Join us to celebrate the class of 2025. Find info, watch the web stream and read about the student and faculty award winners of 2025.
Celia Pearce Receives MEA 2026 Award for Outstanding Scholarship
Professor Celia Pearce's book PLAYFRAMES received the Media Ecology Association's 2026 Erving Goffman Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Social Interaction.
July 20, 2026
Rekindle ignites player emotions for next-level VR immersion
Northeastern Ph.D. student designs new VR game that tracks player emotions in hopes of fostering empathy for marginalized communities.
July 3, 2026
OASIIS Lab uses VR to make injury recovery less stressful
The OASIIS Lab, a collaboration between Northeastern researchers and Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons, is discovering how extended reality tech can help patients during their recovery journey.
June 22, 2026
Putting humans at the center of spatial computing at AWE 2026
Across talks, roundtables, demos, and posters, CAMD's presence at AWE 2026 reflects a throughline that runs through much of our XR scholarship.
June 11, 2026
Michael Arnold Mages publishes book about Somaesthetic Design
Congratulations Michael Arnold Mages! Michael, Associate Professor and recently appointed Interim Chair of Art+Design, published Somaesthetic Design: The Experiencing Body and the Dynamics of Time
June 9, 2026
Casondra Sobieralski wins two awards for her experimental film
Congratulations to Casondra Sobieralski! Casondra, Associate Teaching Professor of Art + Design at Northeastern University in Oakland, won two awards for her experimental documentary “Rasos with Wildflowers”.
June 9, 2026
The Center for Design at DRS 2026
DRS 2026, the Design Research Society's biannual conference, takes place from June 8-12. Members of the Center for Design contributed to five theme tracks, seven papers and one conversation in the conference's program.
June 4, 2026
Bill Stout's animated short wins multiple awards and screenings
Congratulations to Bill Stout, Teaching Professor of Art+Design. His animated short film Unstable received multiple awards and screening opportunities recently.
May 11, 2026
Jody Santos awarded a Ford Foundation Grant
Congratulations to Jody Santos, Associate Teaching Professor of Journalism: her Disability Justice Project (DJP) has received a $450,000, three-year grant from the Ford Foundation.
May 11, 2026
Sophia Ainslie publishes book about artist Bill Ainslie
Congratulations to Sophia Ainslie, Teaching Professor of Art+Design, for publishing her book: Bill Ainslie, South African Artist and Cultural Catalyst.
May 11, 2026
Eileen McGivney awarded Global Engagement Seed Fund
Eileen McGivney awarded a Global Engagement Seed Fund for her project XR-LEARN 2035.
May 6, 2026
Alpha Arsano wins Honorable Mention in 2026 ACSA Prize
Alpha Arsano's graduate research studio, Designing for Thermal Equity: Housing, Heat, and Health in Boston, received an Honorable Mention in the 2026 ACSA Course Development Prize
May 6, 2026