The Story Behind Science: 5 Questions with Professor David Kaiser
“The history of science is not only about interesting personalities or heroic stories of off-the-scale thinkers: it’s part of wanting to understand what it means to be human, which often means societies, institutions, culture and politics.”
Adapting Abroad: 5 Questions with Hanna Strombom
I learned a lot of different skills during my study abroad experience. At home, I think I’m a naturally stressed-out person, I put 110 percent into all my schoolwork, and in Italy I learned to appreciate my relationships with people and to slow down sometimes.
Service-Oriented Software: 5 Questions with Jack Norris
“I think human-centered design is about every decision you make—whatever the reason is for it—and how you can somehow draw a direct line to the person who’s using it. Something that we say at the studio a ton is that you don’t want to be a solution looking for a problem.”
No-Auditory-Um: Expanding Acoustic Access on Campus with Jamie Zakovec ’22
I think what we want moving forward in society is the sharing of ideas and the ability to understand where people are coming from. Providing equal opportunity so people won’t feel nervous walking into a place because they’re going to have to ask for help or get special services is going to benefit everyone.
Composing for Percussion: 5 Questions with Yoshio Yamashita
I started writing my pieces with the intention of having students experience the Etudes by playing together and being musically sensitive as part of an ensemble.