Mechanical Engineering News

Cuozzo, Peters, Little named to ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Teams
Union students honored for their achievements.  More...


Watson Fellow returns to campus to share outrigger knowledge
Research on outrigger canoes was the focus of Andrew Krauss's Watson Fellowship in South Pacific  More...


Union takes its place among top SAE Baja contestants
Team continues to rise in national meet  More...


College's United Nations team a model of success
Union garners honors in prestigious political science competition  More...


Engineering students headed to Ethiopia to assist with village's water woes
Trip to village of Boru is the first for the College's chapter of Engineers Without Borders  More...


Heart of the matter: Toads provide clues about cardiovascular health
Two students study the response of toads' hearts to simulated heart attacks  More...


Inaugural 'Green Grant' winners announced
President Stephen C. Ainlay awarded 10 Presidential Green Grants totaling $16,000 to students and faculty in hopes of promoting sustainability on campus  More...


Meet the Watson nominees: Four seek to follow their passions
Four chosen to compete for prestigious national fellowship  More...


Union to host international conference on engineering education
More than 600 educators and other professionals expected to attend "Frontiers in Education" conference  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...


Mini-Baja team has drive to compete
Union team forges ahead  More...


Film Studies focuses on documentary filmmaking
Oscar-winning short to be screened Friday  More...


Chemistry Club receives honor; 10 represent Union
Club wins commendation at ACS meeting  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...


Bono wins Goldwater, Backlund gets honorable mention
National scholarship promotes promising scientists, engineers, mathematicians  More...


Andrew Krauss '08 awarded Watson Fellowship
Robbie Flick '08 and Andy Laccetti '08 selected as alternates  More...


Faculty in the news
Faculty accomplishments noted  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...


Alumna wins young engineer award at national conference
Bridget Austin '07 garners first place award  More...


Watson Fellowship nominees: Projects and perspectives in foreign lands
Union's four Watson nominees pushing creative, physical boundaries  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...


Wicks writes, talks about steamships
To present to Union College Club Nov. 7  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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Hundreds attend Open House on Monday
Next one is scheduled for Nov. 12  More...


People in the news
Faculty, student achievements noted  More...


Associate Professor Frank Wicks honored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Elected fellow in ASME, highest elected grade  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...


Aerogel team receives grant
Third grant for aerogel team  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...


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


People in the News
Styles, Smith, Boland, Wicks, Wilk  More...


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


People in the news
People in the news  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...