Cultivating ChangeMakers

The youths have always been the biggest agents of change in their communities. However, the Y is losing ground with young people. In 2004, 50% of the YMCA’s membership were…

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STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH

How might we provide better access to mental health services for college students?  In a 2016 national survey of college students, 85% reported feeling overwhelmed by demands, and reports of…

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CITIES OF THE FUTURE

Help introduce young minds to the joys of designing and inventing!  The League of Young Inventors and Design for America at NYU are aiming to develop a series of hands-on,…

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OUTDOOR NAVIGATION

There are 60,000 blind people and 363,000 people with severe visual impairment in New York City (visionsvcb.org). It is a constant challenge for them to navigate through the city and…

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Jason Charles

Jason Charles is a narrative designer from Brooklyn, New York who is currently a graduate student in the Integrated Digital Media program at the Tandon School of Engineering.As a member…

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Srishti Kush

Srishti is an Integrated Digital Media Graduate student at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Prior to her masters she worked with start-ups in India and has background in Product management…

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