axh Sparks Interdisciplinary Collaborations

The axh Initiative at the Bass School supports interdisciplinary creative work and research through faculty grants, public programs, and collaborative working groups. By bringing together students, faculty, and the broader community, axh helps explore critical issues of our time while strengthening the Bass School’s vibrant intellectual and creative ecosystem.

The axh Initiative reflects the Bass School’s commitment to creativity, originality, collaboration, and the integration of scholarly research and artistic practice.

axh Faculty Research Grants

axh faculty research grants support collaborative projects that bring together faculty, students, and the broader community. These grants encourage creative work, performance, and research, and often serve as a starting point for larger projects and future external funding. Funding applications open in the fall each year. Contact the Dean’s Office with any questions.

— 2024 —
Kristen Cochran – Ear Reading – Community and Chirality

Dr. Laura Hyunjhee Kim and Dr. Kevin Sweet – Resonant Futures

Dr. En Li – Tenure: A Game Manual Podcast (Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube)

Liz Trosper – The Transformative Self and the Art of BrainHealth

— 2023 —
Dr. Anne Gray Fischer – DFW Queer History Lab at UTD | Teaching LGBTQ+ History: A Dispatch from Texas

SV Randall – Sustainable Arts: Forming Connections

Andrew Scott – Cosmic Drone Show

— 2022 —
xtine burrough, Dr. Diane Durant, and Dale MacDonald – An Archive of Unnamed Women: Comer Edition

Dr. Diane Durant – UTD LGBTQIA+ Community Portraits

Dr. Kimberly Hill – Shaping the Future of the AfAM Museum Archives

Dr. Laura Kim & Thomas Riccio – Blue Jelly: Sensoria (B-side, 2022) | Blue Jelly: Sensoria (A-side, 2023)

Dr. Debra Pfister and Dr. Emily-Rose Baker – The Visual Legacy of the Holocaust