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Dean’s Book Club doesn’t let distance stop the discussion

When the Dean’s Book Club at the U.S. Military Academy was started during the fall 2017 semester, the goal was to bring cadets, staff and fa...


Cadets, faculty use design skills to help with COVID-19 response

After going through a challenging six months, Class of 2021 Cadet Eston Smith found that the best way to distract himself was to work hard...


Virtual machines allow nuclear engineering cadets to learn remotely

When Todd Danko signed off his work computer April 3, he let out a sigh of relief and then hoped the system he had spent two weeks working...


Goats, cows and music help cadets adjust to learning remotely

During the first two lessons of his plebe math class taught through remote learning, Lt. Col. Charles Sulewski found the cadets to be too...


Cadets, professors quickly adapting to remote learning despite challenges

When Class of 2020 Cadet Hannah Schwartz left the U.S. Military Academy for spring break it was supposed to be a weeklong break to Poland be...


Office 365 transition helps West Point adapt during COVID-19

Friday afternoon from my dining room I joined a video conference with Col. Ed Teague, the U.S. Military Academy’s chief information officer...


High energy laser engineers engage with West Point cadets

Classroom lessons are important, but U.S. Military Academy cadets and instructors learned how invaluable live demonstrations of emerging tec...


British Army general talks UK, USA partnership during Kermit Roosevelt Lecture

British Army Gen. Tim Radford, the deputy supreme allied commander Europe designate, visited the U.S. Military Academy March 3 for the 74th...


Building future leaders via Forest Service experience

During her first week with the Forest Service, Class of 2021 Cadet Miriam Smith found herself suspended 200 feet in the air, inspecting the...


Center for Molecular Science works to protect, care for Soldiers

The U.S. Military Academy's Center for Molecular Science conducts research into a wide variety of fields. Everything is made up of molecule...