we make? exhibits collections by 15 graduating artists and designers at the culmination of their undergraduate work. This exhibition explores the liminal third space that makers enter when they move …

DS-CDMC Lecture Series: Nicole Craanen

Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall, 5th Floor | Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join us on Thursday, April 9 for a public lecture with Nicole Craanen, MFA, NCIDQ, WELL-AP, LEED-Green Associate, ANFT Nature & Forest Therapy Guide. About the Lecture: ELEVATING WELLBEING THROUGH BIOPHILIC DESIGN: Creating Nurturing Environments …

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Mothaígh Thú Uaim — Feeling You From Me

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
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In Irish Gaelic, there is no direct way to say “I miss you” or “I miss ___.” Instead, the language prioritizes the act of feeling and the object of that missing over the primary subject. …

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DS-CDMC Lecture Series: Anila Quayyum Agha

Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall, 5th Floor | Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

      Watch the Recording About the Lecture: Anila Quayyum Agha: An Embellished Life  My journey as an artist – building a life as an immigrant woman of color – finding acceptance and an amplified …

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DS-CDMC Lecture Series: Jordan Goldstein

Nancy Nicholas Hall, 2235
@ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Advanced Registration Required Designing the Future: A Personal Journey, the Power of Storytelling, and Gensler’s Vision for a Changing World   Jordan Goldstein is Co-CEO of Gensler, the world’s most influential architecture and design firm. …

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DS-CDMC Lecture Series: Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao

Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall, 5th Floor | Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Register Designing Hybrid Skins Dr. Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao is an Associate Professor in Human Centered Design, with graduate field faculty appointments in Information Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering at Cornell University. She founded and …

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