Art & Design faculty named inaugural Rutgers–NB Laureate
Sue Huang has been named the inaugural Rutgers–New Brunswick Laureate for the 2025-26 academic year, working on a cross-disciplinary project that is meant to bridge the arts and sciences.
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Two Art & Design professors named 2025 Guggenheim Fellows
Marc Handelman was recognized in the Fine Arts category, Miranda Lichtenstein in the Photography category. They are among 198 fellows selected this year from a pool of nearly 3,500 across 53 disciplines.
Art & Design alum’s rooftop installation at The Met features “acoustic sculptures”
Jennie C. Jones’s (MFA’96) sculptural installation “Ensemble” is on view in New York City as this year’s Roof Garden Commission at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Art & Design alum fuses art and STEM in data visualization career
Lia Petronio (BFA’14) has combined her experience in fine art, research, and coding to become a data visualization engineer at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
Theater project supports formerly incarcerated people reentering society
Ritual4Return is the brainchild of Kevin Bott, director of Rutgers Arts Online. The project works with people coming home after incarceration to develop a ritual through theatrical storytelling that helps them move on from their experiences.
Research Spotlight: Robinson McClellan
Earlier this year, faculty Robinson McClellan made a rare discovery: a previously unknown waltz by none other than Frédéric Chopin.
Research Spotlight: Jackie Thaw
The team worked with art students to create public-facing artworks based on statements in anonymous surveys filled out by students experiencing food scarcity.
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Theater alum oversees costumes for LIVE with Kelly & Mark’s Halloween special
BFA Costume Design & Technology alum Tori Sterling’s costume work is all about impressive tricks and visual treats, from a full-body Velcro suit to a candy-colored re-creation of roller-skating Barbie. As Resident Costume Designer for The Walt Disney Company/ABC Television’s LIVE, Sterling oversees a variety of special episodes, including LIVE’s Halloween special. Sterling takes us behind the scenes of LIVE’s most-viewed show of the year.
Dance Student earned standing ovation for “America’s Got Talent” performance in honor of his mother
Donovyn Diaz recently struck a nerve with America’s Got Talent viewers – and judges – with his heartfelt performance of a dance he choreographed in honor of his mother, who is battling cancer.