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SDCT's Top 10: Year in Review

Relive standout events, inspiring student work, and key milestones from the 2024–2025 academic year.

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A triptych featuring an Alaska Airlines bag tag kiosk, innovation director Bernadette Berger in a light blazer, and a close-up of the airline’s plane tail logo.

Assistant Dean Doreen Lorenzo Writes for Fast Company on Airline Innovation

August 18, 2025

Fast Company

Assistant Dean Doreen Lorenzo interviews Alaska Airlines’ innovation lead on design’s power to transform the travel experience.

Book cover for “People and Spaces: Experience, Ethics, and Intent,” edited by Tamie Glass and Lindsay T. Graham, featuring a teal-toned hallway with a silhouetted figure and bold yellow title text.

Design Associate Professor Tamie Glass receives Joel Polsky Prize for recent book

August 4, 2025

Office Insight

Tamie Glass earns the Joel Polsky Prize for “People and Space,” a book examining how design shapes human behavior and experience.

A mockup of two UT Austin coloring book pages against a burnt orange background

SDCT Students Bring UT to Life with Coloring Pages for National Coloring Book Day

August 1, 2025

UT News

Celebrate National Coloring Book Day with campus-inspired pages designed by UT students, including AET and Design seniors.

Banner on a UT Austin campus lamp post reads “What starts here changes the world” in bold orange text, with the university tower and green trees in the background under a clear blue sky.

Design Professor Julie Schell Discusses New Standards for Using AI in the Classroom

July 26, 2025

Spectrum News

UT Austin is shaping the future of AI in higher ed with new draft guidelines focused on responsible, learning-driven adoption.

Xandria Hernandez wearing a patterned cream and black cardigan standing by the ocean with a wooden pier in the background under a cloudy sky.

From UT Austin to KERV Interactive: How Xandria Hernandez (BS ’22) Brings Brands to Life

July 3, 2025

Xandria Hernandez is a 2022 Advertising BS graduate from The University of Texas at Austin.

Two people participate in an immersive experience wearing virtual reality headsets mounted on animal-shaped masks, holding poles for support. Vivid digital projections of bananas and streaks of light animate the space around them, casting shadows on the wall.

Design Assistant Professor Jiabao Li’s “EchoVision” showcased at CURRENTS Arts and Technology Festival

June 8, 2025

Albuquerque Journal

Jiabao Li’s “EchoVision” invites audiences to navigate like bats using echolocation—now featured at CURRENTS New Media Festival.

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Doreen Lorenzo Explores the Emotional Impact of Design in Fast Company Feature

June 3, 2025

Fast Company

Assistant Dean Doreen Lorenzo speaks with Lyse Martel on how design influences emotion, sustainability, and innovation.

A stylized robot character with a plant sprout antenna walks through a bright meadow with wind turbines and floating drones under a vivid blue sky. The title “Re:Fresh” appears above.

Merge Conflict Studios, Founded by SDCT Grads, Launches Solarpunk-Inspired Game

May 19, 2025

Spectrum News

Merge Conflict Studios—founded by SDCT grads—brings eco-optimism to gaming with their new solarpunk title, Re:Fresh.

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SDCT's Top 10 | 2024-2025

May 14, 2025

This has been another year filled with impressive student work, show-stopping exhibitions, and amazing partnerships! We are excited to highlight some of the amazing accomplishments from across our SDCT community from this past academic year.

Grace Davila Headshot

Alumni Spotlight: Grace Davila

May 7, 2025

Grace Davila is a 2022 Design BFA graduate from The University of Texas at Austin.

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