ISAW’s Inaugural Exhibition Features Ancient Treasures from the Republic of Georgia The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) at NYU will present as its inaugural exhibition an unprecedented display of ancient treasures on loan from the Republic of Georgia.

Manhattan BP Scott Stringer and John Sexton Announce Agreement on Principles for Future NYU Campus Development     Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer and President John Sexton recently announced that NYU, elected officials, and local community groups had agreed to a set of principles to guide the University’s future expansion.

New Project Explores Why Moral Courage Is ‘More Important Than Fear’ Irshad Manji is an internationally acclaimed author, filmmaker and Muslim reformer. She is also director of the newly-launched Moral Courage Project at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

NYU Creates New Technology For a More Efficient and Reliable Form of Computer Memory Technology that helps create a more efficient form of computer memory, which was developed at NYU, is being commercialized by a new start-up company formed by Allied Minds, a Boston-based seed investment corporation.

Steinhardt’s Jazz Studies Produces ‘Master lass’ DVDs with Legendary Musicians     Jazz Studies at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development has partnered with Artists House Foundation, an online information resource for musicians, to produce a series of jazz master classes featuring legendary jazz performers...

CAS Freshman Presidential Honors Scholars Visit NYU in Florence, Italy     Jazz Studies at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development has partnered with Artists House Foundation, an online information resource for musicians, to produce a series of jazz master classes featuring legendary jazz performers...

Eugene and Millicent Bell’s Gift Establishes Fellowship for English Students     Doctoral and post-doctoral students in the Department of English have received a boost with the establishment of the Millicent Bell Fellowship in Literature, the result of a generous gift from alumni Eugene and Millicent Bell.

Graduate Film Students ‘Chat’ Between New York and Singapore     Earlier this month, the Graduate Film Division in the Tisch School’s Kanbar Institute of Film and Television held its first-ever International MOS Celebration, a video event for first-year graduate film students at the New York and Singapore campuses.

Israeli and Palestinian Students to Explore New ‘Paths to Peace’ at NYU A new NYU program called Paths to Peace will bring together eight students of different faiths and backgrounds from Israel and Palestine to study together for one semester. The program is dedicated to training future leaders, endowing them with the skills and experience to advance reconciliation and coexistence for future generations. Students will enroll for the fall 2008 or spring 2009 semester.

NYU’s Deutsches Haus Receives $1 Million Gift The Faculty of Arts and Science at NYU has received a $1 million gift from the German Academic Exchange Service to support the university’s Deutsches Haus.

NYU’s Jumpstart Program Helps to Set New Reading Record     Last year, an impressive 150,000 children read with an adult role model in cities across the country during Jumpstart for Young Children’s first annual “Read for the Record” campaign.

Religious Studies Program at CAS Receives Major Gift Recent NYU graduate Jonathan A. Lerner (CAS ’07) and his family’s foundation have made a contribution to establish a new permanent fund for the Religious Studies Program in the College of Arts and Science.

Social Work’s Molly Heyman Promotes Social Justice at Home and Abroad     Molly Heyman, a junior in the Silver School of Social Work, returned to campus this fall after a spring and summer spent in Argentina. Her semester abroad, however, was not the usual one.

Steinhardt and MLK Scholars Aid in Development Efforts in Peru     In January, 143 NYU students, faculty, and administrators traveled to the cities of Cusco and Urubamba, Peru, to participate in a week-long service project. Students helped install clean burning stoves, construct clean lavatory facilities at schools, plant trees, and run free health clinics for impoverished communities.

Steinhardt Launches New Master’s Program in Educational Leadership, Politics, and Advocacy     Beginning this fall, the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development will offer a 36-point master’s degree in Educational Leadership, Politics, and Advocacy.

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer’s Ray Suarez Moderates Dialogue on ‘Israel at 60’ Ray Suarez, WSUC ’85, pictured at left, a senior correspondent at The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, recently moderated a dialogue on “Israel at 60,” which considered the nation’s past, present, and future in advance of the its six-decade anniversary.

Three NYU Faculty Books Win Association of American Publishers Awards Three NYU faculty books received awards from the Association of American Publishers, the organization announced in early February.

Faculty Honored for Research on Minority Student Test Score Gaps In an era of “No Child Left Behind,” one trend stood out for a trio of NYU scholars – persistent race gaps in students’ test scores. They wondered how much individual schools can do to reduce the achievement disparities, or how they can do better by their non-white students.

Torch Prize Fellows to Pursue Greater ‘Global Understanding’ Under apartheid, South Africa’s criminal justice system was notoriously brutal and prosecutions were often politically motivated. But how much have things changed after the country moved to a democracy?

Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus     Hooking Up is an intimate look at how and why college students get together, what hooking up means to them, and why it has replaced dating on college campuses.

Record Applications to NYU This year, NYU has received the largest number of freshman applications in University history. Over 37,000 high school seniors applied to be part of the NYU class of 2012, an increase of 2,899 applications—or 8.5 percent—above last year, and the largest pool of applications at any private college or university.

Campus news, events, & more (cont...) This year, NYU has received the largest number of freshman applications in University history. Over 37,000 high school seniors applied to be part of the NYU class of 2012, an increase of 2,899 applications—or 8.5 percent—above last year, and the largest pool of applications at any private college or university.

Giant Win for NYU Family! Steve Tisch, NYU benefactor and chairman and executive vice president of the Super Bowl XLII champion New York Giants, celebrated with the team at a Feb. 5 ticker tape parade in downtown Manhattan’s “Canyon of Heroes.”

Kanbar Film Student Melonie Diaz Dubbed this Year’s ‘Queen of Sundance’     What does Melonie Diaz, a third year undergraduate film student in the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts, have in common with well known film stars such as Patricia Clarkson, Kirsten Dunst, Catherine Keener, and Parker Posey?

Thirty-First Annual ‘Small Works’ Exhibition on View     What does Melonie Diaz, a third year undergraduate film student in the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts, have in common with well known film stars such as Patricia Clarkson, Kirsten Dunst, Catherine Keener, and Parker Posey?

Tisch Alums and Students Score Big at Sundance, Award Shows Every year at this time the film industry is awash in award ceremonies. It begins in early January with the Golden Globes, given out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and followed closely by the Sundance Film Festival, the Directors Guild of America, and the Screen Actors Guild awards.

College of Dentistry Partners with USC to Study How Tooth Enamel Develops How does a mushy matrix of protein molecules emerge from an infant’s tooth buds to become the hardened substance known as tooth enamel? To answer this question, an NYU dental professor and his counterpart at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry are partnering on the most comprehensive study to date to investigate the process that causes tooth enamel to develop.

Internship to Honor Law’s Norman Dorsen The Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) has established its first permanent internship, in honor of Norman Dorsen, Stokes Professor of Law and counselor to the president at NYU.

Stern School Receives $6.5 Million to Support Emerging Entrepreneurs and Development Research Coinciding with the introduction of a new leadership team at its Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, the Stern School of Business recently received gifts from donors totaling $6.5 million.