Science and Engineering News

Stronger together: Union students partner with local nonprofits to boost projects

When the Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation needed help redesigning its website, the non-profit organization didn’t need to stray far from its offices across from the College on Union Street. A new student-led group, the Union Consulting Collaborative, stood ready to assist. Formed this year, the group aims to pair students with Schenectady’s nonprofits and small businesses to support various projects, including research, outreach and web design. The community organizations get a much-needed servi

Catching up with…Stephen Schmidt

For more than three decades, Stephen Schmidt has been a familiar face on campus.

Steven Schmidt, the Kenneth B. Sharpe Professor of Economics, and his wife, Alexandra, in their sukkah.

Founders Day a chance to celebrate Union’s distinctive history and continued excellence in higher education

Founders Day speaker Judith G. Dein ’76, a federal magistrate judge, with President Elizabeth Kiss.

Inventor of first digital camera to speak at Steinmetz Memorial Lecture

March 3, at 7 p.m. in the Nott Memorial

Federal judge Judith Dein '76 to speak at Founders Day

Feb. 26, at 1 p.m. in Memorial Chapel

Going home: Three centuries later, victim of Schenectady Massacre to get proper burial

A partial human skull believed to belong to a victim of the Schenectady Massacre, which took place Feb. 8, 1690. Unearthed during an excavation in a downtown area in the 19th century, the skull was gifted to the College in 1877.

Professor Catherine Walker featured on The Academic Minute

Catching up with...Ashok Ramasubramanian

After serving many years as a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Ashok Ramasubramanian was appointed as Union’s dean of engineering in fall 2023.

Ashok Ramasubramanian helps during a trash pickup event along the Mohawk-Hudson Bike Hike Trail.

Apply for the Schaffer Library Research Prize

The Schaffer Library Research Prize is awarded on Prize Day to a current Union College student to recognize a research project that uses library resources.

Student conducting research in a chemistry lab