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Alumni Profile: Lois Dodd, A’48

Alumni Profile: Lois Dodd, A’48 Lois Dodd grew up in Montclair, NJ and studied art at The Cooper Union.  She lives in both New York City and in Maine.  She is well known for...

Read more April 6, 2023 at 9:19 am

Martin Charnin A’55

Martin Charnin grew up in New York City and attended the NY High School of Music and Arts before attending the Cooper Union. He graduated from the Cooper Union with a certificate in Art...

Read more November 27, 2021 at 12:56 pm

Daniel Maggin ME 1920

Daniel Maggin ME ’20 came to the United States from a town near Odessa, in the Ukraine as a child, and grew up in Brooklyn.  Shortly after receiving his Bachelor’s degree from Cooper Union...

Read more November 17, 2019 at 9:11 pm

Announcing the 2018 Recipients of the CUAA Founder’s Day Hall of Fame Awards:

Announcing the 2018 Recipients of the CUAA Founder’s Day Hall of Fame Awards: Each of these awardees will receive their award and be inducted into the Cooper Union Hall of Fame on June 1,...

Read more February 6, 2018 at 8:59 am

Herman Jessor BSE 1917

Herman J. Jessor, BSE 1917 Herman J. Jessor graduated from the Cooper Union Night Engineering School in 1917.  He immigrated to New York when he was 12 years old from Russia.  He studied at...

Read more November 17, 2017 at 8:33 am

Dr. Robert C. Spindel EE’65

Alumni Profile:  Dr. Robert C. Spindel EE’65   Robert Spindel received his Electrical Engineering degree from The Cooper Union in 1965.  He received a masters and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Yale University....

Read more August 21, 2017 at 5:03 pm

Ronald Brookmeyer Math’75

Ronald Brookmeyer Math’75 Updated 1/09/2020 Ron Brookmeyer Math’75 is the dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, effective Jan. 15, 2020. Ron Brookmeyer became a member of the UCLA faculty in 2010,...

Read more April 16, 2017 at 6:21 pm

Alumni Profile : Albert Nerken ChE 1933

Albert L. Nerken ChE 1933 Albert Nerken was born in the Bronx. He attended Townsend Harris Hall high school. He attended The Cooper Union during the Great Depression.  He dropped out of school for...

Read more January 15, 2017 at 9:18 pm

Simon Zelnik A 1924

Simon Bernard Zelnik, A 1924 Simon Bernard Zelnik was born in Austria on June 3, 1894. He became a U.S. citizen in 1920. He graduated from The Cooper Union art school in 1924, from...

Read more January 8, 2017 at 10:09 pm

John O’Rourke Eng 1876

John O’Rourke Eng 1876 John O’Rourke Eng 1876 was an authority on subway line, bridge and tunnel construction. He studied mechanical and civil engineering at The Cooper Union, and worked in the office of...

Read more November 18, 2016 at 4:16 pm
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Upcoming Events

  • Chicago Regional Event – tour of the Glenbard Wastewater treatment facility
    May 17, 2025
  • CUAA Council Meeting – 5/20/2025
    May 20, 2025

Alumni News

  • Bill Morrison A’89 was nominated for an Academy Award March 4, 2025
  • Brandon Bunt BSE’22 M.Eng’24 was named a SJA Fellow, March 4, 2025
  • John L. Manferdelli Phy ’73 has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering . March 4, 2025
  • Coco Fusco, Ricardo Scofidio AR’55 and Elizabeth Diller AR’79 were elected members of the American Academy of the Arts last week. March 4, 2025
  • Jack Whitten A’64 is profiled in the 2/27/25 New York Times Magazine March 4, 2025

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