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A fungus that spent a week inside a grow tent has taken over the MuseLab. This isn’t the start of a science fiction novel, or an episode of “The Last of Us,” it’s “Party of One: Future Fungal Furniture.” The exhibit is the first publicly shared experiment of Britta Bielak’s research on the potential that mycelium, the root-like structure of a fungus, has as a regenerative and structural building material. Two interior design students, Joseph Byrer and Olivia Mansier, collaborated on the application of the project. “We have not built a piece of furniture before and somehow I was a...

Jon Jivan, '08, Electronic Media, is a stickler for paying attention to detail. At least when it comes to the family car. In his case, a Tesla Model 3. As senior coordinator, videography, for ������'s Division of University Communications and Marketing (UCM), Jivan's expertise lives in telling the stories of the university community. As his ownership of a Tesla recently reached a milestone, Jivan took to Facebook to share his story of Tesla ownership and what it's really like to trust an electronic vehicle to transport his family every day.  Here's his revi...

������ Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) is pleased to announce two opportunities to receive the 10-hour OSHA certification this summer. Registration is now open for two sessions of the OSHA 10-hour general industry course. This 10-hour safety course helps workers identify, avoid and correct on-the-job hazards.  Session One: June 12 and 13 (8 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days) Session Two: July 27 and 31 (8 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days) Attendees must be present for all 10 hours of the course to receive the OSHA 10-hour card. The class will be capped at 20 s...

Join us the evening of Monday, April 10th as we kick off our departmental Honors Week with the 9th annual Honors Week Poster Session! The event begins at 5:30pm in the Integrated Sciences Building, and will include undergraduate and graduate student posters featuring chemistry and chemistry-related research. Various departments throughout ������, as well as area institutions, will be represented. Presenters have the chance to win a $200 prize for best poster! Judging sessions will run from 6:00-7:00pm, and from 7:00-8:00pm. There will be refreshments as well as the opportunit...

On Wednesday, March 15th, the College of Aeronautics and Engineering hosted their biggest Career Fair to date. Over 40 companies attended, talking to students about possible career opportunities and internships. The fair, which is held each semester, featured companies from both the engineering and aeronautics sectors to cater to all College of Aeronautics and Engineering students and alumni. Company tables spanned the entire Aeronautics and Technology Building second floor atrium, hallways, and into one of the computer lab classrooms. In the first floor atrium, representatives from Career Exp...

We’re making our way into the final quarter of the fiscal year, which means it’s Performance Evaluation season. Evaluations for classified and unclassified employees will be open from Apr. 3 through Jun. 16, 2023. Why do we have performance evaluations? Continual dialogue between an employee and their supervisor is a critical element in successful performance management and the annual performance evaluation is an opportunity for this dialogue to be impactful. Some of the key objectives of the performance evaluation process include:  Align employee performance with unit, dep...

As of 2021, the fashion industry was responsible for 10% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to research done by the Columbia Climate School. The industry is also responsible for a significant loss of trees each year to produce fabrics like rayon and viscose. There is a clear need for sustainable efforts to be implemented into the world of fashion, and ������ is on the cutting edge of that initiative. Four ������ professors in the School of Fashion were recently awarded funding provided by Cotton Incorporated through the Cotton in the Curriculum Grant...

As of 2021, the fashion industry was responsible for 10% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to research done by the Columbia Climate School. The industry is also responsible for a significant loss of trees each year to produce fabrics like rayon and viscose. There is a clear need for sustainable efforts to be implemented into the world of fashion, and ������ is on the cutting edge of that initiative. Four ������ professors in the School of Fashion were recently awarded funding provided by Cotton Incorporated through the Cotton in the Curriculum Grant...

Now in its 16th year, the “Great Colleges to Work For” program is a national survey that recognizes institutions that get top ratings from faculty and staff for building great workplace practices and policies.  With your help, last year ������ was one of only 68 colleges and universities to receive the 2022 designation by the Great Colleges to Work For program. Further, ������ was recognized in five categories: Compensation and Benefits; Confidence in Senior Leadership; Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging; Faculty Experience and Shared Governance.  The Univers...