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Grand opening of the IDEAS Collaboratory and collaborative student exhibition

Please join the IDEAS Collaboratory to celebrate the grand opening of our laboratory and studio space and the Spring 2026 full-class collaborative exhibition, "Embedded: Uprooting Pervasive Plastics". When: Wednesday, April 22 nd 2-5 pm With open hours on Thursday, April 23 rd 2-5 pm Where: 2402 Haenicke Hall (North Tower) "Embedded: Uprooting Pervasive Plastics" asks how plastic connects us all by visualizing the imperceptible through research-based methods, exploring da

The IDEAS team shares art-science practice at MACAA

Undergraduate Rachel Laurenz, graduate student Lisa Trapp, Kinetic Imaging prof Jacklyn Brickman and I recently returned from presenting at the meeting of the Mid-American Colleges Art Association at Eastern Illinois University. We shared some of what we do in our IDEAS (InterDisciplinary Experimentations in Art and Science) program and had a great discussion with members of the audience. Thanks MACAA for the great and intimate meeting!

IDEAS at The Stewardship Network meeting

We started the year out well with a presentation at TSN in January! Undergraduates Rachel Laurenz and Loghan Scheonrock, graduate student Lisa Trapp, Kinetic Imaging prof Jacklyn Brickman and I shared our art-science teaching and research practice and had a great conversation with a great audience! Sharon, Loghan, Rachel, Lisa and Jacklyn at TSN 2026

Congratulations Karla!

Karla successfully defended her MS research exploring the meaning of seet calls! She hasn't had enough of yellow warblers though - she's beginning her PhD next week!