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Students dive into a diverse mix of summer research projects at Union

Maya Corridore ’27 is investigating how hunger level affects escape performance in wolf spiders, or Pardosa milvina as part of her summer research project.

The Eras course: The Beatles, Motown and Taylor Swift (Union's version)

Students in "The Beatles, Motown, and Taylor Swift" class taught by Hugh Jenkins, professor of English.

Steinmetz Symposium a rite of spring for 35 years

Friday, May 9

Student presenting research, pointing to a poster at the Steinmetz Research Symposium Poster Day.

Stories through pictures: Studying graphic retelling of "David & Goliath"

Alex Roginski '26

Alex Roginski '26 in France

Union friends improve patient outcomes at med-tech startup

Phil Kemp '13, Connor Owen '13

Connor Owen and Phil Kemp

Harry Marten, longtime English professor who inspired many through his teaching and writing, dies

Harry Marten

Writes of summer: Two awarded scholarships to NYSSWI

Ashley Dell’Oso ’24

Writing as a 'political act': Aram wins Canadian literary prize

Jamaluddin Aram '17

Prize Day honors students for achievement in academics, leadership and community service

Ebyan Abshir ’24 and Anton Tatus ’24 captured the top two awards at Prize Day Saturday afternoon in Memorial Chapel. More than 100 awards were presented to honor students for achievement in academics, leadership and community service.

Steinmetz Symposium a day to celebrate scholarly and artistic endeavors

Mathematics major Emily Vasquez ’24 started preparing for her presentation weeks ago. She didn’t know quite what to expect. She had never given a public presentation related to math. Also, the topic, “Finding the Relationship Between Triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem using Calculus,” could be challenging for those who would rather forget the fundamental principle of geometry taught in high school: a² + b² = c².