Nathaniel Stern, professor of mechanical engineering and art & design, is principal investigator for a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support a new fellowship for autistic individuals as they transition into the workforce.
The fellowship will be offered through the Autism Brilliance Lab for Entrepreneurship (ABLE) which brings together art, design, engineering, and nursing with nonprofit partner Islands of Brilliance to explore how creativity empowers autistic people. Stern also is ABLE executive director. More