Art, design, science, & community merge in RI EPSCoR restoration project Tethered to wood pilings partially submerged in Providence Harbor off the India Point Park shoreline, a series of concrete sculptures lure the settling of shellfish larvae and any other manner of sea life that happen upon their surface. The mid-summer installation led by Rhode Island […]
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RISD experience evokes wonder, challenges assumptions
Jennifer Bissonnette Rhode Island School of Design Biological programs designer, The Nature Lab SURF program mentor With an undergraduate degree in biology, a Ph.D. in marine science, and a passion for art, Jennifer Bissonnette embodies what Rhode Island School of Design brings to the Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR table — the marriage of scientific investigation […]
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RISD saltwater tanks reveal Bay’s wonders, relationships Narragansett Bay is alive with moving color, shapes and textures. Consider the sleek, silvery black sea bass, blanketing orange star tunicates and crisp miniature-shrub-like red Irish moss — each a design marvel, yet unknown to many. At the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Nature Lab, visitors and […]
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“Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses — especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” Leonardo da Vinci Lilies in the bio lab CCRI workshops expose students to the many possibilities and wonders of science As many college […]
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STEAM possible: Opening up the 8th grade mind Panelists share stories of paths taken, lessons learned Catalina Martinez, a physical scientist with NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, grew up in a large, traditional, multi-generational Cuban family that didn’t view education as important for girls. Still, she told about 60 eighth graders at The Learning […]
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