John Rex Endowment Awards Grants to Three Nonprofits to Support the Healthy Weight of Children
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 17, 2012) – The John Rex Endowment announces the approval of three healthy weight grants totaling more than $525,000. The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education, the North Carolina State University Natural Learning Initiative, and WakeMed Health and Hospitals will receive grants for projects that include overweight and obesity prevention strategies [...]
Spring has officially sprung: Some natural thoughts by Jesse Turner and Sarah Werner, NLI design associates
BY JESSE TURNER and SARAH WERNER, Natural Learning Initiative Follow on Twitter @naturalearningi or Like on Facebook. It’s been a weird winter, if you could even call it that. Raleigh has hardly seen a skiff of snow, wool coats remain closeted, and last week oak trees were already budding. It’s early March and the ornamental [...]
Moore and Cosco awarded inaugural NCCAN! Natural Initiatives Award
March 12, 2012 – BROWNS SUMMIT, NC – Professor of Landscape Architecture Robin Moore and Associate Research Professor Dr. Nilda Cosco were honored as the inaugural recipients of the NCCAN! Natural Initiatives Award during the 5th Annual North Carolina Children and Nature Coalition (NCCAN!) Conference. The Natural Initiatives Award named for the Natural Learning Initiative, [...]
Natural Learning Initiative explores sensory gardens for early childhood
Sensory gardens provide intimate spaces where young children can be immersed in the scents, textures, and the colors of plants and related elements. Along with specially selected plants, sensory gardens may also include elements such as wind chimes, wind socks, flags, and children’s art. Two popular forms sensory gardens take are sensory pathways and keyhole [...]
Alumni, students, and faculty in the news
Alumni, Students, and Faculty in the News Philip Freelon, architect of record of the Smithsonian’s African American Museum The Washinton Post AIA NC’s new Center for Architecture and Design The News & Observer An embassy for architecture The News & Observer NCSU team wins Disney attraction design contest The News & Observer Raleigh Denim draws a crowd in [...]
College and Alumni Notes for October 2011
Alumni Upcoming Exhibition Several Art + Design alumni will be exhibiting their work at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in the “Out of Fashion” exhibition which will open on November 3, 2011. Some alumni include: Precious Lovell, Stephanie Liner, Gabrielle Duggan and the Common Seam Collective. For more information on the exhibit and opening [...]
Natural Learning Design Institute hosts Design for Early Childhood: Health, Play and Learning
Registration is open for the 9th Annual Natural Learning Design Institute’s Design for Early Childhood: Healty, Play and Learn taking place on October 6-7, 2011 at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Design Institute, presented by the Natural Learning Initiative at the College of Design, is an interactive event that combines [...]
“Hey Bobby, Slow Down!” Helicopter Parents Can Impede Child’s Ability to Play
Parental safety concerns may prevent children from getting good exercise, according to a new North Carolina State University study that examined how families use neighborhood parks. Results from the study suggest that children who were monitored too closely by hovering “helicopter” parents were less likely to engage in higher levels of physical activity. “It’s a [...]
Faculty and staff honored at awards luncheon
Eight faculty and staff members were honored at an awards luncheon that took place on April 29, 2011. Tih-yuan Wang and Karen DeWitt received the SPA Award for Excellence and the EPA Award for Excellence respectively for their service and dedication to the College of Design. Wang’s tireless IT support for the faculty and staff [...]
Registration opens for 8th Annual Urban Design Forum
Registration for the 8th Annual Urban Design Forum Feb. 11-12 has started. The Forum is comprised of two major gatherings: The fourth annual “Growing in Place” Symposium will be held Feb. 11, 2011, at Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh. It will explore an array of inclusionary urban design strategies that support family well-being in city [...]
