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Library Design Research (05-09-13)

The Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) awarded its Chapman Prize to Susan Painter, Janice Fournier, Caryn Grape, Phyllis Grummon, Jill Morelli, Susan Whitmer, and Joseph Cevetello, and they used the prize money to research how libraries (and library design) can best serve current and potential users. 

Red Light Has Value (05-03-13)

Researchers at Rensselaer’s Lighting Research Center have found that exposing people to reddish light during the “post-lunch dip” can be advantageous.  

Sound and ADHD (04-02-13)

Metin and his colleagues investigated links between background sound and impulsive behavior by people with ADHD.  

What Sort of Spaces Promote Learning?

Applying design research makes it more likely that environments support educational programs.

Flexible Classroom Design for Writing Classes (02-06-13)

Miller-Cochran and Gierdowski have learned that flexible classroom design cost-effectively supports composition (writing) classes. 

Designing Higher Education Environments FOR Students

Criteria for designing successful common dorm spaces.

When is sound noise? What should designers know?

A review of the research and two important resources for those designing spaces that are pleasing acoustically.

Academic Commons (12-21-12)

In October 2011 a team of professionals (architects, campus administrators, and higher education association leaders) met with students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison “to consider the relationship between physical place and campus community.”  

Star Trek Classrooms (11-30-12)

Researchers at Durham University explored the learning repercussions of multi—touch, multi-user desks. 

Confirming Problems with Light at Night (11-12-12)

Recent research at Johns Hopkins confirms previous research linking negative outcomes to human experience of light at night.

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