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Sustainability Forum: Biodesign

22 October 2024

What is biodesign?

Biodesign pulls influence and inspiration from two very different fields:

Biological science asks: How does life, at scales from cells to the globe, flourish in the face of a destructive environment and scarce resources? How does life change over time and space to deal with these challenges, and how does it adapt to new problems that the world presents? In short, biological science seeks an understanding of how life works.

Design approaches are a way to develop innovative solutions for problems faced by humanity. Creativity is combined with testing, iteration and feedback to create new technologies and ways of approaching the world. In short, design approaches seek to solve problems to improve human well-being.

Biodesign combines design approaches with knowledge and tools of biological systems. However, biodesign also goes further than this, advocating for integration of life into the technology that humanity relies on day-to-day. Living organisms are envisioned as incorporated into fabrication processes, products, and built and urban systems.

Invited Speakers:
Daniel Grushkin, TômTex Inc.
Dr. Elda Hegmann, Ð¡»ÆƬÊÓƵ
Britta Bielak, NCIDQ, Ð¡»ÆƬÊÓƵ
Moderated by Dr. Sarah Eichler, Ð¡»ÆƬÊÓƵ

Speaker Biographies

Sustainability Forum: Building Better Water Systems

14 March 2024

Sponsorship by

Invited Speakers:
Gebby Keny, Rice University 
Marie Fechik-Kirk, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Dr. Merrin Macrae, University of Waterloo
Moderated by Dr. Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ð¡»ÆƬÊÓƵ

Speaker Biographies

Poems from the from The Wick Poetry Center's "" poetry activity can be viewed . And you can participate at any time!

Partnering with С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's Office of Sustainability and University Culinary Services this was a Green Event, part of our Campus Race to Zero Waste!