ABOUT US
ADRI seeks to improve lives through research and application of arts and design practices to health and well-being. In keeping with goals outlined in the College’s strategic plan, ADRI projects are typically collaborative and interdisciplinary in nature, push methodological boundaries, link research and teaching, make innovative use of technology, and engage with university-wide research initiatives and priorities. ADRI also coordinates and hosts a range of programming designed to foster, support, and broadly disseminate innovative arts, design, and health-focused research and practice.
HIGHLIGHTS
Bill Doan: Drawing + Mindfulness
Emeritus Academy Professor Bill Doan’s collaborative research with Dr. Sarah Myruski, assistant research professor of psychology and associate director of the Emotion Development Lab, examines how drawing can be a tool for managing mental health.
FEATURED PROJECTS
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Wood, metal, Processing, and Arduino software
Placen-Tech
Interactive mixed media acrylic sculpture with live feed of a corrosion-cast placenta
Built Environments
Avian biology and ecology
Kathy as Bowie
A performative piece about taking on someone else’s identity through sharing their gut microbiome via a Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT)
Soil Samples
photographic series exploring the growth of microbial communities in soil samples from bore holes in Centralia, PA
CONTACT US
16 Borland Building
University Park, PA 16802
(On the corner of Shortlidge Rd. and Curtin Rd., ground floor)