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Preeti Arya Trains Major Textile Testing Firm

November 15, 2023 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, School of Business & Technology

On Oct. 19, Preeti Arya, assistant professor of Textile Development and Marketing (TDM), trained 18 employees from Vartest, a New […]

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Amy Lemmon Completes Juried Residency at Saltonstall

September 11, 2022 Irina Ivanova Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

Last summer, Amy Lemmon, a poet and professor of English and Communication Studies, completed her first residency—a four-week fellowship at […]

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Keith Ellenbogen Brings Underwater Photography to the New England Aquarium

July 28, 2022 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, Innovation, School of Art & Design, Sustainability, Top Stories

Underwater photographer and Boston native Keith Ellenbogen’s exhibition, Space to Sea: A Photographic Journey into Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, […]

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David Halbout Featured in the Wall Street Journal for His Mask Business

June 28, 2021 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, School of Art & Design

David Halbout, technologist in the Communication Design Pathways Department, was featured in a June 2 Wall Street Journal story, “4 […]

Preeti Arya Talks Sustainable and Performance Fabrics

May 12, 2021 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, Sustainability

Dr. Preeti Arya, assistant professor of Textile Development and Marketing, has become a go-to source for journalists writing about performance […]

Bras Are Getting More Comfortable, Say FIT Experts

March 22, 2021 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, Top Stories

The pandemic has caused us to rethink everything we wear—including bras. In recent weeks, that marvel of engineering has received […]

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How Four Faculty Members Adapted to Remote Teaching

February 8, 2021 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, Featured

When in-person classes were halted in March 2020, faculty scrambled to reinvent their curricula for remote delivery. They came up […]

David Halbout Designed a Mask for Wearers With Special Needs

December 17, 2020 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, School of Art & Design, Top Stories

David Halbout, a technologist in the Communication Design Pathways Department, designed a face mask for people with hearing aids that […]

Christine Pomeranz Named New York District Export Council Vice Chairperson

April 27, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, School of Business & Technology

The New York District Export Council (NYDEC) selected Christine Pomeranz, chair, International Trade and Marketing, as its vice chairperson. NYDEC […]

Faculty Member Wins Fulbright to Study Syrian Refugee Experience

March 18, 2020 Alex Joseph Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, Innovation, School of Graduate Studies

Museums have long been places for people seeking refuge; just ask anyone who’s ever visited The Met on a rainy […]