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Wendy Ju

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I design. I teach. I research. Associate Professor, Information Science, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech.

223 Followers

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Joined November 03, 2022

Wendy Ju @wendyju@hci.social

· 46mo ago

Big news: new department for Design and Technology at Cornell! https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/12/multicollege-department-bridge-design-and-technology

Cornell Chronicle

Multicollege department to bridge design and technology | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell has established the Department of Design Tech, a Radical Collaboration partnership between five colleges that seeks to enhance design and technology education and research across the university.

Wendy Ju @wendyju@hci.social

· 29mo ago

Wanna give e-waste a makeover? Join us at C&C2024 in Chicago for a workshop on creative making with e-waste! We'll have a full day of hands-on activities where you'll be able to rescue a piece of e-waste and turn it into something new! Learn more at https://we-waste.plopes.org/ Lead by @plopesresearch@bird.makeup @xjasminelu@bird.makeup and @ilan_mandel

we-waste.plopes.org

(W)e-waste Workshop

Wendy Ju @wendyju@hci.social

· 24mo ago

Do you design, research and teach in the intersection of design+interaction? Cornell's Design Tech department has an open-rank search for the Cornell Tech NYC campus: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28586

academicjobsonline.org

Cornell University, Department of Design Tech

Job #AJO28586, Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Design & Technology at Cornell Tech in NYC, Department of Design Tech, Cornell University, New York, New York, US

Wendy Ju @wendyju@hci.social

· 47mo ago

@andresmh@hci.social @barik@hci.social @nigini@hci.social whew! I was worried about the future of a social media platform that can’t support memes.

Wendy Ju @wendyju@hci.social

· 47mo ago

Are we… not able to post images on our toots?

Wendy Ju @wendyju@hci.social

· 44mo ago

X (formerly Twitter)

C Thi Nguyen (@add_hawk) on X

There's this quality I've been thinking about, call it "failure clarity". My fave example is climbing knots. The figure-eight not isn't the strongest possible knot, *but it's easy to see if you screwed it up*. When the process fails, the failure isn't hidden. Thread:

Wendy Ju @wendyju@hci.social

· 47mo ago

Replying to

@ryanstraight My “publish” button was grayed out when I attached images, no matter how small I made the image. Probably server upload issues, but a bit opaque from a UI perspective where the breakdown was. Not complaining—I understand growing pain issues with servers—but also just trying to understand what is a technical issue and what is a feature issue.

Wendy Ju @wendyju@hci.social

· 45mo ago

I am so excited about the prospect of composting in NYC. Jessica Tisch is my hero. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/nyregion/composting-garbage-nyc.html

nytimes.com

New York to Expand Composting Citywide, Targeting Trash and Rats (Published 2023)

Mayor Eric Adams will announce the program at his State of the City address as part of his efforts to improve trash collection and fix New York’s rodent problem.

Wendy Ju @wendyju@hci.social

· 46mo ago

Two days left! Submit a talk or workshop to Open Hardware Summit! https://form.jotform.com/223106434319247

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Open Hardware Summit 2023

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