Design for America (DFA) connects students from across their universities to forge communities of changemakers, all collaborating to use their human-centered design skills to solve vexing social problems. So when…
Image: DFA e-board member participated in the Design for America (DFA) national leadership conference From the left: Tuba Naziruddin, Kathleen Chao, Michael Niamehr, and Emma Hoffman. At the recent Design…
On April 25, visitors to the MakerSpace were treated to an impressive display of projects that had been conceived by students and professors from across NYU who received mini-grants from…
Professor Fayard and students pilot a program to provide women in low-income areas with skills and knowledge. When the Design Tinkering Club at Tandon School of Engineering became NYU’s studio of…
From innovative smartphone apps for healthcare to data-driven models for New York City’s transportation planners, there were almost 70 teams of scientists, engineers, and technologists displaying their work at the…
Training low-income women as community concierges The Bindi Project is a sustainable train-the-trainee program that provides women in low-income neighborhoods with the knowledge, skills, and support they need to become leaders and…
This fall, Design for America and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles partnered for a third year in a row to tackle reducing the dangers of distracted or drowsy driving! Five interdisciplinary teams from Michigan…
A prototype that emerged from our bindi project with women in Tripureshwar: how prototyping and collaboration can trigger change. In January 2016, a DFA NYU went for a research and prototyping…
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…
The NYU Freedge is an initiative that aims to reduce food insecurity and food wastage on New York University’s campuses led by Simon Chen, Tandon ‘18; Emma Hoffman, Gallatin ‘18; Rodney Lobo, Tandon ‘17;…