Artificial Spinal Disks Allow Patients to Bend Normally Again
If your knee or hip wears out, you can get it replaced. But if a
disk in your spine degenerates, your only option is that which existed
nearly a century ago: have two adjacent vertebrae fused together. But
soon, those in chronic pain from degenerative disk disease will have a
better option: permanent artificial disk replacement.
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Computer Science Students Capture First Place in Regional Programming Contest
A team of students in NYU’s Computer Science Department captured the
regional title in the Association for Computer Machinery’s (ACM)
programming contest, held November 14 at Iona College in New Rochelle,
NY.
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New Center for Performance Studies in China Named for Tisch’s Richard Schechner
The new Schechner Center for Performance Studies at the Shanghai
Theatre Academy in China is set to open early in 2005.
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New Program at NYU Medical Center Offers Tests for Early Signs of Ovarian Cancer
Women at high risk for ovarian cancer — the most lethal
gynecological malignancy — can now benefit from state-of-the-art
research that has yielded several methods for early detection, all of
which are available at NYU Medical Center.
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NSF Grant, New Hires Bolster Genomics Research at NYU
NYU heads a consortium of four of New York’s top science institutions
that has been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Science
Foundation to create a “Virtual Center for Plant Evolutionary
Genomics.”
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NYU, WNET, WGBH and PBS Team Up to Preserve Digital Public Television Programming
A partnership comprising New York University, the public television
stations WNET Thirteen and WGBH of Boston along with the Public
Broadcasting Service has recently been selected by the Library of
Congress to receive a $2.8 million grant to preserve digital public
television programming.
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NYU, WNET, WGBH and PBS Team Up to Preserve Digital Public Television Programming
A partnership comprising New York University, the public television
stations WNET Thirteen and WGBH of Boston along with the Public
Broadcasting Service has recently been selected by the Library of
Congress to receive a $2.8 million grant to preserve digital public
television programming.
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Scientific American Names NYU’s Bhardwaj Among Top 50 Scientists
Nina Bhardwaj, professor of medicine, pathology, and dermatology, and
director of the NYU Cancer Institute’s Tumor Vaccine Program, has been
listed in Scientific American magazine as one of 50 outstanding leaders
in science and technology in 2004.
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