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Design for America Northwestern Goes to China
In July 2015, DFA Northwestern members launched the first annual Jiang China Human-Centered Design Challenge. Created by DFA Northwestern student Jenny Wang and alumna Cassie Coravos, the Jiang China...
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Design for America: Designing for Democracy
DFA’s 6th annual national Leadership Studio in August brought together over 110 DFA student leaders with the support of community members, expert guests and DFA Alumni. The five day conference was...
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DFA Northwestern Redesign helps GCFD Provide Free Summer Meals
This summer, youth throughout Chicago received lunches from GCFD buses with the help of a Northwestern Design for America team. Before DFA NU engaged, the buses were decorated with smiling vegetables...
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Celebrating Another Year of Partnership With Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
DFA teams together at FCA Headquarters with DFA National and Curt Edgar, Michael Angelidis, and Prateek Gupta (DFA MSU'16) from FCA Design for America sponsored projects unite partnering companies and...
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DFA and Medline Partner to Innovate Independent Mobility for Older Adults
Design for America partnered to tackle mobility problems among older adults with Medline Industries, the largest privately owned medical manufacturing company in the US. Excited about the social...
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The James Dyson Award is Now Open!
We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the James Dyson Award, an international award that celebrates, encourages, and inspires the next generation of design engineers. The James...
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Summer Studio Teams Get to Test in Under 6 Weeks
DFA Summer Studio, a six week design intensive held at Northwestern, had a midterm review last week! DFA National staff along with members of Northwestern’s Delta Lab and other mentors came together to...
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Designing for Inclusivity and Access for All at DFALS17
DFA’s 7th annual Leadership Studio brought 106 student leaders from 33 different universities together with experts in social design, community members, mentors, and DFAlumni. DFA National has spent...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and DFA Drive the Future Forward
Somewhere in the world in the next decade or so, someone will cross the street unexpectedly in front of a self-driving vehicle. What will happen? How will the car stop before colliding with the...
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Behind the Scenes of Design Research: DFA partners with the Lab at OPM
By Lexi Schilf A unique partnership based on shared missions This Spring, Design for America commenced a unique project with the Lab at the United States Office of Personnel Management (Lab at OPM) to...
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