Read Dean Julio M. Ottino's letter to the New York Times on "infusing 'design think' into the curriculum." See also the dean's remarks in a July 1 Op-ed piece in the Chicago Sun Times highlighting work done in undergraduate design classes:
Our students at Northwestern, for example, start working with clients to develop solutions to real-world problems in their first year, on projects such as treating wastewater in developing countries and inventing devices to help individuals recover from strokes.
