In Memoriam: Jay Maisel A’52

Meet Lalita Devadas, Assistant Professor, Computer Science

The Albert Nerken School of Engineering welcomes Lali Devadas as a new assistant professor of computer science.

Neveen Shlayan Appointed Chair of Electrical Engineering

Cooper Alumnus Behind Suffolk County 9/11 Memorial

Nora Akawi Named Manuck Distinguished Professor

Architecture professor Nora Awaki has been appointed the two-year endowed professorship aimed at raising the visibility of design as a unifying element of architecture, art, and engineering.

Meet Aaron Langham, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering

Aaron W. Langham joins the Albert Nerken School of Engineering as an assistant professor of electrical engineering.

Sustainable Solutions Team Competes at SSC

The team earned first place in both the Sustainability and Poster categories

Fall 2026 Start of the Semester

Summer Residency Creates Space for Experimentation

Nineteen Cooper Union students and recent graduates were given the opportunity to explore without a prescribed destination while building a model for future interdisciplinary collaboration.

Meet Jane’a Johnson, Visiting Assistant Professor, HSS

She joins the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences this fall as a visiting assistant professor in history and theory of art.

Meet Amna Liaqat, Assistant Professor, Computer Science

She joins the Albert Nerken School of Engineering this fall as an assistant professor of computer science.

Incoming 2026

Alicia Hough, Thanat Singhirunnusorn, Alex Shoumer, Brandon Yun, Jenascia Fernandez, and Rachel Szeto are a few of the new students arriving at Cooper this fall.

Meet Luke Evans, Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Cooper Team Earns Top Spots at Exo Games 2026

A team of Cooper engineering students won first place for presentation and placed second overall at Exo Games 2026, the third annual competition sponsored by ASTM International’s Exo Technology Center of Excellence.

Forty Years of Preserving Graphic Design History

To mark its 40th anniversary, the Herb Lubalin Study Center is launching a special anniversary speaker series that brings together leading voices from across contemporary visual culture.

Lucy Pan A’26 Named to the 2026 AXA Art Prize U.S. Shortlist

Pan's work will be featured in an exhibition that opens at the New York Academy of Art in November 2026

Making Connections with Summer STEM

High schoolers in Cooper’s Summer STEM program go beyond basic coding to develop prototypes with microcontrollers and wireless systems.

Lucy Raven Exhibition at ICA Watershed

Lucy Raven: Rounds brings together two major new works by artist Lucy Raven, associate professor in the School of Art, at the ICA Watershed in Boston, MA

Interdisciplinary Exhibition in the Chrysler Building

Designing for a Breakthrough

Eli Kuslansky A’73, co-host of Art Movez and chief strategist at Unified Field, has built a multifaceted career around discerning and expanding the boundaries of technology and art.

End of Year Message from Dean Young

Atina Grossmann Retires After 30 Years

Grossmann, Distinguished Professor of History, has spent three decades teaching Cooper students to read critically and question idealized narratives of the past.

Class of 2026: In Their Own Words

To celebrate the end of the academic year, we asked graduating students to share highlights from their time at Cooper and their plans for the future.

Civil Engineering Students Compete Nationally

Stacks and Showcases

Students, staff, and faculty curate their own exhibitions in The Cooper Union Library as part of the Library Exhibitions program

How to Change Your Mind

Thanks to funding from the Teagle Foundation, faculty members in the Humanities and Social Sciences are reimagining the core curriculum, a four-semester sequence of courses taken by all Cooper students.

Art Student Ari Barash Wins Village Alliance’s Student Art Competition

His four-painting series titled LONGLIVEYUL: NOMADIC COSMOLOGY will remain on view throughout the summer on Astor Place

Mechanical Engineering Team Wins at Annual CREATE Symposium

The group won for their project that redesigned and made the t-shirt production workflow more accessible for workers with cerebral palsy

MTA Arts & Design Features Artwork by Saturday Program's José Ortiz

His work will be seen on MTA subway or Metro-North railroad cars as part of the Poetry in Motion series

Coco Fusco Honored by New York Foundation for the Arts

Professor Coco Fusco was inducted into the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Hall of Fame at its 2026 awards ceremony.

Cooper Librarian Awarded Mellon Fellowship

Engineering and Science Librarian James Edward Malin has been chosen as a Junior Fellow for the Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography.

Associate Professor Fia Backström Named Guggenheim Fellow

In Memoriam: Fred Chomowicz AR'53

A tribute by Peter Chomowicz AR’89 remembering artist, actor, and Cooper adjunct professor Fred Chomowicz AR’53, who passed away on March 19, 2026 at the age of 93.

Houghton Gallery Reopens with Alexandra Kiss AR’05 Exhibition

First-Year Engineer Students Navigate Ethical Dilemmas Through Interactive Theater Experience

In Memoriam: Dean Stephen P. Baker

Paddy Yang EE’27 and Prof. Abigail Raz Publish Research on Graph Exploration Games in Ars Combinatoria

Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch Honored with Inaugural Go Your Own Way Award

The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture presented the award at Anthology Film Archives in memory of Zeke Reiser, son of Jesse Reiser AR’81 and Nanako Umemoto’s AR’83, whose life exemplified the spirit of forging one’s own path.

The Mohr's Circle Trophy Comes to Cooper

Civil engineering seniors Sinclair Kennedy-Nolle and Isabella Ng placed first in the Geo-Prediction student competition

Architecture Students Look to the Ordinary in Copenhagen

Cooper architecture students traveled to Copenhagen for a collaborative workshop with peers from the Royal Danish Academy.

Professor Melody Baglione Present Workshop on Inclusive Academic Leadership at ASME MEEd Conference

Melody Baglione, Professor and George Clark Chair of Mechanical Engineering, was invited to present at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Mechanical Engineering Education (MEEd) Conference held at George Mason University.

Professor Fred Fontaine Retires After Nearly Four Decades at Cooper

Award-Winning Journalist Judy Woodruff to Give 2026 Commencement Address

The PBS NewsHour Senior Correspondent is a recipient of the Emmy for Lifetime Achievement in Television News

Stephen Brockerhoff EE'26 and Prof. Brittany Corn-Agostini Publish Quantum Entanglement Research in Quantum Information Processing

School of Art Faculty and Alumni Named Academy of Arts and Letters Awardees

Three of the nine arts awardees honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2026 have connections to The Cooper Union School of Art.

Gardiner Foundation Great Hall Forum Grant Renewed

With this latest grant, the Gardiner Foundation Great Hall Forum will continue to offer free public programs through 2028. 

In Memoriam: Richard Menschel, Generous Donor to The Cooper Union

Newton Selects Assistant Professor Abhishek Sharma's Research for Cover

The research modeled the structure of shear thickening fluids to examine how interparticle friction helps shape viscosity

Cooper Underdogs Win Big in Concrete Toboggan Race

In their competition debut, The Cooper Union Toboggan Team won top honors at the 2026 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race in London, Ontario.

Alumni and Faculty Selected for MoMA PS1 Show

The exhibition is the museum's signature survey of early and mid-career artists living and working in the New York City area.

After Cooper Screening, Film Debuts Worldwide for the Olympics

The team behind Champions of the Golden Valley, a film which recently screened at The Cooper Union, announced that the movie will be streaming worldwide as an Olympic Channel Original.

In Memoriam: David Yarnell

David Yarnell, a respected television and film producer, passed away on January 28. He and his wife, Toni Howard, established two major prizes for Cooper graduates in architecture and art.

Class Gives Students New Tools for Exhibiting Art

Last semester, alumni Jess Kuronen and Troy Zaretsky-Kreiner co-taught a course in exhibition design that led to multiple student-run shows on campus.

STEM Outreach: Meet Our Graduate, Sara Pardomuan

From St. Mark’s to Santa Fe

Cooper Couple Geraldine Fiskus A’65 and Jay Zeiger A’65 reflect on their shared path among the generation of artists who, beginning in the 1970s, traded the art scene of the big city for the high deserts of New Mexico.

A Message From Acting Dean Aranda

STEM Outreach: Meet Our Graduate, Rabab Chowdhury

School of Art Alumni Selected for 2026 Whitney Biennial

Professor Jennifer Weiser Advances Collaborative Spine Research and Biomaterials for Embedded 3D Printing

Cooper Civil Engineering Faculty Awarded ISI Faculty Support Initiative Grant

The grant through the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) Faculty Support Initiative helps support the integration of sustainability into the curriculum of two senior-level civil engineering courses.

Michael Young Appointed Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture

Young, who currently serves as an associate professor and coordinator of graduate studies for the School of Architecture, assumes the position on April 1, 2026.

Two Cooper Professors Awarded Grant for NYC Housing Research

The Architectural League of New York has awarded Acting Associate Dean Mersiha Veledar AR’03 and Associate Professor Kayla Montes de Oca AR’20 a 2025 Independent Projects Grant for research on housing cooperatives and shared living spaces.

Engineering Students Showcase Research at Major Conferences

Students in the Albert Nerken School of Engineering made their mark at professional and collegiate meetings across the country this semester, presenting research, competing in challenges, and contributing to the discourses that shape their fields.

STEM Outreach: Meet Our Graduate, Evan Dong

Meet Irene Cheng

Cheng, who will focus on history, theory, and criticism in architecture, joins The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture as associate professor in January 2026

NYSCA Hits $1 Million in Lifetime Giving to Cooper

The New York State Council on the Arts has made grants in support of The Cooper Union every year since 1989, including Fiscal Year 2026 grants for the Saturday Program and Typographics.

$4.97 Million Gift Will Advance Cooper’s Computer Science Program

One of the largest single donations in Cooper’s history strengthens the launch of its newest engineering department and supports a project-based, human-centered approach to understanding the foundations of computer science. 

New Documentary Features Painter Lois Dodd A'48

Rooms Without Walls

CUSLI Awarded a NASA New York Space Grant

The grant supports the student-led Cooper Union Satellite Launch Initiative's study of the properties of e-paper

Alum-Led Gallery Puts Artists First

Down Gallery, co-founded by Quinci Baker A’17, is redefining the artist–gallery relationship with its inaugural exhibition featuring Cooper artists from Prince George’s County.

Cooper Alumna Takes to the Ring at MSG

2008 School of Art alumna Angela Hill is one of the world’s top-ranked MMA fighters.

Kerestell Smith ME’12 Reimagines Virtual Reality Gameplay

Kerestell Smith ME’12, founder of Another Axiom, is the engineer behind Gorilla Tag, one of the most successful virtual reality games of all time.

Engineering Students Recognized by NIH for Bioengineering Work

Cooper Professor Redesigns Met Museum Study Room

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has selected Professor Michael Young’s firm, Young & Ayata, for the redesign of the Nolen Study Room in the Thomas J. Watson Library, a $3 million, 1,000-square-foot project.

Professor Benjamin Davis Attends NEMA Chemical Engineering Chairs Forum