Humanizing our experiences through digital culture and more — Herberger Institute highlights from March 2020
Love in the time of Covid-19
“It’s our digital technology that’s allowing us to stay connected but if we only use that technology to be more efficient or to be more effective in our productivity, we will be missing what we most need right now — which is the humanizing of this experience. And that’s going to come from human ingenuity and hope and heart.”
Diana Ayton-Shenker, executive director of the ASU-Leonardo partnership and CEO of Leonardo/The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, livestreamed a talk on how we humanize digital culture by socially connecting while physically distancing.
Design for all
“Design is about giving people the quality of life they deserve.”
Industrial designer and gerontologist Patricia Moore spoke on universal design at ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus. The lecture, titled “Design and Wellness: Creating Innovative Healthcare,” was presented by The Design School in the Herberger Institute and the Center for Innovation in Healthy and Resilient Aging in Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation.
NSF research fellowship program
“You invest in students not necessarily because of what they have achieved, but because young minds are the best hope for our nation’s scientific and technological progress.”
ASU’s Office of Distinguished Graduate Fellowships has developed, piloted and implemented the most extensive one-on-one advising system among its peers for the U.S. government’s flagship STEM fellowship — the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP). School of Arts, Media and Engineering Assistant Professor Suren Jayasuriya talks about the new program and his experience as an advisor.
Art and biomedical engineering
“It is incredible that the same process, hardware and software that enabled me to be an intermedia artist also enabled me to create models that helped and augmented clinical and surgical care processes.”
School of Art alumnus Justin Ryan credits his time as an art student for his interdisciplinary approach as the director of the 3D Innovations Lab at Rady’s Children’s Hospital in San Diego, where he crafts 3D models of hearts, brains, bones and more.
Spotlight on students
The School of Music student recitals/performances that are necessary for graduation are taking place — without audiences. Thanks to technology, those performances are being streamed and posted to YouTube, where a wide virtual audience can appreciate them.
By the numbers
This month’s number is 15! In the latest U.S. News and World Report annual rankings, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts came in at No. 15 out of 226 in overall fine arts education — moving up five spots over its 2016 rank and tying with Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy of Art and New York’s Parsons School of Design, ahead of Rutgers, the University of Texas, Austin, and Temple University. The institute’s ceramics program ranked fourth and its photography program ranked sixth.
In pictures
From virtual tours and Q&As with curators to behind-the-scenes facts and close-up photos of the art, ASU Art Museum invites everyone to #museumfromhome to explore its collection and exhibitions from the comfort of your own home.
