Sep 1, 2006
Two of Africa’s premier writers in exile, Breyten Breytenbach and Ngugi wa Thiong’o, will head a discussion at New York’s Strand Bookstore (828 Broadway at 12th St.) on Wed., Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 5, 2006
A lecture and discussion of The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, a new book by authors Norman J. Ornstein and Thomas E. Mann, will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M in room 914 of NYU’s Kimmel Center for University Life (60 Washington Square South) next Thursday, September 7.
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Events and Traditions, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service |
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Sep 5, 2006
Panel Discussion Slated 12-2PM, Thurs. Sept. 7
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Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 5, 2006
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address New York University students and students from other universities at an event sponsored by NYU’s Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life and Caravan for Democracy, a program sponsored by Jewish National Fund and Media Watch International. The event —which will take place on Thursday, September 7, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. will be held at the Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7th Street and 3rd Avenue.
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Sep 5, 2006
In “GAMES + ANNIMATION,” two panelists from a high-end commercial and broadcast animation house and the largest New York City game studio will present one of their projects in a step-by-step walk-through to compare concept development and production workflow. An open Q&A will follow the panel; refreshments will be served.
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School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 6, 2006
This is the fifth issue of the magazine under Dean Richard Revesz. Each year, The Law School magazine focuses on a different, exceptional area of scholarship within the school. The focus of this year’s issue is NYU’s outstanding faculty in Civil Procedure, the rules which govern the conduct of all civil actions brought in Federal district courts.
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School of Law |
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Sep 7, 2006
Lecture by Joyce Collector and Scholar Jesse Meyers Highlights Opening
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 7, 2006
The Documenta series begins on September 12, at 7:15 p.m., with the screening of the film My Grandmother’s House (La casa de mi abuela). The most awarded Spanish documentary in 2005, the film is up for an Academy Award nomination. Filmmaker Adán Allaga will be present to introduce the film and for Q&A after the screening.
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 7, 2006
New York University’s Center for Career Education and Life Planning at SCPS offers “Think Fast, Act Fast, Fight Smart!,” an exciting two-hour personal safety workshop starting this fall. This workshop will be held on Saturday, October 14 from 10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. at NYU’s 48 Cooper Square location. To register please call: 212-998-7171
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School of Continuing and Professional Studies |
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Sep 7, 2006
Edited by J. David Slocum, an associate dean at New York University’s Graduate School of Arts and Science, the collection of more than 20 essays includes analyses of “war cinema” - the convergence of Hollywood productions, military activity, and everyday life - from World Wars I and II, and Korea to Vietnam and recent conflicts in the Persian Gulf and Iraq.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Tisch School of the Arts |
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Sep 7, 2006
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) at New York University offers a new fall course, “Fundraising for Religious Leaders”, for clerical leaders who want to learn how to develop their institution’s case for fundraising and motivate volunteers to overcome fears about soliciting funds.
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School of Continuing and Professional Studies |
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Sep 8, 2006
Fourteen films from Venezuela will be showcased in a four-day film festival entitled “100% Venezuela” to be held Thursday, September 21, through Sunday, September 24 at New York University’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (53 Washington Square South). The screenings are free and open to the public,
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 8, 2006
New York University’s Journalism Department begins its fall Distinguished Speakers Forum with three of the most influential journalists of our time: Lawrence Wright, author of The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Sept. 12, 12-1:15 p.m.); Gay Talese, a pioneer in narrative journalism (Sept. 14, 6-7:30 p.m.); and Ron Suskind (Sept., 19, 6:30-8 p.m.), author of The One Percent Doctrine and The Price of Loyalty.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 8, 2006
On November 6 and 7, 2006, the NYU College of Dentistry will host a two-day symposium to honor the life and career of Donald H. Enlow, PhD, the creator of one of the most notable comparative bone histological slide collections in the world. The collection, consisting of over 25,000 slides, is currently being curated by the NYU College of Dentistry and will be on display at the symposium.
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College of Dentistry, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 8, 2006
Early tests on a new coating for orthodontic brackets and wires developed by NYU College of Dentistry researchers suggest that it could inhibit plaque growth and decalcification common in patients wearing fixed appliances without decreasing the bond strength between brackets and teeth.
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College of Dentistry, Research |
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Sep 8, 2006
**MEDIA ADVISORY**
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School of Law |
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Sep 8, 2006
Exhibition Dates: September 5 to October 7, 2006
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Tisch School of the Arts |
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Sep 11, 2006
But Five Years After 9/11, Many Americans Still Have Reservations
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Research, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service |
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Sep 11, 2006
A four-part film series entitled “God’s Elect? Religion, Media, and Elections in the Americas” will take place this fall at New York University’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (53 Washington Square South). All screenings begin at 4 p.m. and are free and open to the public; screenings are followed by a discussion of the film.
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Tisch School of the Arts, Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 12, 2006
A series of poetry readings and a documentary film showcasing the bilingual magazine El Corno Emplumado/The Plumed Horn, produced in the 1960s, will take place this fall at NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (53 Washington Square South). Curated by Lila Zemborain of NYU’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages, the events are free and open to the public. For further information, call 212.998.3650.
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 12, 2006
New York University’s Joseph LeDoux will deliver a public lecture, “Fearful Brains in the Age of Terror,” on Wed., Sept. 20, 6:30 p.m. at NYU’s La Maison Française, 16 Washington Mews (between University Place and Fifth Avenue). The event is free and open to the public, which may call 212.998.8740 for more information.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 12, 2006
Jacques Andreani, a former French ambassador to the United States, will deliver a public lecture, “French and U.S. Political Cultures,” on Fri., Sept. 29, 2 p.m. at NYU’s La Maison Française, 16 Washington Mews (between University Place and Fifth Avenue). The event is free and open to the public, which may call 212.998.8740 for more information.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 13, 2006
Glucksman Ireland House at New York University, located at One Washington Mews (at Fifth Avenue), will host several special events in October, including a lecture on October 12 by David J. Cooney, Permanent Representative for Ireland at the UN, on the role of small nations and of Ireland in particular at the United Nations. To reserve a seat call 212.998.3950.
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 13, 2006
President Papadopoulos to Speak on Regional and Strategic Politics
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Sep 13, 2006
The NYU Center for Global Affairs at NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies announces its September 2006 schedule of events and lectures, which includes International Careers in the Private Sector and the “Thursday Brown-bag Series,” Conflict, Security, and Development: Issues, Actors, and Approaches. Reservations are required. For more information, the public may call the Center at 212-992-8380.
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School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 14, 2006
The dialogue is part of NYU’s “Voices of Latin American Leaders,” a series of in-depth discussions with prominent Latin Americans on issues facing the Americas and the world that began in 2003. “Voices of Latin American Leaders” is free and open to the public; on-line registration is required.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 14, 2006
The dialogue is part of NYU’s “Voices of Latin American Leaders,” a series of in-depth discussions with prominent Latin Americans on issues facing the Americas and the world that began in 2004. “Voices of Latin American Leaders” is free and open to the public; online registration is required.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 14, 2006
Strong National Security Advocates, Social Conservatives Join in Cosponsoring Address at NYU School of Law
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School of Law, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 15, 2006
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, president of the United Republic of Tanzania, will take part in “Building Links between Africa, the U.S., and the Global Community,” a forum hosted by NYU. Other forum participants include Chief Olufemi Fani-Kayode, minister of culture and tourism, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Yaw Nyarko, NYU’s vice provost of globalization and multicultural affairs.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions, School of Continuing and Professional Studies |
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Sep 15, 2006
A series of three lectures — on the Cuban revolution, on Spanish music, and on Spanish American folk saint — will take place this fall at New York University’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (53 Washington Square South). The lectures are free and open to the public. For further information call 212.998.3650.
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 17, 2006
Fernández de Kirchner, senator for the province of Buenos Aires and a presidential candidate in the upcoming Argentine elections, will discuss transitional justice with Judge Garzón, judge of the Spanish Audiencia Nacional (High Criminal Court), in the annual Emilio Mignone Lecture on Transitional Justice on Mon., Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. at New York Universitys School of Law.
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School of Law, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 18, 2006
A distinguished scholar of Romanticism, Magnuson published his first book, Coleridge’s Nightmare Poetry in 1974, the same year he came to teach at NYU. He was also the author of Coleridge and Wordsworth: A Lyrical Dialogue and Reading Public Romanticism.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science |
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Sep 18, 2006
The panel will be comprised of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Dutch political activist and screenwriter of “Submission,” which was directed by murdered filmmaker Theo van Gogh; Frits Bolkestein, former president of Holland’s Liberal Party; Bas Heijne, a Dutch journalist; and Tony Judt (Moderator), director of the Remarque Institute and author of Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 19, 2006
An exhibition by photographer and architect Roberta Vassallo currently is on display through October 20 at New York University’s Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, located at 24 W. 12th Street. It is free and open to the public; gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. For further information call 212.998.3862.
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Sep 19, 2006
Massimo D’Alema, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, will speak on “E.U. and Italian Foreign Policy Post 9/11: Challenges and Opportunities of a New Leadership Role in the Middle East” on Thursday, September 21, at 5:30 p.m., at New York University’s Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, 24 W. 12th Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues).
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 19, 2006
Deutsches Haus at NYU, located at 42 Washington Mews (at University Place), will host several special events in October including a special lecture on October 12 by University of Zurich professor Elisabeth Bronfen entitled “Night Talks.” Most events, are free and open to the public. For further information call 212.998.8663
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 20, 2006
La Maison Française of New York University, located at 16 Washington Mews (at University Place), will host several special events in October, including a three-day (October 12-14) visit by novelist, playwright, and critic Hèléne Cixous that will include lectures and a performance. All events are free and open to the public. For further information, the public may call 212.998.8750.
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 20, 2006
The series, to run through mid-November, sheds light on various subjects that unearth the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War: prisoners under Franco, executions and mass burials, the guerrillas who fought against Franco after the war, and the war legacy in present day Spain. In many cases, the filmmakers will be present for a Q&A after the screening. The screenings are free and open to the public; for further information call 212.998.3650.
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 20, 2006
Can periodontal infections increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease? A one-year pilot study by the NYU College of Dentistry, in collaboration with the NYU School of Medicine, seeks to answer this question with the help of a grant from the School of Medicine’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center.
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College of Dentistry, Research |
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Sep 21, 2006
Reuters, the global information company, has given a $100,000 grant to NewAssignment.net, a web-driven initiative being launched by New York University journalism professor Jay Rosen, which seeks to spark innovative investigative journalism by inviting the public to have a more active role in reporting.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science |
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Sep 22, 2006
A new national survey by New York University’s John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress shows that, while Congressional races concentrate on the war in Iraq and the state of the economy, Americans are worried about long-term issues such as global warming, terrorism, Social Security and Medicare and they doubt Congress has the knowledge to tackle them.
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Research, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service |
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Sep 22, 2006
Karen Greenberg, executive director of the Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law, is available for comment on the interrogation bill now in the U.S. Senate. President George Bush and key Senate Republicans forged a compromise on the legislation late Thursday (Sept. 21) evening, clearing the way for the bill’s passage.
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School of Law |
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Sep 22, 2006
New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service has announced the selection of its first class of New York City Social Justice Fellows — seven community organizers and advocates devoted to such issues as immigrant rights, HIV/AIDS, and youth empowerment.
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Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service |
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Sep 22, 2006
A major conference on the transportation concerns and needs of older adults will be held at New York University on Tuesday, September 26, from 8 am - 12:30 pm. James S. Simpson, the newly installed Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, will be the keynote speaker.
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Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 25, 2006
The New York University School of Law’s Journal of Law and Liberty will host a symposium exploring how new scholarship in behavioral law and economics impacts the set of legal choices available to us. Classical liberalism posits that we are best off when we are allowed the maximum possible range of choices.
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School of Law, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 25, 2006
The Department of Photography and Imaging in the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts has announced the dates for an exhibition of approximately 80 photographic works by 32 photographers examining life on the Gulf Coast before and after hurricane Katrina.
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Tisch School of the Arts, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 25, 2006
Angela Davis will keynote “James and Esther Jackson, the American Left, and the Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement,” a symposium to take place at New York University on Saturday, October 28, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 25, 2006
Women’s math and spatial reasoning performance significantly improves when they are not worried about confirming negative gender stereotypes. By contrast, men’s math and spatial reasoning performance improves when they are reminded of the positive stereotypes associated with their gender.
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Research, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development |
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Sep 25, 2006
All events are free and open to the public, and unless otherwise noted, take place at the Center’s location at the Woolworth Building, 4th Floor, 15 Barclay Street [between Broadway and Church Street]. Reservations are required. For more information, the public may call the Center at 212-992-8380
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School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 25, 2006
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has awarded the PEARL Network, a regional practice-based research network at the NYU College of Dentistry, a $1M, one-year, jaw osteonecrosis research grant, in conjunction with two other regional networks.
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College of Dentistry, Research |
Press Release
Sep 25, 2006
Truman Capote captivated readers with the murder of a Kansas family in the 1950s. Fifty years later, German author Andrea Maria Schenkel has done the same with her debut work, Tannöd (Nautilis, 2006). Schenkel will read from Tannöd at New York University’s Deutsches Haus (42 Washington Mews at University Place) on Fri., Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. The event will be in English and German.
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 26, 2006
Elisabeth Bronfen, professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich, will deliver the Otto and Ilse Mainzer Lecture at NYU on October 12, at 6:30 p.m., discussing “Night Talks.” It is free and open to the public. For further information call 212.998.8663.
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 26, 2006
Center to Be Academic Forum on Contemporary China; Chinese Consul-General to Give Inaugural Speech, Sept. 28
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Sep 26, 2006
Two critically acclaimed contemporary novelists-Louis Bayard and Matthew Pearl-will bring the mysterious and compelling figure of Edgar Allan Poe, inventor of detective fiction and poet, to life when they discuss their recent historical novels in a special event at NYU on October 17, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For further information, the public may call 212.998.2400.
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 26, 2006
NYU’s Center for French Civilization and Culture has partnered with a range of French cultural institutions to organize “PARIS BECKETT 2006,” the world’s largest centennial celebration of playwright and author Samuel Beckett. The celebration’s events, which include performances of Beckett’s plays, roundtable discussions of his works, and readings of his works by well-known actors, are being held in and around Paris this fall.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 26, 2006
Author David Kamp joins Clark Wolf, president and founder of Clark Wolf Company, the food, restaurant, and hospitality consulting firm, for a conversation about the book. The event takes place at NYU’s Bobst Library, Fales Collection (3rd floor), 70 Washington Square South. A book signing follows. For further information and to reserve a seat call 212.992.9018.
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Events and Traditions |
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Sep 26, 2006
Polaroid Stories runs Oct. 27-28 and Nov. 2-4 at 8:00 p.m., with matinees October 29 and November 5 at 3:00 p.m.. NYU’s production will be directed by faculty member Joe Salvatore. The cast will feature undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students from the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, which is part of NYU’s Steinhardt School of Education.
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Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 27, 2006
NYU Gallatin School Professor George Shulman examines how biblical or prophetic language influences American politics in a book due out just prior to the 2008 presidential election. But his analysis is relevant to the Nov. 7 mid-term elections. Because this language has been captured by the New Right since 1980, he examines whether it can be re-worked for progressive purposes.
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Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Research |
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Sep 27, 2006
NYU has introduced a new full-time, dual degree program that enables students to earn both a dental (DDS) degree and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in Global Public Health in five years, rather than the customary six.
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College of Dentistry |
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Sep 27, 2006
Author Mark Danner will deliver the 2006 Remarque Lecture, “The Politics of the Forever War: Terror, Rights, and George Bush’s State of Exception,” on Tues., Nov. 14, 6 p.m.. The event is free and open to the public, which may call 212.998.3660.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
Press Release
Sep 28, 2006
Detection of Pathogens in Minutes, Not Hours or Days, Will Improve Patient Care
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College of Dentistry, Research |
Press Release
Sep 28, 2006
Hélène Cixous, a founder of poststructuralist feminist theory, will deliver New York University’s 10th annual Irving H. Jurow Lecture, “The Infinite Taste of Dreams,” on Thurs., Oct. 12, at 5:30 p.m. in NYU’s Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center (100 Washington Square East). The event is free and open to the public. Please call 212.998.8100 for more information.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
Press Release
Sep 28, 2006
A new study from the Center for Research in Crime and Justice at NYU’s School of Law concludes that the city’s crime data are reliable and that the NYPD goes to great lengths throughout its ranks to ensure their accuracy. Additionally, the study finds the department’s extensive efforts at quality control can be instructive nationwide, as they go further than even data-management procedures commonly used by large corporations.
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School of Law, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service |
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Sep 28, 2006
Matthew Goldstein, chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY), will deliver an address, “Public Higher Education in the 21st Century: The CUNY Story,” at an event sponsored by NYU’s Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy, on Wed., Oct. 25, at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, which must RSVP to 212.998.5860
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Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 28, 2006
The event, sponsored by NYU’s Department of Journalism, will include Stan Tiner, editor of the Biloxi Sun Herald, and Joshua Norman, a reporter for the paper and a 2000 graduate of NYU’s College of Arts and Science. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 212.998.7980.
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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Events and Traditions |
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Sep 29, 2006
New York University’s John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress today released the results of a national survey that finds widespread dissatisfaction with Congress and pent-up demand for action on worrisome long-term issues such as global warming, Social Security and Medicare, and even aging bridges and roads.
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Research, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service |
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