Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer September 28, 2016 NYU claimed three of this year’s 23 MacArthur Fellowship recipients, which is also known as the “Genius Grant.” Computer Science Professor Subhash Khot, Associate Professor of Music Composition Julia Wolfe and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, an alumnus of NYU, all received the honor this year for work in their…
Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer August 28, 2016 Just three years ago, NYU Shanghai was established in partnership with East China Normal University. Now a crucial part of NYU’s global reach, the site is preparing to bid adieu to its first graduating class at the end of this academic year. The Class of 2017 consists of…
By: Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer The American Heart Association awarded the NYU Langone Medical Center a four-year, $4 million grant to research the many aspects and causes of heart attacks in women. The grant will supplement the newly created Sarah Ross Soter Center for Women’s Cardiovascular Research, one of only five in the country. Vice…
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By: Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer As NYU’s official spirit week came to a close, students pitched ideas ranging from racial identity to youthfulness of the mind in Kimmel’s Eisner & Lubin Auditorium on Friday for the chance to speak at April’s TEDxNYU. Each student received five minutes to pitch an idea and five minutes to…
By: Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor answered questions about the current state of juries in the American judicial system at the NYU School of Law on Monday, hosted by the Civil Liberty Project. According to their website, the Civil Liberty Project began last fall to assess the current role and place…
By: Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer A school as sprawling as NYU often finds its administration trying to keep its students engaged in new, unique ways. A big focus at NYU has been social media, a footprint that extends from engaging current students with Hashtag NYU and Twitter to engaging prospective students with Meet NYU and…
By: Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer In an effort to encourage discussion around the treatment of transgender people by authorities, a panel of transgender activists came together Tuesday night for the NYU LGBTQ Student Center’s “Panel on State Violence Against Trans Individuals” as part of NYU’s Trans Awareness Week. The panel featured Aron Cobbs from Lambda…
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By: Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer Elodie Gheden, a researcher in the biology and public health department, discussed her use of genetic sequencing techniques to create insights on human pathogens at the Women in Science annual fall lecture Thursday night. Her work revolves around decoding viruses and parasites that cause diseases in tropical climates. “I have…
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By: Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer Anonymous voices are coming together to raise awareness about sexual assault, as college students from across the nation have united through a campaign called 100 Voices Strong, which kicked off on Friday. 100 Voices Strong uses a mobile app called Flyy, which allows people to anonymously speak to each other…
By: Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer Dr. Martin Blaser, an NYU professor of microbiology, has been nominated to participate in and chair the President’s Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria. The purpose of the group is to reduce and control antibiotic-resistant bacteria, so that current antibiotics work better. Blaser is a specialist in infectious diseases…
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