| Ballerina Turned Mathematician Credits Discipline for Success in Both Fields Jessica Lin, who graduates today from the College of Arts and Science, leaves NYU as she entered it: solving problems through understanding the mechanics... |
| First Wheelchair Bound Student in Musical Theatre Graduates From Tisch School of the Arts The Ridgewood, New Jersey native discovered her talent for singing at an early age, but when it came time for college, several top musical theatre training programs told her not to bother to apply because of her disability... |
| Gallatin’s Mickey Sanchez Aims to Understand the Reality of Performance Growing up in Roxbury, New Jersey, Mickey Sanchez developed an early affinity for music... |
| Grammar School Kids Create Music for Theatre in Tisch Songmaking Program Lerner & Loewe, Comden & Green, and Kander & Ebb are all famous musical theatre songwriting teams. Boolbol & Cone, Grob & Gray, and Meckler & Meckler are not famous yet, but keep those names in mind... |
| Green Is the Color of Progress on Washington Square As springtime blossoms and Mother Nature turns campus green, here is an update on some of NYU’s own efforts to become as green as possible... |
| Joscelyn Truitt to Continue Social Work Career at Tanzanian Orphanage Joscelyn Truitt, graduating today with a B.S. degree from the Silver School of Social Work, spent the last year and a half working at Bellevue Hospital in the Program for Survivors of Torture (PSOT), where she helped provide social services for individuals who have survived severe political and religious persecution in countries as far flung as Tibet, Chad, and Russia... |
| Law School’s Samuel Rascoff Named 2009 Carnegie Scholar The Carnegie Corporation of New York recently named School of Law assistant professor Samuel Rascoff a 2009 Carnegie Scholar, the fifth academic affiliated with the school in the last seven years to be selected for the prestigious award... |
| Law Student Garlinger Plans Return to Classroom to Teach on Free Speech Issues While many who graduate today are looking forward to stepping out of the classroom, Patrick Garlinger can’t wait to return—in a different role... |
| Manhattan Borough Chief of Staff Hones Her Skills at Wagner Alaina Colon graduates today from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service a more reflective and, she says, more effective New York City public official... |
| Maria C. Dolce Earns Third Nursing Degree from NYU This spring, Maria C. Dolce added Ph.D. to her nursing credentials, fulfilling a life-long ambition... |
| Nicole Smith Transforms Lives With Aesthetic Dentistry Aesthetic dentistry is a lot more than creating pretty smiles and glamorous makeovers, says Nicole Smith, president of the College of Dentistry Class of 2009 and co-founder of an NYU club for students interested in specializing in aesthetic dentistry when they enter practice... |
| NYU’s Pipes and Drums Band Offers A Little Bit of Scotland in New York City The NYU Pipes and Drums, which leads today’s Commencement procession, performs throughout the city at venues including Avery Fisher Hall, Radio City Music Hall, and Madison Square Garden... |
| Philosopher Michael Raven Challenges Worthiness of Branch of Metaphysics Michael Raven’s doctorate in philosophy from NYU is real—he did the requisite coursework and wrote a dissertation... |
| SCPS Fulbright Scholar Seeks to Grow PR Industry in Her Native Pakistan A native of Karachi—Pakistan’s largest city and financial center— Qureshi did her undergraduate work at Lahore University of Management Sciences, earning a B.S. in social science with honors... |
| Social Work’s Applegate Advocates for the Benefit of Community Gardens Recipient of the Silver School of Social Work’s Innovation in Social Work Practice Student Award, Jennifer Applegate graduates today with a master’s degree in social work... |
| Steinhardt M.P.H. Graduate Returns to Iraq with Dreams for Future Ghalib Al-Jibara was a medical school student at Baghdad Teaching Hospital at the start of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003... |
| Steinhardt’s Phoebe Lee Hopes to Provide Resources for Communities Most in Need For her first undergraduate student teaching job, Phoebe Lee faced a world history class filled with recent immigrants—some of whom were older than she and one who had been in New York for only six days—at Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School... |
| Stern School’s Sarah Ross Gains International Perspective on Business Graduating today from the Stern School is Sarah Ross, whose pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in international business took her around the globe... |
| Wagner School’s Katherine Otto to Deliver Commencement Speech Today Katherine E. Otto, who graduates today from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and delivers the Commencement speech for the Class of 2009, is both a full-time employee and a full-time student who finished her M.P.A. with a perfect grade point average... |
| Bloomberg Offers Aid to Nonprofits in Troubled Times Katherine E. Otto, who graduates today from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and delivers the Commencement speech for the Class of 2009, is both a full-time employee and a full-time student who finished her M.P.A. with a perfect grade point average... |
| Carnegie Grant Awarded to SCPS for Innovative Scenarios Project The Carnegie Corporation recently awarded a grant of nearly $250,000 to the School of Continuing and Professional Studies to support the Center for Global Affairs (CGA) Scenarios Initiative—a series of workshops and reports that evaluate U.S. policy options in the context of alternative scenarios and outcomes for pivotal countries... |
| Class of 2009 Celebrates NYU’s 177th Commencement in Yankee Stadium Today marks a triumphant end of one era for the nearly 15,000 members of NYU’s Class of 2009, but it also marks a moment rich with opportunity and potential... |
| Events Calendar, May 10 – 28, 2009 Today marks a triumphant end of one era for the nearly 15,000 members of NYU’s Class of 2009, but it also marks a moment rich with opportunity and potential... |
| Five From NYU Elected 2009 AAAS Fellows The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) elected five members of the NYU community as 2009 Fellows this spring... |
| Hundreds Flock to NYU’s 2009 Earth Day Events NYU celebrated the 39th annual Earth Day with a street fair, lectures, and an NYU Green Grants projects presentation... |
| NYU Students Honored with Nation’s Top Scholarships and Fellowships Each year, NYU students receive some of the most distinguished scholarships and fellowships in the nation... |
| Six from NYU Win Kennedy Center College Theater Awards Three students and three recent alumni from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development are among the award winners in the 41st Annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF)... |
| Three FAS Professors Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships Three professors in NYU’s Faculty of Arts and Science have been awarded 2009 Guggenheim Fellowships by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which recently announced 180 fellowship awards totaling more than $6 million... |
| Dental Study Finds New Evidence of Periodontal Disease Leading to Gestational Diabetes A new study by NYU dental researchers has uncovered evidence that pregnant women with periodontal (gum) disease face an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, even if they don’t smoke or drink, a finding that underscores how important it is for all expectant mothers to maintain good oral health... |
| Economists Find That Communication Helps Discourage Bank Runs The more information banks depositors have about an economic crisis, the less likely they are to make a run on their deposits in those banks, according to an experimental study by economists at NYU and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York... |
| Scientists Identify Circuitry Of First Impressions Neuroscientists at NYU and Harvard University have identified the neural systems involved in forming first impressions... |
| Supreme Court’s Docket Strongly Influenced by Congressional Preferences, NYU Study Finds The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Babysitter: An American History The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Bombing Civilians: A Twentieth Century History The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Contested Histories in Public Space The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Jews and Judaism in African History The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Music’s Spell: Poems About Music and Musicians The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| The Passionate Torah: Sex and Judaism The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| College of Nursing Presents New Academic Teaching Tool At Open House The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Evolutionary Biologist Judson Delivers Lectures as Part of Darwin’s Bicentennial Celebration The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| French and American Writers Discuss Creative Process The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Gallatin Arts Festival Features ‘New Worlds/New Works’ The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Jeffrey Sachs Speaks on Social Science Career Options The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Magic Spells Abound As Hollywood Comes to Washington Square The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Noted Playwright and Director Discuss Creative Process at The Public Theater The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| NYU–Princeton Event Encourages High School Girls to Pursue Science and Engineering Careers The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Polytechnic and NYU Faculty Gather at Torch Club The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Somali Women Tell Stories of Creative Resilience The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Stern School Dean and Faculty Celebrate New Book by Ringing the NASDAQ Closing Bell The cases the United States Supreme Court chooses to hear are strongly influenced by the legislative preferences of Congress, scholars at NYU have found... |
| Courant’s Assaf Naor Wins 2008 Salem Prize Assaf Naor, an associate professor in NYU’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, has been awarded the 2008 Salem Prize for his contributions to the structural theory of metric spaces and their applications to computer science... |
| Steinhardt’s Bleckner Appointed U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Ross Bleckner, renowned artist and faculty member at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, has been named Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Bleckner, well known for his large-scale paintings, joined the faculty at Steinhardt in September 2008 as clinical professor of studio art... |
| Summer Sessions at NYU Ross Bleckner, renowned artist and faculty member at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, has been named Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Bleckner, well known for his large-scale paintings, joined the faculty at Steinhardt in September 2008 as clinical professor of studio art... |
