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NYU vows to save Morton Williams supermarket
WEBNov 3, 2022 · NYU announced that it will find a new location for the Morton Williams supermarket if it is demolished due to construction of a public school on its lot. The supermarket is one of the only grocery stores in the Greenwich Village area and has been the center of a years-long dispute between the university and residents.
Men’s basketball team gets off to strong start under new head coach
WEBNovember 10, 2022. NYU men’s basketball is officially back. After completing its first winning record in six years and adding several pieces in the offseason, the Violets defeated Farmingdale State College 102-75 in its season opener. The game was head coach Dave Klatsky’s first career win as a head coach after being hired by NYU in May.
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WEBInside NYU’s 180-plus disciplinary cases against pro-Palestinian students and faculty. Silver allegedly revokes student’s acceptance for involvement in pro-Palestinian protests. Students and faculty join hun dreds in citywide pro-Palestinian march on Labor Day. Amnesty reports heightened concern over Abu Dhabi campus.
Blank Street Coffee: Symbol of gentrification or new neighborhood ...
WEBOct 14, 2022 · Blank Street Coffee, the pistachio-green coffee shop, is the brainchild of 2015 Stern alum Vinay Menda and 2017 Columbia University alum Isaam Freiha. With 40 locations throughout New York City, the duo broke through an incredibly saturated market. But behind the chain’s polished exterior, skeptical New Yorkers have found a heap of venture capital funding...
NYU jumps 3 spots in latest U.S. News rankings
WEBSep 13, 2022 · NYU is the 25th best college in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s rankings released yesterday. The ranking is a result of Columbia University’s data reporting scandal, which caused it to fall from No. 2 to No. 18.
Here’s what Taylor Swift said during her NYU graduation speech
WEBMay 18, 2022 · Taylor Swift received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from NYU and gave a speech to the class of 2022. She shared her advice on hard work, mistakes, cringe and gratitude.
NYU dental study wins STAT Madness tournament
WEBApril 12, 2023. Researchers from NYU’s College of Dentistry won this year’s STAT Madness — an online tournament spotlighting recent advances in medicine and science in which student researchers face off — with their study on combating gum disease. This achievement marks the first time a dental school won the March Madness-inspired contest.
24 NYU professors named world’s most cited researchers
WEBDec 7, 2021 · Twenty-four NYU professors were recognized for making significant impacts in their academic subjects on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2021 list. The ranking catalogues the authors of the most highly cited academic papers in the top 1% of their respective fields. The professors are among 6,602 researchers from over 70 countries in the 21 fields classified...
Courant Professor Who Won Turing Award Sees Hopeful Future in …
WEBMarch 29, 2019. Yann LeCun (via Facebook) NYU Courant Professor of Computer Science Yann LeCun won the A. M. Turing Award on Wednesday. The award is considered by many to be the “Nobel Prize of Computing.”. Announced by the Association for Computing Machinery — the world’s largest computing society for professionals — LeCun shares the ...