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School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Major Media Outlets Cover Pratt Professor’s Work to Restore Roman Painting Buried by Volcano
A number of prominent publications, including Forbes, National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Archeology Magazine, have recently spotlighted the cutting-edge work of Eleonora Del Federico, professor of chemistry at Pratt Institute, and a network of scientists and researchers to restore a…
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Graduate History of Art and Design
Pratt Institute Names Three New Chairs in School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Three new chairs have been appointed in Pratt Institute’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences: John Decker, Chair of the Department of the History of Art and Design; Arlene R. Keizer, Chair of Humanities and Media Studies; and…
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School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Video: Poetry Meets Performance in Poem by Jive Poetic (M.F.A. Writing ’17)
Pratt’s MFA in Writing program, which launched in fall 2014, is unique in its mission to foster writing practices that are culturally and politically informed. The premise of the program is that writing can be transformative, and outside engagement—in…
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School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Humanities and Media Studies Acting Chair Steven Doloff Wins 2017 New York Emmy Award
Steven Doloff, professor and acting chair of the Department of Humanities and Media Studies within Pratt Institute’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has received a 2017 New York Emmy Award for his work as one of the producers…
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School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Students Explore Intersections of Photography and Wildlife Conservation with Camera Traps
Pratt Institute recently welcomed wildlife biologist Dr. Roland Kays, who is research associate professor at North Carolina State University and director of the Biodiversity and Earth Observation Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, to the Brooklyn…
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Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Video: I’ll Explain It Again If I Must… by Graduate Student Mx. JP Anne Giera
Graduate student Mx. JP Anne Giera (M.F.A. Performance and Performance Studies ’18) challenges perceptions in this short, powerful video performance about the trans body and identity. An emerging trans-femme, non-binary performance practitioner and academic, Giera seeks to use performance…
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Graduate History of Art and Design
The Art of Protest: What Role Do Artists Play as the Agents of Change?
The recent political climate has spurred a proliferation of artist involvement in expressions of protest and resistance, from banners and signs used at the Women’s March on Washington to works shared on social media or displayed in more conventional museum…
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School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
National Science Foundation Awards $938,000 Grant to Pratt for Science Learning Project
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant of over $938,000 to Pratt Institute for the development of a project, “Research and Development on Understanding STEM Identity Using Live Cultural Experiences” (National Science Award Number: 1612719), which will be…
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Graduate History of Art and Design
New MTA Subway Station Features Art Installation by Professor Jean Shin (M.S. ’96)
The new 63rd Street station on the Second Avenue subway line in Manhattan, which opened January 1, 2017, features artwork by Pratt Institute alumna and Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts Jean Shin (B.F.A. Painting ’94; M.S. Art History & Criticism…
