2021 McCloskey New Venture Competition Results
Author: Nicholas Swisher
The 21st McCloskey New Venture Competition awarded more than $250,000 in cash and in-kind prizes on Friday during a livestream ceremony that culminated the event.
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Through her research on counterterrorism, cybersecurity, and COVID-19, senior relies on design thinking and computer science to help improve people’s lives
Author: Sophia Lauber
With majors in design and computer science through the Reilly Center Dual Degree Program, Hind Zahour knew very little about DNA — but she didn’t let that stop her from joining a COVID-19 research team last summer. When Zahour’s consulting internship was shortened due to the pandemic, she sought out an opportunity related to the global crisis and was invited to work with with an engineering professor, running code code to determine what genes are affected by COVID-19. The tangibility and creativity of Zahour's design major and concentration in industrial design have become the perfect balance to the technical coding work she does in computer science — and the combination has given her a more holistic way of thinking.
The Riley Prize in Art History & Criticism – Now Accepting Submissions
Author: Dept. Staff
The Riley Prize was established by Radwan and Allan Riley to be awarded by the Department of Art, Art History and Design in recognition of a distinguished essay in art history or art criticism written by a Notre Dame Student.
Mon May 10, 2021
BFA/BA Honors Thesis Exhibition
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Location: 214 Riley Hall
This annual exhibition consists of the culminating thesis projects created by the students graduating with an BFA or BA Honors degree from the University of Notre Dame Department of Art, Art History & Design.
Tue May 11, 2021
Kevin Beasley – Chair of the Ministers of Defense
Location: Snite Museum of Art
This immersive installation explores ideas of power and race in America through theatrics reminiscent of the Roman Baroque. Here, renowned conceptual artist Kevin Beasley calls into focus Black liberation movements and ongoing imbalances of power experienced by Black Americans and marginalized men and women of color. The work maintains a formality often employed in religious imagery and in art intended to convey the divine right of leaders.
BFA/BA Honors Thesis Exhibition
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Location: 214 Riley Hall
This annual exhibition consists of the culminating thesis projects created by the students graduating with an BFA or BA Honors degree from the University of Notre Dame Department of Art, Art History & Design.