Researchers Study Healthy ALS Neurons as Way to Understand Resistance to the Disease
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Scientists have developed a stem-cell-based modeling system that identifies how some neurons are resistant to ALS—a breakthrough that offers potential for battling neurodegeneration.
Americans Overestimate Income for Children from Wealthy & Middle-Income Families—and Underestimate It for Children from Poor Ones
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Americans overestimate the future income for children from wealthy and middle-income families, but underestimate that for children from poor ones, finds a new study by NYU sociologists.
Your Nose Knows When It Comes to Stronger Memories
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Memories are stronger when the original experiences are accompanied by unpleasant odors, a team of researchers has found.
NYU Receives $1.5 Million Mellon Foundation Grant to Launch Public Humanities in Doctoral Education
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NYU has received a $1.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch a Public Humanities program in doctoral education in its Graduate School of Arts and Science.
NYU Launches Chemical Biology Initiative
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NYU is launching a Chemical Biology Initiative, which will add tenure-track positions, renovate lab space, and implement a multi-disciplinary approach to develop molecular solutions to challenges in both biology and medicine.
Carter Journalism Institute’s 2019 Reporting Award Winners to Focus on Marrow Donor Registries, Surveillance in China, and African Descendants of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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The Carter Journalism Institute has named three recipients of its 2019 Reporting Award: Ibby Caputo, an investigative journalist who has reported on issues in the U.S. and abroad, Ben Mauk, a Berlin-based writer who has covered migrant populations around the globe, and Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, a novelist and journalist whose works focus on humanitarian issues.
Only 2% of Black Chicagoans’ Allegations of Police Misconduct Were Sustained: NYU Researchers
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The percentage for white Chicagoans, by comparison, was 20%, according to the new study on racial disparities in a highly segregated city.
Young Children Willing to Punish Misbehavior, Even at Personal Cost, New Research Shows
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Children as young as three years old are willing to punish others’ bad behavior, even at personal cost, finds a new study by psychology researchers.
Economists Find Net Benefit in Soda Tax
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A team of economists has concluded that soda taxes serve as a “net good,” an assessment based on an analysis of health benefits and consumer behavior.
Researchers Find Evolutionary Backing in New Analysis of Differences in Mammalian Vertebrae
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Differences in numbers of vertebrae are most extreme in mammals which do not rely on running and leaping, such as those adapted to suspensory locomotion like apes and sloths.