Upcoming Events & Exhibitions

Prof. Dell Honored for Work in Iceland

Both an artist and an engineer, Professor Robert Dell was awarded the Cobb Partnership Award and celebrated by the U.S. embassy, the Fulbright Commission in Iceland, as well as two of Iceland's former prime ministers for his years of dedicated work to bridge American and Icelandic interests

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Generous Donation of Milton Glaser Work to Lubalin Center

Designer Mirko Ilic donated more than 400 examples from the designer's storied career

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Typographics 2023

Type aficionados from around the world gathered at The Cooper Union to immerse themselves in contemporary typo­graphy

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IGV Team Places 2nd and 3rd in National Competition

The Intelligent Ground Vehicle team traveled to Michigan to compete against schools from around  the country

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In Memoriam: Professor Daniel Lepek

A generous and brilliant professor, Daniel Lepek ChE'04 loved The Cooper Union and was a vital, beloved member of the school.

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  • 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.