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The IAC is committed to supporting all forms of student creative works. Browse through our collection of news articles and project highlights to learn about the IAC\u2019s innovative vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IAC teams with major entertainment studios to teach STEAM principles in Texas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Project CHISPA (Calculation, Hi-tech, Imagination, Systems, Procedural, Art) aims to provide middle school students with an opportunity to imagine how math, science and coding are a bridge to creating the fantastic environments they enjoy in video games and films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with major entertainment studios, our project utilizes the principles of STEAM education and digital world-building as a way to combine creative freedom and 3D modeling techniques with design thinking. Texas A&M students will partner with 5th to 8th grade students in Texas to create imaginary worlds using game engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information please contact Monica Vega at \u200bmvega93@tamu.edu<\/a>\u200b or download the illustrated Chispa Flyer pdf<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored by the School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts<\/strong><\/a> and InnovationX<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Integration of STEM, Humanities and Arts in Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Branches from the Same Tree<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With grant support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Academies has launched an Online Toolkit<\/strong><\/a> based on the 2018 report Branches from the Same Tree: the Integration of Humanities and Arts with Science, Engineering and Medicine in Higher Education<\/strong><\/a>. The toolkit is a resource for faculty and practitioners interested in developing integrative courses or curriculum. Town Halls and other outreach activities will resume in Fall 2020, with visits already slated for the Fall (including visits to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dartmouth University, University of Utah and University of Montana) and several Community Colleges. This study was designed to offer a greater understanding of the groundswell of programs and courses across the United States\u2014at a range of different institutional types\u2014that are seeking to break down disciplinary \u201csilos\u201d through interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary educational approaches. Under the leadership of David Skorton, the former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the committee examined \u201cthe evidence behind the assertion that educational programs that mutually integrate learning experiences in the humanities and arts with science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) lead to improved educational and career outcomes for undergraduate and graduate students.\u201d For more information on the report, please visit the project website<\/strong><\/a>. For inquiries about town halls, please email Irene Ngun (ingun@nas.edu<\/a>).The IAC co-curated examples of transdisciplinary work in chapter 16<\/strong><\/a> of the NASEM report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IAC Fellow Rodney Hill named among top ten most admired educators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each year, DesignIntelligence (DI) conducts a survey of America\u2019s top architecture schools, ranking undergraduate and graduate programs from the perspective of practitioners who hire graduates of those programs. The survey is sent, via email, to DI\u2019s expansive network of hiring professionals, who tell them which schools they Most Admire and Most Hire From and how recent graduates are performing in 12 skill areas. The Most Hired ranking was launched two years ago and combines undergraduate and graduate programs from each school, taking into consideration the number of annual graduates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IAC Fellow Mardelle Shepley publishes book on mental health and the physical environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Design for Mental and Behavioral Health provides designer with research information to guide the development of new mental and behavioral health facilities. In addition to the book, Shepley has published two papers based on the development of a tool used to evaluate these spaces: <\/p>\n\n\n\n