Category: Fall 2016

Meet NYU’s 2016 MacArthur ‘Geniuses’

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…

NYU Shanghai Preps for First Graduates

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…