What if Learning Is a Property of Matter? Rewriting Intelligence Across Nature Story and AI, 2026. Talk by: Debbie Urbanski (Author) and Dr. Jennifer Schwarz (Physics, SU) Supported by Bioinspired Institute, SU; Film and Media Arts Department, SU and BioArt Research Coalition of Syracuse. bioartcoalition.org 

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Renée Crown Honors Symposium presents:Exploring BioArt – Transgenic Human Co-Creation & Germline Aesthetics Please join us for an engaging and provocative seminar by Adam Zaretsky, Ph.D. (Ionian University) as part of the Renee Crown Honors Symposium. This event is a collaboration between Boryana Rossa (VPA), Karin Nisenbaum (Philosophy), and me, with support from the Renée…

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Aphrodite’s Conception: Reproduction Myths and Contemporary Biotechnology This lecture-performance – an interdisciplinary performance artwork by artist Boryana Rossa – developed in close exchange with biologist Dr. Heidi Hehnly speculates on how the economics of surrogacy, the development of artificial wombs, and technological possibilities such as in-vitro fertilization, and cloning may shape our society and understanding…

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Guests: Yasir Ahmed-Braimah (Biology, SU)Richard Pell (Art, Carnegie Mellon)Followed byQ&A moderated by Jasmina Tacheva (iSchool, SU)+ refreshments and informal talks. Richard Pell (Art, Carnegie Mellon)https://postnatural.org/ “The manipulation of life is one of the oldest and most popularly neglected forms of cultural production. It is evident in prehistoric cave dwellings, organic vegetable gardens, concentrated animal feeding…

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Speakers: Davoud Mozhdehi (Chemistry, SU) and Yves Michel (Design, SU) Yves Michel https://yamicreative.live Yves Michel’s current area of interest is in the emerging field of Biodesign, at the intersection of design, biology and technology. He has worked as an industrial designer for companies and design studios in the United States and Canada such as Safety 1st,…

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Guests: Yutaka Sho, Ph.D. (Architecture, SU)Nina Wilson, Ph.D. (Architecture, SU)Their presentations will be followed by Q&A moderated by Brice Nordquist, Ph.D. (Writing & Rhetoric / Community Engagement, SU)+ refreshments and informal talks. Professors Yutaka Sho and Nina Wilson will discuss their collaboration on mycelium research. Mycelium, the filamentous networks of fungal organisms (mushrooms), can be developed with…

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Guests:Marta de Menezes (Cultivamos Cultura, Portugal)Sarah K. Lucas, Ph.D. (Syracuse University) Followed by Q&A and informal gathering  Marta de Menezes (Cultivamos Cultura, Portugal)https://martademenezes.com/ Marta de Menezes will discuss her work as an artist, curator, and director of Cultivamos Cultura, the leading institute for experimental artists and scientists in Portugal. She’s been recently focusing on the…

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The guests of the #15 Bio-Art Mixer are artist Ken Rinaldo (Art and Technology, The Ohio State University) and biologist Austin M. Garner, Ph.D. (Biology, Syracuse University). Austin M. Garner, Ph.D. (Biology, Syracuse University) https://agarner.expressions.syr.edu/ I am a functional morphologist with a fundamental interest in how animals interface with their environment. Specifically, my research focuses on…

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