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Convocation focuses on community, constructive engagement and the case for Union

Convocation 2024

Writes of summer: Two awarded scholarships to NYSSWI

Ashley Dell’Oso ’24

Writing as a 'political act': Aram wins Canadian literary prize

Jamaluddin Aram '17

Summer research a hot topic across disciplines at Union

On a hot, sticky morning, Zaid Fafouri ’26 and Austin Gregory ’25 took turns kicking soccer balls into a net at Garis Field. Over the course of two hours, they would repeat this routine hundreds of times. Thud. Thud. Thud. Crouched safely behind the net, Nguyen Ho ’26 collected data into her laptop from a series of sensors attached to the netting. Each shot generates 1,800 pieces of data. After the final kick, they will retreat to a lab to analyze the data

In the big tent: Circus arts course juggles history, tradition, spectacle

Students doing acrobatics as part of a circus performance class held in the Henle Dance Pavilion

'Sche-nection' students lead creative projects at Kids Arts Fest

Alumna directs play at Yulman Theater

May 29-June 1 at 7:30 p.m. and June 2 at 2 p.m.

You on the Moors Now poster

Fore: Student-created golf app wins annual business pitch competition

Winners of the SparkLab business pitch competition

Steinmetz Symposium a day to celebrate scholarly and artistic endeavors

Mathematics major Emily Vasquez ’24 started preparing for her presentation weeks ago. She didn’t know quite what to expect. She had never given a public presentation related to math. Also, the topic, “Finding the Relationship Between Triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem using Calculus,” could be challenging for those who would rather forget the fundamental principle of geometry taught in high school: a² + b² = c².

Take me out to the bird game: Union’s Audubons and America’s pastime team up for new exhibit

“Birds of Baseball,” a new exhibit in the Lally Reading Room in Schaffer Library, features original prints of John James Audubon's "Birds of America." The prints are paired with images of baseball teams mascots named after the corresponding birds. This includes Cardinal Grosbeak (Plate 159).

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