Engineering News

Robots clean up Old Chapel
Robots built by students in an introduction to engineering class participate in the final design competition, "Roomba Challenge."  More...


EDGE: Inspiring a future generation of women engineers
Union hosts the "Educating Girls for Engineering" summer camp, which gives high school women the chance to immerse themselves in the field.  More...


Whistlin' Goldberg: Competitors finetune their building skills
Annual Rube Goldberg competition held on campus  More...


High school students explore science at Union
Union science clubs share with Schenectady students  More...


Engineering students fly high in Aero Design competition
Two students performed solidly in the SAE Aero Design competition in Georgia earlier this month.  More...


Robots rock in Old Chapel
Students display robots built for introduction to engineering class  More...


Seven alumni cited for engineering excellence
Engineering Alumni Awards recognize dynamic leaders who show a commitment to their profession and community.  More...


Engineers called 'response-able' for environment, society
At conference hosted by Union, keynoter urges 600 engineering educators to change the profit-driven model of globalization.  More...


Union, Skidmore receive $500K NSF grant to research careers of women in science, technology
Brenda Johnson, professor of mathematics at Union and Alice Dean, professor of mathematics at Skidmore, share National Science Foundation award  More...


Union gives high school girls an "EDGE" toward careers in engineering
College hosts annual two-week camp to get girls excited about engineering  More...


Students to put on a happy face for annual Rube Goldberg competition
150 students from area middle and high schools to design machine that can draw a "smiley" face  More...


Union-coached STEP teams to compete at statewide conference this weekend
Union students and faculty help mentor area middle and high school students  More...


Union signs articulation agreement with Berkshire Community College
Engineering and computer science students who meet certain criteria can transfer into Union  More...


Building a better Christmas tree
Students in Prof. Bill Keat's sophomore seminar design prototypes to replace aging Christmas tree in local production of Nutcracker.  More...


Admissions Open House set for Monday
Nearly 400 expected to attend on Veterans Day  More...


College donates house and labor to Habitat for Humanity
Campus community will work together to renovate property  More...


Second installment of "30 Days" series airs today
Res Life hosts second "30 Days" screening  More...


President Stephen C. Ainlay holds first fireside chat of year with students
Topics included the College's relationship with Schenectady and sustainability  More...


"Union Notables" on display in Schaffer Library
Rotating exhibit to feature Union's distinguished alumni  More...


Naomi Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, at Union
Tutu discussed The Diana Legacy and met with students and staff  More...


Merging music, technology: 69th Steinmetz Lecture Oct. 15
Tod Machover, professor of music and media at the MIT Media Lab, will give talk  More...


Castellani, Bertagna and Vero join Board of Trustees
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Merging music and technology: Innovator Tod Machover to present 69th Steinmetz Lecture
Acclaimed for design of "hyperinstruments"  More...


Hundreds attend Open House on Monday
Next one is scheduled for Nov. 12  More...


Taylor Music Center launches "Drop by Emerson" concert series
First concert to honor American women composers  More...


Annual Business Campaign kicks off with breakfast for area leaders
Scholarship fund has helped Union students since 1993  More...


Fall Open Houses scheduled for October and November
Prospective students invited to visit Oct. 8 and Nov. 12  More...


City of Schenectady to welcome back Union community
Annual event features festivals, activities and special discounts  More...


Union joins national effort to share consumer data on Web
The University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN) to debut in September  More...


Convocation celebrates 213th year
Classes begin Wednesday, Sept. 5.  More...


Prospective students can attend Open House Aug. 10
Other open Houses scheduled for October and November  More...


EDGE gives area high school girls a taste of engineering
Annual camp highlights opportunities for women engineers  More...


Summer at Union a learning experience for area students
Two summer programs offer opportunities for research and guided instruction  More...


College mourns loss of Charles T. "Tom" Male Jr. '36
Longtime professor taught at Union from 1942 to 1984.  More...


Building a better robot
College hosts annual Robot Camp for area students  More...


Steinmetz electric car taken for a test drive before Commencement
Refurbished 1914 car to carry President Stephen C. Ainlay and honored guests  More...


Student stuff left behind headed to charities
Unwanted furntiture, computers and other stuff finds a new home  More...


Victim of hate crime to speak at Union
Woman whose car vandalized to speak out against homophobia  More...


Stevenson, Traver recognized
Named to endowed professorships  More...


“Theme Park Utopias” kicks off Ethics lecture series Thursday
The talk is part of the Ethics Across the Curriculum Initiative  More...


Union RAs promote "30 Days" of tolerance
RAs spawn talks of diversity, tolerance and cultural awareness  More...


Union hosts seventh annual Rube Goldberg Engineering Competition Saturday
Challenge is to invent a machine that can open an umbrella  More...


Phi Beta Kappa chapter announces electees, welcomes visiting scholar
Thomas G. Rawski to discuss China's economy  More...


Feminist Film Series gets top billing on Wednesday nights
Weekly series to feature works by top directors through June 6  More...


Union's STEP team wins state technology award
College's mentoring program for high school students celebrating its 20th anniversary  More...


Robots take center stage at Computer Science celebration
Colin Angle, CEO of iRobot, is featured speaker  More...


Union-coached STEP students win award at Science Bowl
Schenectady High students garner Spirit Award  More...


Bioengineering Center officially opens
Center for Bioengineering and Computational Biology celebrates grand opening  More...


Inventor thrives on multi-disciplinary career sparked by hands-on work at Union
Long before Union began to focus on interdisciplinary learning and entrepreneurship, the College was the perfect breeding ground for undergraduates like David Flinchbaugh: innovator, inventor, health physicist and businessman.  More...


John E. Kelly III '76 cited by Rensselaer
Union College trustee and IBM exec receives the Davies Medal for Engineering Achievement  More...