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May

May 07: SleepBot wins the NYU Startup Challenge

Congratulations to electrical engineering senior Edison Wang on winning the NYU Startup Challenge and sharing in the $200,000 winnings. Mr. Wang is the founder and developer of SleepBot, a popular mobile app that boasts over 400,000 regular users.
May 04: Geometric Thinking

When mechanical engineering sophmore Uyen Nguyen started the origami club at Cooper Union last year, she was hoping to create a place where the art of paper folding could unite students from art, architecture and engineering.

April

April 30: Let’s Hear It For New York: Climate Work in Our Backyard Is Still Outpacing Broader Efforts
April 26: House Call: Parents Help out at Phonathon

Rhonda and Stephen Erb have been actively involved in raising money for the school ever since their son's enrollment. Every year the two volunteer to fundraise together through Cooper’s annual Phonathon.
April 25: Innovation at Cooper Union: The Mechanical Engineering Design Expo
April 24: Update from President Bharucha: A Framework for Action

As I enter the final stretch of my first year as President of Cooper Union, I am gratified that we have made tremendous progress in our discussions about its future. Two objectives have guided our work: to position Cooper Union for continued academic distinction in the future, and to place the institution on a financially sustainable course.
April 24: TEDx at Cooper Union

Later today at Cooper Union’s first TEDx conference, engineering senior and student commencement speaker Benjamin Strauss will present a talk on his experiences studying at Cooper and working as an New Jersey emergency medical technician (EMT). These are experiences that Mr. Strauss says have deeply shaped his views and professional ambitions.
April 20: The Class of 2012 Aims to Raise the Equivalent of Tuition for a Cooper Student

The Class of 2012 aims to raise a senior gift of $37,500, the equivalent of one full-tuition scholarship at Cooper. Three alumni have invested in the students' success by issuing the Senior Gift Challenge.
April 17: Mechanistic Brain, Free Mind

Leading neuroscientist and psychologist Michael S. Gazzaniga's recent book Who's In Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain argues for a mechanistic model of the brain in service to a free mind.
April 16: Gothamist Publishes False Report about Cooper Union

Earlier today Gothamist published a totally false report saying that NYU would be "leasing" a Cooper Union facility.
April 16: Isaac Markus (ChE'2011) Selected for Two Major Research Fellowships

Recent chemical engineering graduate Isaac Markus (ChE’2011) was awarded two major graduate fellowships this year.
April 12: Professors Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa and Michael Young contribute essays to the recent publication, PULSATION IN ARCHITECTURE
April 11: TEDx at Cooper Union

Next week, Cooper Union hosts its first ever TEDx conference! Organized by alumni and faculty member Nina Tandon, the conference will take on the theme of “Found in Translation” and highlight some of the most interesting members of Cooper Union's community as they present projects in the widely celebrated eighteen-minute TED talk format.
April 10: Reinventing the Tappan Zee Bridge

New York's Tappan Zee Bridge, which is likely to be replaced soon, is being reimagined for alternative uses. One such use that is becoming increasingly attractive to New York residents is a public park on the 56 year old bridge.
April 09: Professor Urtzi Grau exhibits work in DIAGRAMME(S) at the École Spéciale d'Architecture
April 06: Mitch Epstein at Sikkema Jenkins and in Urban Omnibus
April 06: Draw it with your Eyes Closed

The New York Times’ book section recently featured Draw it with your Eyes Closed, a book with many contributions from Cooper Union alumni and faculty, past and present.
April 03: Student Enterprise at Cooper Union

Cooper Union senior Edison Wang teamed up with NYU business student Jane Zhu to develop SleepBot, an Android application that currently boasts over 600,000 downloads and 400,000 regular users. Dean Simon Benavi and Professor Rob Marano started the Cooper Union entrepreneur society to cultivate and support exactly this kind of student enterprise.
April 02: Cooper Union Admissions Highly Competitive for Fall 2012

Cooper Union accepted just 6.2% of freshman applicants this year, making it one of the most selective colleges in the country. That admissions rate was even more competitive than last year, when 7.7% freshmen applications were accepted.

March

March 30: Activism in a Networked World: Adjunct Professor Karam Nachar in the New York Times
March 27: Professor Diane Lewis participates in Carlo Scarpa panel discussion: ON DRAWING AND BUILDING

A panel discussion in conjunction with the first exhibition in New York City of renowned  Post-War architect and educator Carlo Scarpa’s work entitled CARLO SCARPA: THE ARCHITECT AT WORK: Villa Ottolenghi and Villa Il Palazzetto
March 26: Paul Volcker at the Cooper Union

Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, spoke at the Cooper Union in March, 2012, calling for further reform of both the government and the financial system.
March 26: Professors David Gersten and Uri Wegman, and several Arch Alumni participate in STREET VIEWS Film Series at Maysles Cinema
March 21: To Keep a Falling Egg from Breaking

Students from all three schools were invited to form teams and create devices that would help safetly deliver a chicken egg from the third-floor portico of the Foundation Building to the concrete ground below.
March 19: Engineering Sustainability with Queens Middle School Students

Cooper Union students visit the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School to help seventh graders build fuel cell powered model cars and learn about automotive engineering.
March 07: Social Register: Corresponding with Oscar Tuazon (A'99)

A correspondence with Oscar Tuazon anticipating his new work at the 2012 Whitney Biennial.
March 06: Alumna Trustee Audrey Flack (A'51) honored at Rutgers University
March 01: Professor Diana Agrest's essay, ARCHITECTURE FROM WITHOUT: BODY, LOGIC, AND SEX, published in the Review of Philosophy and Literature #4, 2012
March 01: 2012 Commencement Speakers Announced

Walter Isaacson, the acclaimed biographer of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin and Henry Kissinger, will be the keynote speaker at the 153rd Commencement on May 22, 2012. Our student speaker will be Benjamin Strauss from the Albert Nerken School of Engineering.

February

February 29: Cooper Union at the Whitney Biennial

Congratulations to School of Art alumni Oscar Tuazon (A'99) and Nick Mauss (A'03) for their participation in the 2012 Whitney Biennial.
February 27: Cooper at the Oscars

The film "Beginners", written and directed by School of Art alumus Mike Mills, netted an Academy Award for Christopher Plummer as Best Supporting Actor.
February 24: Dean Anthony Vidler recognized with ACSA Centennial Award

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) recognized Dean Anthony Vidler with a special Centennial Award at the 100th ACSA Annual Meeting in Boston.
February 23: Professor Kevin Bone inducted into the AIA College of Fellows
February 21: A Case Study in Hypocrisy: Peter Gleick, Climategate, and the Politics of Scandal
February 21: Jamshed Bharucha Speaks at Yale University

President Jamshed Bharucha will delivered the second of the 2012 Shulman Lectures in Science and the Humanities at Yale University on Tuesday, February 21.
February 16: Adjunct instructor Karam Nachar on MSNBC speaks about the uprising in Syria
February 15: Gian Berto Vanni Autobiography Available

The autobiography of School of Art Adjunct Professor Gian Berto Vanni is now available.
February 15: School of Architecture faculty and alumni participate in group exhibition at Danish Architecture Centre

This exhibition collects drawings and observations from some of the world's leading architects, offering a unique opportunity to gain insight into a visual universe centered around the creation of architecture.
February 15: Cristobal Lehyt at ARCO

Lehyt's "Drama Projections" will be featured in Voght Gallery's booth at ARCO Madrid.
February 13: Professor Grahame Shane co-organizes and participates in MEGACITIES AND META-CITIES symposium

Sustainable Models for Growing and Shrinking Territories: Global Urban Design Studies and Research in Local Schools, held at Studio-X NYC, Columbia University GSAPP, February 23, 2012
February 09: Soviet Asia, Iran, and India as relief sites for European Jews during World War II

Professor Grossmann is conducting research on a long-neglected topic that is central to the history of the Holocaust: the WWII Jewish refugee experience in the Soviet Union, especially Central Asia, and the relief and rescue efforts centered in Iran and India that worked to keep these European Jews alive.
February 07: Wreath Laying Ceremony 2012: Happy Birthday Peter Cooper!

Today we celebrate the life and achievements of our founder Peter Cooper.
February 07: Innovations in Light: SociaLite on the New York Times blog

The New York Times blog highlights Professor Toby Cumberbatch's SociaLite project.
February 06: Founder's Day Award Reception honors Alumni Leaders

The annual Founder's Day award reception honored the alumni that have made significant contributions to their fields, as well as Alumnus of the Year.
February 01: Jack Whitten (A'64) on the cover of Artforum

Former faculty Jack Whitten (A'64) featured on the February 2012 Artforum cover.

January

January 31: Official Cooper Union Revenue Task Force Website

Cooper Union's Revenue Task Force website is a community hub for helping the revenue task force identify source of $20 million in new revenue that will be realized annually by 2018.
January 30: TEDx at Cooper Union

A TEDx conference is planned at Cooper Union on April 24, 2012.
January 30: Jamshed Bharucha
January 30: Toys for the Blind at Cooper Union

The Architect's Newspaper blog recently featured the work of faculty member and alumna Tamar Zinguer's class at Cooper Union, where students create "playful constructions"—applying architectural principles to a tangible scale.
January 26: Margaret Morton at Howard Greenberg Gallery

School of Art faculty member Margaret Morton is included in the group exhibition "New York in Color" at the Howard Greenberg Gallery.
January 24: Mike Mills (A'89) in Bad Day Magazine

Asher Penn interviews Mike Mills (A'89) on his transition from in-demand graphic designer to feature director and his time at Cooper Union.
January 23: Bridging the Gap: A Lecture by Francis Kéré on Sustainable Design in Africa
January 18: Professor Urtzi Grau publishes "Three Replications of the German Pavilion" in QUADERNS #263
January 17: Dean Anthony Vidler to participate in the RCA Architecture Lecture Series 2011/12: FUTURE FRONTIERS
January 17: One Prize 2011 Award Ceremony and Exhibition Opening: Water as the Sixth Borough

The Cooper Union Institute of Sustainable Design received Honorable Mention for its One Prize 2011 entry Enhancement of Estuary and Ecological Systems
January 17: Professor Michael Young moderates the panel discussion IS DRAWING DEAD? at Yale School of Architecture
January 16: Professors Diana Agrest and David Turnbull participate in Watershed Workshop at UCLA
January 13: Pam Lins at Anderson Gallery

School of Art faculty member Pam Lins is included in "you, your sun and shadow" at Virginia Commonwealth University's Anderson Gallery.
January 13: Doug Ashford, Walid Raad, and Iman Issa at Tensta Konsthall

School of Art Faculty members Doug Ashford and Walid Raad, and Visiting Artist Iman Issa are included in an exhibition at Tensta Konsthall in Sweden.
January 13: Sharon Hayes at MoMA and Frankfurter Kunstverein

School of Art Faculty member Sharon Hayes is included in two exhibitions in New York and Frankfurt.
January 13: Lothar Osterburg Exhibitions and Screenings
January 13: galería perdida at Luckman Gallery

galería perdida (School of Art Painting Office Coordinator Andres Janacua, and Julie Spielman) have an upcoming exhibition at CSULA.
January 10: Digital Archive: Cooper Union 100th Anniversary Photographs

Librarians Julie Castelluzzo and Carol Salomon discuss the challenges of digitizing a Cooper Archives collection in the Metropolitan Archivist.
January 09: Dennis Adams, Hans Haacke and Walid Raad at Kent Fine Art

School of Art faculty members Dennis Adams and Walid Raad, and Faculty Emeritus Hans Haacke are currently featured in an exhibition at Kent Fine Art in New York.
January 09: Climate Science, Age, and the Importance of Personal Experience
January 09: Robert Bordo at Soloway

School of Art Faculty member Robert Bordo is currently featured in a group exhibition at Soloway in Brooklyn.
January 05: Daniel Arsham for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company

The New York Times profiles Daniel Arsham (A'03) and his work for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company
January 04: Glenn Goldberg at Jason McCoy Gallery

School of Art Faculty member Glenn Goldberg's exhibition "elixirs, tales and remedies" will be on view Jan 12 - Feb 24, 2012
January 02: Professor Urtzi Grau participates in the 2011-2012 Shenzhen Biennale, China