In the News: Week of March 14

The New York Times interviewed visiting professor Kotchakorn Voraakhom about her groundbreaking research in flood mitigation and resilient landscape design. The article is part of their latest Women and Leadership special report, which highlights women making significant contributions to the major stories unfolding in the world today.

WWD listed fashion design alum Jordana Warmflash (BFA07) as one of 11 standout designers at this year’s Coterie and MAGIC Trade Shows. Last fall, Warmflash joined the women’s contemporary label Amur as design director.

Associate professor Aggie Toppins‘ Semiotics Studio was named runner-up for the 2021 Design Incubation Communication Design Awards in the Design Teaching category. Toppins serves as chair of undergraduate design.

As a continuation of the Alternative Atlas: STL course, doctoral students Bomin Kim and Jakob Hanschu created an animated map of St. Louis showing sites of racial violence and sites of resistance spanning over 200 years of the city’s history. The original course was supported by a CRE2 grant and taught by faculty Linda C. Samuels (Sam Fox School), Geoff Ward (Arts & Sciences), and Walter Johnson (Harvard University).

Julia Kuo‘s (BFA07) debut picture book, Let’s Do Everything and Nothing, will be released later this month from Roaring Book Press. Kirkus Reviews calls it “a quiet book with a loud message about the everyday things that create constancy in a world of ephemeral pleasures.”

Amy Chaiklin (BFA77) was interviewed by Laurence de Valmy on The Curious Frenchy. The artist discusses her “Cultured Pearls” series, which consists of more than 150 portraits honoring the artists and curators that have inspired, influenced, and supported her work.