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Mathematical minds converge for conference at Union

Union welcomed 300 students and faculty from nearly 50 colleges and universities on Saturday, April 5, when it hosted the annual Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference. The largest conference of its kind in the U.S., its goal is to provide undergraduates with the experience of attending and/or presenting at a professional mathematics meeting. Topics covered included abstract algebra, analysis, data science, graph theory and statistics.

Does it matter if lakes freeze?

Caitlin Williams '23

Caitlin Williams '23

Nott Logical: Student band hits all the right notes

On the warmest day of the year, when students emerged from hibernation to excitedly awaken the campus from its winter slumber, four musicians crowded into a cramped space of the WRUC studios on the fourth floor of Reamer Campus Center. Performing as Nott Logical, the four – Cray Case ‘25, Sam Dickinson ’27, Alex Ottavio ’25 and Gianna Talarico ’25 – forgo the sun on this early weeknight to rehearse for two hours. Before long, they launch into “Take Me Out” the 2004 hit by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferd

Emmy-award winning journalist Joanna Stern '06 to be Commencement speaker

Joanna Stern '06

Union to launch $60 million project to advance engineering and computer science programs

A rendering of the new Templeton Engineering building

Hatley Awarded AMS-Simons PUI Grant

Jeffrey Hatley Head Shot

Watson Awarded NSF Petrology and Geochemistry Grant

Professor Heather Watson

Cinema magic: Student films showcased on the big screen

A still from Josh Atkinson’s '26 short documentary about Tom White, the head men's and women's crew coach.

Research by Allison Malatesta ’24 and Professor Jeff Corbin featured in the Daily Gazette

Founders Day a time to reflect on the history of Blacks at Union

at Founders Day Thursday in Memorial Chapel. The event commemorates the 230th anniversary of the granting of Union’s charter by the state Board of Regents in 1795, regarded as one of the first public calls for higher education.

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