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Scholarship, creativity and innovation on display at annual Steinmetz Symposium

Wellington Matos Bias was among the more than 500 students who took part in the 36th annual Steinmetz Symposium Friday. Overseen by Matt Anderson, director of undergraduate research and associate professor of computer science, the symposium showcases the type of hands-on, faculty-mentored research that is a staple of the Union experience. This included 190 oral presentations and 118 poster presentations. Also, more than 200 students were involved in dance performances, two musical concerts and an art exhib

Spotlight on Steinmetz: Annual symposium showcases scholarly and artistic works of students

The first Steinmetz Symposium in April 1991 was a modest effort to showcase undergraduate research featuring presentations from 130 students over the course of an afternoon. When the 36th anniversary of the symposium arrives Friday, May 8, the number of students involved will have swelled to beyond 500 – including 190 oral presentations and 118 poster presentations. More than 200 students are involved in dance performances, two musical concerts and an art exhibit. The symposium is no longer squeezed into a

Renowned geoscientist and astronaut Sian Proctor is featured speaker at Feigenbaum Forum

Friday, Sept. 12, at 5 p.m. in the Nott Memorial

Astronaut and visionary futurist Sian Proctor is the featured speaker at the annual Feigenbaum Forum on Innovation and Creativity, Friday, Sept. 12, at 5 p.m. in the Nott Memorial. Her talk, “EarthLight: Exploring the Intersection of Art, Science and Engineering for Earth and Beyond,” is free and open to the public. The program is a featured event of the Robert E. Martinson '65 Engineering & Liberal Education Symposium. Both the forum and the symposium are organized in collaboration with the Templeton Insti

Steinmetz Symposium showcases student research, scholarship and creativity

More than 500 students showed off their research, scholarship and creative pursuits. The all-day event featured a diverse lineup of oral presentations, poster sessions and exhibits highlighting student research as well as dance and musical performances, an art exhibit and other activities.

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.

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

A rendering of the new Templeton Engineering building

Year in review: Most read stories of 2024

The former Phi Delta Theta House, one of the most iconic buildings on campus, will be torn down after years of being plagued by structural and mechanical issues. Built in 1914 at a cost of $17,000, the house overlooking the 50-yard line at Frank Bailey Field has been largely vacant since 2012 after the chimney collapsed and the boiler malfunctioned.

Catching up with…Stephanie Curley

If you aren’t familiar with Stephanie Curley, chances are you at least know her dog, Yeti.

Stephanie Curley, the Mary H. '80 and Richard K. Templeton '80 Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers featured speaker at Feigenbaum Forum on Innovation and Creativity

Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m. in the Nott Memorial

David Chalmers

Electric City Maker Faire: A day of creativity, learning and fun

On a recent weekday afternoon, Olivia Belfonti ’27, Michael Fitzmaurice ’27 and Adam Otsuka ’27, examine a pultrusion machine in Union’s 3D lab on the ground floor of the Wold Center.

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