On this episode of DAAP Intersections: The Conversations, UCLA's N. Katherine Hayles, author of Bacteria to AI, and UC aerospace engineer Kelly Cohen talk about how humans can coexist with non-human cognitive systems, from bacteria and plants to AI. Hayles proposes an "integrated cognitive framework" in place of a human-centered hierarchy, Cohen focuses on explainable, trustworthy AI, and both call for strong regulation modeled on aviation safety so that AI extends human thinking instead of replacing it.
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History and Future of the UC Art Collection
Design in Neighborhoods: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Communities
The Ethics of Architecture and Design
November 5, 2026
UC DAAP art history professor Christopher Platts receives NEH support to research exhibitions and collections of European art in colonial and Revolutionary America and how they inspired the nation’s earliest painters, collectors and cultural institutions.
November 2, 2026
As the Simpson Visiting Professor at DAAP, architect Federica von Euw Tetrault is challenging students to rethink traditional design while sharing insights from her professional experience.
November 2, 2026
DAAP and Disruption Now have partnered to offer a new AI certificate focused on helping participants integrate artificial intelligence into their workflows while using their own creativity and critical thinking to guide the results.
Muhammad Rahman, School of Design faculty member and co-organizer of the exhibition, with DAAP Dean Stephanie Pilat and UC President Neville Pinto at the Design Museum of Chicago on Sept. 2, 2026.
DAAPworks Chicago brought selected capstone projects from DAAPworks 2026, the college’s annual showcase of graduating student work, to the Design Museum of Chicago. The exhibition ran July 16 through September 13, 2026, and featured projects from across DAAP’s design, architecture, art and planning programs, shown as physical prototypes and large vinyl wall installations.
It was the first time DAAPworks has been presented in a major design museum, which gave student work a wider audience of designers, employers, alumni and prospective students. A faculty team of John Dixon, Muhammad Rahman, Martina Palocci and Alessandro Farina designed, fabricated and installed the show. Read the full story →
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November 6, 2026
UC experts from DAAP's game and animation program to a doctor at the Lindner Center of HOPE discuss the pros and cons surrounding the upcoming billion-dollar game Grand Theft Auto VI.
November 5, 2026
UC DAAP art history professor Christopher Platts receives NEH support to research exhibitions and collections of European art in colonial and Revolutionary America and how they inspired the nation’s earliest painters, collectors and cultural institutions.
November 2, 2026
DAAP and Disruption Now have partnered to offer a new AI certificate focused on helping participants integrate artificial intelligence into their workflows while using their own creativity and critical thinking to guide the results.