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Faculty Members, Alumni and Students Create Salute to Labor for Regional Gala

UC Davis faculty members Glenda Drew, professor of design, and Jesse Drew,  professor of cinema and digital media, in collaboration with Melissa Chandon, continuing lecturer in design, and the International Class Conscious Photographers Collective, created “WE ARE ESSENTIAL,” a site-specific media arts installation specially crafted for the “Salute to Labor Awards Gala.”

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Professor McNeil Named a Top 50 Museum Influencer
Blooloop

An exhibit with large ocean waves and blue hues, and attendees in silhouette.

The online publication Blooloop named Professor Tim McNeil among the top 50 museum influencers for 2023. McNeil recently published The Exhibition and Experience Design Handbook, and also was the principal designer of the recent exhibition, “Deborah Butterfield: P.S. These are not horses” at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum.

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Gyöngy Laky Publishes New Book
Arnoldsche Art Publishers

Book cover on white with the last name of the artist spelled out in greenery and plant life.

Professor Emeritus Gyöngy Laky published a book in 2022 titled Gyöngy Laky: Screwing with Order. Assembled Art, Actions and Creative Practice, which provides insight into her sustainable art, philosophy and innovations. Published by Arnoldsche in Germany, the book provides insight into her studio practice, activism and teaching philosophy, which champions sustainable art and design, original thinking, and the value of the unexpected.

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Grant Awarded for Researching Effects of Discrete Color in Light
California Lighting Technology Center

Professors Jae Yong Suk and Michael Siminovitch—through the California Lighting Technology Center and the Center for Mind and Brain at UC Davis have—received $200k jointly from Toyota Boshoku America and Seoul Semiconductor to investigate the potential mitigating effects of discrete color in light on human mood and stress. The research is now in its second phase.

Upcoming Events

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M.F.A. Virtual Open House
Learn about our M.F.A. Program

Please join us for a virtual open house to learn more about the UC Davis Graduate Program in Design.

The UC Davis MFA in Design is a two-year program that encourages an interdisciplinary research based approach that allows students to take advantage of the many resources available at a top tier public university. We offer graduate students a unique chance to work with dedicated and renowned faculty (across a broad spectrum of design related disciplines) as well as with faculty, staff, researchers, and students across the entire university.

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STILL: Racism in America, A Retrospective in Cartoons
Jan. 23 – April 23, 2024

The UC Davis Design Museum explores racism through cartoons in the installation “STILL: Racism in America, A Retrospective in Cartoons.” Showcasing the work of pioneering father/daughter cartoonists the late Brumsic Brandon, Jr. and Barbara Brandon-Croft, the exhibition runs Jan. 23 through April 21, 2024. 

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Wearables Collective: Weaving Innovation into Stages of Life
March 25-26

The UC Davis Department of Design in collaboration with Royal College of Art, London present WEARABLES COLLECTIVE, a two-day symposium focused on e-textiles, smart clothing and other forms of wearable technology applications for health and wellbeing. Associate Professor of Design Gozde Goncu-Berk is the UC Davis conference chair. 

Design Museum, 124 Cruess Hall, California Avenue, Davis, California

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