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Announcements from The Cooper Union



  • Watch us build!
    You can watch work on our new academic building via our webcam.
  • Cooper Union partners with the inaugural World Science Festival
    Cooper Union is participating in the inaugural World Science Festival as a supportive university partner. The World Science Festival is an unprecedented celebration of science that brings together many of the world's greatest minds in science, business, public policy and culture to radically transform public perceptions of science. The five-day long program will take place at various venues all over Manhattan, including a daylong street fair on May 31. With more than 40 events for all ages and interests, there are guaranteed to be topics that will engage everyone.
  • Barack Obama delivers policy address at The Cooper Union
    Barack Obama, U.S. Senator from Illinois and one of two candidates for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, made a major economic policy announcement in the fourth program of The Cooper Union Dialogue Series. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, introduced by Dr. Ronald W. Drucker (CE'62), chairman of our Board of Trustees, introduced the senator. The event was reported in top tier outlets across the nation as well as local press including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, The New York Sun, Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, CBS Marketwatch, NY1, New York Post, New York Daily News, WABC-Ch.7, WNBC-Ch.4 and WCBS-Ch 2. Click here to view pictures of the event.
  • Cooper Union in The New York Times: "Square Feet" and "Learning Architecture"
    The New York Times "Square Feet" column featured a profile on how President Campbell and the Board of Trustees used the college's real estate assets to preserve the college's mission of providing every student with a full tuition scholarship.
    A video about Cooper Union students' new learning environment—our new academic building construction site—is featured in the City Room section online.
  • Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin is eighth annual Menschel lecturer
    On January 30, Robert E. Rubin, who served in the White House during the Clinton Administration as assistant to the president for economic policy, the 70th United States secretary of the Treasury and the first director of the National Economic Council, spoke at The Cooper Union's 8th annual Benjamin Menschel Distinguished Lecture on “The U.S. Economy in an Era of Global Economic Transformation." Rubin's talk was followed by a stimulating Q&A with the audience and next-day online media coverage by Bloomberg News.
  • Information for students affected by the California fires
    Students affected by the fires in California who need additional time to complete their applications are encouraged to send an e-mail to admissions. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
  • Mayor Bloomberg and Tom Brokaw speak at Cooper Union
    The third event featured in The Cooper Union Dialogue Series, hosted by Cooper Union President George Campbell Jr. and former Governor Mario M. Cuomo, was a great success. On September 25, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and journalist Tom Brokaw engaged in a thought-provoking conversation on the stage of the historic Great Hall. The dialogue explored a wide range of topics and, in particular, the mayor focused on finding solutions to the national challenges of education, poverty and the environment. The event was widely covered in such New York newspapers as The New York Times, The New York Post and The New York Sun, as well as broadcast outlets such as NY1 and WNBC.
  • Cooper Union ranked number one by US News and World Report
    The 2008 rankings are out! Cooper Union ranks number one among baccalaureate colleges (North) in The US News and World Report. The Nerken School is once again ranked third among undergraduate engineering colleges. Cooper Union also made the list of the Nation's 25 Hottest Colleges in Newsweek/Kaplan.
  • President Campbell participates in first ever U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit
    President Campbell participated in the first ever U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit, which took place in Brasilia. At a news conference the morning of July 12, the U.S.-Brazil plan was outlined. It focused on three conditions considered most conducive to innovation: talent, investment and infrastructure. The summit was co-hosted by the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, Movimento Brasil Competitivo and Agencia Brasileira de Desenvolvimento Industrial.
  • John Edwards in The Cooper Union Dialogue Series
    John Edwards, U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1999-2005, and 2004 Democratic nominee for vice president, delivered a major policy address on The Great Hall stage for The Cooper Union Dialogue Series, hosted by President George Campbell Jr. Democrat Mario M. Cuomo, who served as governor of the State of New York from 1983 to 1995, introduced Senator Edwards. Following Edwards' speech, Brian Lehrer, host of WNYC Radio's "The Brian Lehrer Show," proceeded with questions. Edwards' speech, the second program in the series, was attended by hundreds and received national and international media attention, including a New York Times article and an article by the Associated Press that sparked more than 110 hits from newspaper web sites.

  • Cooper Union accepts Mayor Bloomberg's challenge
    The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art today announced that the college accepts the challenge issued by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its buildings and operations by 30 percent by 2017. The challenge, issued by city government as "30 in 10," sets into motion an ambitious goal for selected leading New York institutions to cut carbon dioxide emissions and incorporate energy-saving technologies. The Cooper Union, one of the Mayor's "PlaNYC Challenge Partners," is already leading by example with the construction of its new academic building, which will be New York City's first certified green academic laboratory building, designed to meet the Gold LEED standard.

    Mayor Bloomberg
    Photo: Edward Reed

  • Cooper Union breaks ground on new academic building
    Covering Cooper Union's groundbreaking ceremony for the new academic building, The New York Sun, Contract and 1010 WINS reported on this historic event as well as WCBS Newsradio 880. The radio segment includes an excerpt from an interview with President Campbell, as he describes the facility's outstanding green features.
  • End of Year Show opens May 21st
    At the 41st annual End of Year Show, students at The Cooper Union make the transition from the studios and classrooms to the gallery as they formally exhibit their works. The exhibition ends June 28th.
  • Cuomo and Gingrich launch Cooper Union Dialogues in Great Hall
    A great success, The Cooper Union Dialogue Series: A Lincoln-Inspired Event, featuring former House speaker Newt Gingrich and former governor Mario Cuomo, packed the Great Hall on February 28. Media crews filled the standing area in the back of the hall, and national coverage was secured in newspapers ranging from The New York Times and The New York Sun to The Dallas Morning Star. Click here to view pictures of the event.
  • Cooper Union receives $10 million grant from The Starr Foundation
    Cooper Union announces it is the recipient of a grant of $10 million from The Starr Foundation. The grant, which was reported in Crain's New York Business, will be used to expand research and innovation, establishing the C.V. Starr Research Foundation to sustain the college's long tradition of educating future leaders in engineering. It is the largest single gift from a foundation to the college in its 147-year history.
  • Dean Baum named to Women's Hall of Fame
    The National Women’s Hall of Fame announces its 2007 Inductees. Included in the group of nine outstanding American women are Dean Eleanor K. Baum, philanthropist and social reformer Swanee Hunt, environmental advocate Winona LaDuke, and astronomer Dr. Judith Pipher. These women, along with five historic figures, will be inducted during a weekend of ceremonies October 6-7, 2007.
  • Historic column removed from Hewitt Building
    The historic Stanford White–designed column in the Hewitt Building was removed on January 27th. The nearly 20-foot column was transported back to its former home at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, where it graces Abram S. Hewitt's memorial plot. Click here to view pictures of the removal.
  • Cooper Union prepares site for new academic building
    We are pleased to inform you that The Cooper Union is preparing to begin construction of our new academic building at 41 Cooper Square (Third Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets) and we have a schedule of work. F.J. Sciame Construction Company is putting up a construction fence around the building in preparation for the demolition process, which will commence in mid-November. Groundbreaking for the new academic building will occur in late March 2007.