Americans for Social Change: See Matt Damon and Howard Zinn Speak on Nov. 12
“The People Speak- Live” comes to NYU on Thurs, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. at Cooper Union Great Hall
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Ancient Studies is Focus in 2009-10 Lecture Series
Each year, the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) at NYU invites a number of research scholars to take up residence at the institute and join in the intellectual life of the community. The ISAW Visiting Research Scholars program comprises individuals of scholarly distinction who also have a history of interdisciplinary academic exchange in the relevant fields of ancient studies....
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Anthropology Student Named One Of “5 Under 35” Top Young Fiction Writers
Ceridwen Dovey, an anthropology doctoral candidate in the Graduate School of Arts and Science, was selected by the National Book Foundation as one of its “5 Under 35” young fiction writers for her inaugural novel, Blood Kin (Viking, 2008)....
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College of Nursing Establishes Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
The College of Nursing recently announced the opening of a Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) program that responds to the growing complexity of health care delivery systems, increasing educational challenges for advanced practice nurses, and burgeoning demand for clinical leaders. The D.N.P., the highest level of academic preparation for practicing nurses, is nursing’s equivalent to professional doctorates in other disciplines such as medicine (M.D.), dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.), and pharmacy (PharmD.)...
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College of Nursing Faculty Members Receive Research Awards
Two faculty members in the College of Nursing were recently awarded for their innovative research and leadership. Gail D’Eramo Melkus, the Florence and William Downs Professorship in Nursing Research received the 2009 Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award from the Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association. Mary Rosedale, assistant professor in the college, who also has a faculty appointment in the Department of Psychiatry, received the Novice Nurse Researcher from the Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association...
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Faculty From Stern, Wagner, Steinhardt, and NYU-Poly Receive $2 Million NSF Grant to Study Security and Privacy Issues
Five professors—Anindya Ghose of the Stern School of Business, Nasir Menon and Ramesh Karri of NYU-Poly, Helen Nissenbaum of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and Rae Zimmerman of the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service—were recently awarded a $2.12 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) based on the Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship For Service (SFS) program for research and teaching of security and privacy issues on the Internet and other critical information infrastructure...
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ISAW’s Third Annual Leon Levy Lecture To Be Held Nov. 5
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) will present the third annual Leon Levy Lecture on Nov. 5, featuring speaker Nicola Di Cosmo, Henry Luce Foundation Professor of East Asian Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study. Di Cosmo will lecture on “The Historian in the Future of the Ancient World: A View from Central Eurasia..."
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Men’s Cross Country Captures Fourth Consecutive UAA Title
For the fourth consecutive season, the NYU men's cross country team has captured the University Athletic Association Championship. The Violets now prepare for the NCAA Atlantic Region Championship in Geneseo, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 14, with another entry to the NCAA Division III Championship at stake...
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New B.S. Degree in Public Health Launched at Steinhardt
Responding to increasing demand from undergraduates, the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development will launch a new B.S. degree in public health beginning in 2010-11...
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NYU Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Sustainability
NYU recently won the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) annual Campus Sustainability Leadership Award in the four-year and graduate institutions over 15,000 full-time student category. The award recognized NYU as having made the greatest overall commitment to sustainability as demonstrated in its education and research, campus operations, and administration and finance, and was presented at the “Greening of the Campus VIII Conference” on Sept. 21 in Indianapolis...
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Steinhardt Jazz Partners with Barnes & Noble for Weekly Music Series
When Dave Schroeder, director of jazz studies at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, learned last spring that the soon-to-open Barnes & Noble flagship store on Manhattan’s Upper East Side (86th Street and Lexington Avenue) would include a large performance space, he saw an unique opportunity to create a forum for jazz artists to interact with their audiences in a personal setting...
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Steinhardt’s Kirch Wins NSF Grant to Study Elementary Science Education
Despite a recent emphasis on providing elementary school students with stimulating STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) content, educators and curriculum designers often miss one essential aspect of science: approaching evidence with skepticism and dealing with conflicting, incomplete data...
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Stern Professor Dolly Chugh Selected as Aspen Institute Faculty Pioneer Finalist
Dolly Chugh, assistant professor of management and organizations in the Stern School of Business, was recently chosen as a finalist in the 2009 Faculty Pioneer Awards by the Center for Business Education at the Aspen Institute. This annual recognition, dubbed the “Oscars of the business school world” by the Financial Times, awards business school instructors who have demonstrated leadership and risk-taking through integrating ethical, environmental, and social issues into the MBA curriculum. She was one of eight finalists out of more than 125 nominations submitted by academics and business executives. Finalists were selected by Aspen Institute staff in consultation with prominent academics, and winners were selected by a panel of corporate judges...
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