Gozde Goncu-Berk, associate professor, is among UC Davis’
newest class of Chancellor’s Fellows, a title given to early
career academics doing exemplary work.
Filmmakers and professors Glenda
Drew (of Design) and Jesse
Drew (of Cinema and Digital Media) have completed a project
decades in the making — a documentary about the roots of American
Country Music titled Open Country. It
tells a longer arc of country music that is not rooted in ‘God
and Country’ but in working class people telling their stories,
seeking freedom from government interference and a good,
dignified life.
Associate Professor Beth Ferguson will give two upcoming talks
centering on her recent work on climate adaptation and
sustainable mobility at the UC Santa Cruz and a WTS Advancing
Women Advancing Transportation event in Sacramento.
The California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at UC Davis and
the Smart City Research Center at the Korea Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology (KAIST) recently established a formal
research partnership. Harnessing the combined expertise and
resources of the CLTC and KAIST Smart City Research Center,
this partnership will accelerate efforts towards energy
efficiency and decarbonization in cities. To inaugurate this
partnership the CLTC hosted distinguished visiting professors
from KAIST on January 23, 2024, for
a research seminar covering several topics related to the
understanding and development of ’smart cities.’
Congratulations to MycoTextile
Futures for their 3rd place award (in the research
category) in the Future is Fungi global competition hosted by a
European consortium aiming to promote research and start-ups
using fungi to solve major environmental challenges.
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.”
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.
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.
Professors Jae Yong
Suk and Michael Siminovitch at
the California Lighting Technology Center received $100K in
funding from Seoul Semiconductor—one of the largest LED
manufacturers in the world—to support the research of
full-spectrum LEDs for human-centric lighting. Full-spectrum LEDs
provide a visible light spectrum similar to natural light. The
research investigates the potential benefits of superior color
rendition quality in full-spectrum LEDs.
Design professors Beth Ferguson, Gozde
Goncu-Berk, Tanuja Mishra and Jiayi Young led an
intensive workshop at the recent International Association of Societies of
Design Research (IASDR) Congress held in Milan, Italy. Their
workshop, “Toward an SOS Design Manifesto: Guiding principles for
ecology, care, and shelter,” was held on Oct. 10.
The
2023 de Young Open, the second triennial of the juried
community art exhibition, features submissions by artists from
the Bay Area including the work of lecturer Rose Kelly.
Recent alumna Sarah Sy (B.A., design and cinema and digital
media, ‘23) has received a scholarship through The Gotham EDU Film and Media Career
Development Program. The six-week summer program covers
development, pitching, marketing, distribution, and more.
Alejandra Ruiz Suárez was awarded the 2023 Savageau Award
for a Master of Fine Arts design student at the opening
celebration of the annual Arts and Humanities Graduate Exhibition
at the Manetti Shrem Museum. Her work focuses on sustainable
pathways for reducing textile waste.
Quinessa Stibbins, an apparel designer whose research
explores the role apparel design can play in protest and
nonviolent civil disobedience, was honorable mention.
SeaNails, a team of UC Davis design students, will be
competing as finalists with their project at the
Biodesign Challenge Summit 2023, June 22-23. This year’s
summit will be held in person at the Museum of Modern Art and
Parsons School of Design in New York City.
Design students from DES187 Narrative Environments, taught by
Professor Tim McNeil, created the 2023 City of Davis Bike
Scavenger Hunt that took place on June 3. The student team
designed the event identity, clues, and activities.
A new book by Professor Timothy J McNeil, director of the UC
Davis Design Museum, is an insightful guide for creating
successful museum and gallery exhibitions, and themed
environments.
The China Shop, a new faculty-led initiative that embeds
resident artists
and designers within scientific laboratories at UC Davis to
conduct
research, presents a conversation between scientists and artists
on May 30 at 4:30 p.m. in the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem
Museum of Art.
The Alberini Family Speaker Series is supported through
an endowment by the Carlos and Andrea Alberini Family Foundation.
It brings renowned innovators and thinkers in design to campus
and in virtual formats to inspire students and encourage
community engagement and learning.
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