The Hands

2014 Best in Painting – Jean Lin The Hands The term ecology is brought to larger attention in the recent years, as the environmental issue became such a significant concern in the modern society. Since its existence, human has always been consuming the natural...

Agnosia Meadow

2014 Best in Digital Art – Brenda Shih Agnosia Meadow Individuals with visual apperceptive agnosia are unable to group parts into wholes. They have damage to the ventral “what” stream in the occipital cortex. In this artwork, I have illustrated a...

Metastasis

2014 Best in Poetry – Connie Zuo *This poem has been removed at the request of the author.* Metastasis This poem was created as an analogy between metastasis and the effects of my parents’ disastrous marriage on our family. Metastasis is defined as the spread of...

REM

2014 Best in Audio/Video – Lee Rutledge REM by Lee Rutledge http://artsengine.engin.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/11/Rutledge1REM-1.mp3 REM Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is that during which one’s brain activity is heightened and also during which...

TAR Syndrome

2014 Best in Photography – Michelina Risbeck TAR Syndrome Thrombocytopenia-absent radius (TAR) syndrome is the absence of the radius bone located in each forearm and occurs during the development process in the womb. TAR is labeled as a mutation due to a change...