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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