Cooper Union

School of Art

Sep 28 Sep 28
Omar Dewachi, "Iraqibacter and the Biology of a History of War"

Omar Dewachi gives a talk about drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, a superbug associated with the 2003 Iraq war
Sep 30 Sep 30
PAF Talks: Melvin Edwards

A free, public conversation with Public Art Fund Curator Daniel S. Palmer accompanies Brighter Days, Melvin Edwards' exhibition of public sculptures on view at City Hall Park through November 28, 2021
Oct 12 Oct 12
Shimabuku

Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.
“My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”
From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.
Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.