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Professor Timothy McNeil Receives Merit Award for “The Exhibition and Experience Design Handbook”

Tin McNeil receiving his Merit Award at SEGD

Professor Timothy J. McNeil was among the winners at the 2024 SEGD Global Design Awards Ceremony recently held in Dallas. McNeil received a Merit Award for his book The Exhibition and Experience Design Handbook.

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Professor Gozde Goncu Berk honored with the International Achievement Award

UC Davis Design Professor Gozde Goncu-Berk, director of WearLab, in collaboration with Professor Houman Homayoun and PhD Candidate Ruoyu Zhang from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) have been honored with the International Achievement Award (IAA) in the category of Protective & Functional Apparel by the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA).

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Faculty and Alumni Win Award at International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces

Associate Professor Beth Ferguson and alumni Eldy Lazaro (MFA, design, ‘20) and Emma Smith (Design student alum) won the Best Paper Award for their project “Eco Materials Library” at the International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces. The symposium was hosted by University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom.

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Adele Zhang Co-authors Book on Ethno-Textiles

Adele Zhang, senior continuing lecturer and design collection curator and manager, is the co-author of a new bilingual book, “Encountering the Global Textile Motifs” (China Textile Press Co., Ltd, 2024). Written with Kunyuan Li, a Ph.D in design studies from Jiangnan University, China, the book illustrates a colorful survey of ethno-textile designs from the UC Davis Jo Ann C. Stabb Design Collection and Han Costume Collection by Jiangnan University.

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Seasonal Event

Sonic Horizons: A Sensory Immersive Video Installation
Nov. 1-Nov. 22, 2024

The UC Davis Design Museum opens its 2024-2025 season on Nov. 1 with “Sonic Horizons: A Sensory Immersive Video Installation.” The exhibition runs through Nov. 22.  

Devised and curated by graduate student Maral Salehian, this multi-screen installation showcases nature videos centered around landscape themes. This sensory-rich immersive experience aims to promote well-being and inspire a deeper connection to nature.

The Design Museum, part of the College of Letters and Science and free to the public, is in 124 Cruess Hall. 

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