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Obstacles No Barrier to Higher Speeds for Worms, Courant Researchers Find

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
Obstacles in an organism’s path can help it to move faster, not slower, researchers from the Applied Math Lab at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences have found through a series of experiments and computer simulations.
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NYU’s Tamiment Library Establishes “The Real Rosie the Riveter Project” Oral History Archive

Apr 13, 2012
In 1942, with the United States at war and many young men overseas, a labor shortage was threatening...
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NYU Law Report Links Sexual Violence in Haiti’s Tent Camps to Lack of Basic Resources

Apr 13, 2012
Weeks after a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, human rights groups noted that women and...
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Courant Researchers Study Methods to More Accurately Measure Genome Sequencing

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
Lost in the euphoria of the 2003 announcement that the human genome had been sequenced was a fundamental...
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Steinhardt Student Stacey Ferreira’s Tech Start-Up Is Social Media Sanctuary and Sir Richard Branson’s Youngest Investment

by Courtney Bowe Apr 13, 2012
Nineteen-year-old freshman Stacey Ferreira co-founded and co-runs a global company from her NYU dorm...
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Stress in Early Pregnancy Can Lead to Shorter Pregnancies, More Pre-Term Births

Apr 13, 2012
Stress in the second and third months of pregnancy can shorten the process, increase the risk of pre-term...
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Center on International Cooperation Study: Peacekeeping Deployments Grew At Slower Pace in 2011

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
Peacekeeping operations grew in 2011, but at a slower rate than in previous years, according to a new...
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NYU Abu Dhabi Professor Co-Authors Report Calling for Better Protection of Arabian Gulf Coastline

Apr 13, 2012
NYU Abu Dhabi assistant professor of biology John Burt recently co-authored a report from the United...
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Study Addresses Ways To Combat Nursing Faculty Shortage

Apr 13, 2012
To address the faculty shortage problem, schools of nursing are reexamining how they provide clinical...
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Steinhardt Professor Receives American Cancer Society Grant To Study Insulin’s Role in Obesity-Related Cancers

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
Niyati Parekh, an assistant professor at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development,...
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Reimagining Health Care as a Method for Preventing Obesity

by Robert Polner Apr 13, 2012
The obesity epidemic is transforming children’s health care, and providers are increasingly alert to...
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Scientists Create Largest-Ever Genome Tree of Life for Seed Plants

Apr 13, 2012
Scientists at NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, the American Museum of Natural History,...
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NYU Research in Guatemala Reveals Strong Disconnect Between Workers Rights and Factory Conditions

Apr 13, 2012
For more than 10 years, Silver School of Social Work professor Liliana Goldín has been meeting predominantly...
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NYU Study Concludes That Dentists Could Screen 20 Million Americans for Chronic Physical Illnesses

by Ami Finkelthal Apr 13, 2012
Nearly 20 million Americans annually visit a dentist but not a general
health care provider, according...
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Blood from Periodontal Disease Can Be Used to Test for Diabetes

by Ami Finkelthal Apr 13, 2012
Oral blood samples drawn from deep pockets of periodontal inflammation can be used to measure hemoglobin...
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Courant Researchers Find That Hovering Is Easier for Top-Heavy Structures

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
Top-heavy structures are more likely to maintain their balance while hovering in the air than are those...
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Robots Emerge as Leaders Among Fish in NYU-Poly Experiments

Apr 13, 2012
Probing the largely unexplored question of what characteristics make a leader among schooling fish, researchers...
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NYU-Poly Researchers Help Create Lightweight, Durable Automotive Brakes

Apr 13, 2012
Researchers in Brooklyn and Michigan are collaborating on a next-generation aluminum composite brake...
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Researchers Develop Method To Examine Batteries— From the Inside

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
There is an ever-increasing need for advanced batteries for portable electronics, such as phones, cameras,...
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Wagner Project to Track Saving Habits of Pregnant Women in Kenya

by Robert Polner Apr 13, 2012
Every year, hundreds of thousands of women across the globe die during childbirth as a result of preventable...
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Eye Movement Coordinates With Arm Motions, NYU Researchers Find

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
We make our eye movements earlier or later in order to coordinate with movements of our arms, NYU neuroscientists...
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Scientists Use Sugar Molecules to Identify Esophageal Cancer

Apr 13, 2012
Lara Mahal, an associate professor of chemistry, and her colleagues at the Medical Research Council (MRC)have...
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Study Examines Therapeutic Process for Children Mourning a Parent’s Death

by Robert Polner Apr 13, 2012
Matthew, a precocious and sensitive child, was fortunate in at least one important respect during his...
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Remarks by Steinhardt’s Nissenbaum Incorporated Into Recent White House Online Consumer Privacy Bill

Apr 13, 2012
On Feb. 22, 2012, the Obama Administration unveiled the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, articulating...
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New Flexible Sensors Offer Unprecedented View of Brain

Apr 13, 2012
Jonathan Viventi, assistant professor at NYU-Poly and the NYU Center for Neural Science, co-led a team...
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Study Finds Being Multi-Lingual Can Be an Asset for Students

Apr 13, 2012
“Bilingualism and Academic Achievement,” a study by Wen-Jui Han of the Silver School of
Social Work,...
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Wagner’s Anthony Kovner Discusses the Simple Logic and Inherent Obstacles of Evidence-based Management

by Robert Polner Apr 13, 2012
When organizations or businesses stumble and fall, the search for an explanation often leads back to...
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Practice Makes Perfect, But Not When It Comes to Decisions About Risk

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
People aren’t always good at making informed decisions that involve risk, but a new study shows that...
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Rudin Center Report Profiles America’s New Super-Commuters

by Robert Polner Apr 13, 2012
If you thought your commute was too long, you might feel better after hearing about the “super-commuter,”...
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Researchers to Study Impact of Out-of-Classroom and Digital Learning Under MacArthur Foundation Grant

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
Recent research suggests that many students feel alienated from school activities and are at risk for...
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Nanofiber Breakthrough Holds Promise for Medicine and Microprocessors

by Robert Calem Apr 13, 2012
A new method for creating nanofibers made of proteins, developed by researchers at the Polytechnic Institute...
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NYU’s Furman Center Receives MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions

Apr 13, 2012
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban...
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Perceptions of Discrimination May Adversely Affect Health of Immigrants’ Children

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
Children of recent immigrants are more likely to make sick visits to the doctor if their mothers see...
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Study Finds People With Easy-to-Pronounce Names Are Favored

by Carolyn Ritter and Rebecca Scott Apr 13, 2012
Having a simple, easy-to-pronounce name is more likely to win you friends and favor in the workplace,...
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No Link Between the Death Penalty and Capital Crimes, Sociologists Find in Study of Trinidad and Tobago

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
There is no association between the administration of the death penalty and subsequent murder rates,...
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Learning Cultures Curriculum Developed by Steinhardt’s Cynthia McCallister Gives New Meaning to the Term ‘Social Studies’

by Courtney Bowe Apr 13, 2012
Read together. Stop. Encourage. These are the three rules of Unison Reading, the foundation of the Learning...
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Apr 13, 2012
Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America By Christopher Bram Twelve Publishers, 2012 In the...
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News from the New York University College of Nursing

Apr 13, 2012
Updates from the RN Work Project, a 10-year multi-state longitudinal survey of RNs that began in 2006 and is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Neuroscientists Find Greater Complexity in How We Perceive Motion

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
How we perceive motion is a significantly more complex process than previously thought, researchers at...
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Research News Briefs

Apr 13, 2012
AAAS Selects Two NYU Faculty as Fellows The American Association for the Advancement of Science...
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What Animal Survival Instinct Tells Us About Human Emotion

by James Devitt Apr 13, 2012
Can animals’ survival instincts shed additional light on what we know about human emotion? NYU neuroscientist...
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