NYU Medical Center Changes Name to Honor Chairman of Board & Wife
New York, April 16, 2008- NYU Medical Center today announced it will be renamed the NYU Elaine A. and Kenneth G. Langone Medical Center, in honor of the chairman of its board of trustees and his wife, whose unrestricted $200 million gift is the largest in the Medical Center’s history. Read more »
NYU Response to Senators Baucus and Grassley
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Statements by NYU School of Law’s Richard Revesz and Michael Livermore On: Supreme Court’s Exxon Valdez Decision and White House Refusal to Accept EPA Conclusion On Greenhouse Gases
On June 25, the Supreme Court reduced the punitive damages award against Exxon over the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, a decision which could have a profound effect on offshore drilling. Read more »
NYU School of Law’s Barkow Available for Comment On Supreme Court’s Rejection of Death Penalty for Child Rape
New York University School of Law Professor Rachel Barkow is available for comment on the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision outlawing executions of people convicted of raping a child. Read more »
NYU Supports Designation of “University Village” as an NYC Landmark
In testimony before the Landmarks Preservation Commission today, Lynne P. Brown, NYU’s Sr. Vice President of University Relations and Public Affairs, conveyed the University’s support for the “University Village” site - with its three I.M. Pei residential buildings in a “tower in the park” design - to be designated a landmark. Read more »
Statement by NYU Provost David Mclaughlin On Regents’ Vote On NYU and Poly
“NYU is very gratified by today’s vote by the New York State Regents that enables NYU and Polytechnic University to move forward with their partnership. Our two institutions will be far stronger connected than either would be on its own.” Read more »
In Letter, NYU Wagner Professor Paul Light Urges Presidential Candidates to Support “McCain-Obama Government for the 21st Century Act”
In a letter released today, Professor Paul Light of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University is urging John McCain and Barack Obama to use their influence and unique position as sitting senators running for president to pass bi-partisan legislation that would reform the appointment process and improve government performance. Read more »
NYU’S Real Estate Institute Renamed the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate to Honor Donors of $10 Million Gift
The New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies announced today that its Real Estate Institute will be renamed the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate in honor of the Schack family, who over the past 100 years has owned and developed real estate in New York City. Read more »
David Kirby, Bestselling Author On Vaccines and Autism, to Speak at NYU School of Law
David Kirby, the Brooklyn-based investigative journalist and author of The New York Times bestseller, Evidence of Harm, Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic – A Medical Controversy, will discuss recent developments in the continuing debate about the connection between vaccines and autism on Thursday, June 26, 2008, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at New York University School, 40 Washington Square South (between Macdougal and Sullivan Streets) in Tishman Auditorium of Vanderbilt Hall. Read more »
New Survey of NYU Law Students Reveals That Work/Family Balance Is Serious Concern for Men and Women
A survey of 351 students at New York University School of Law reveals that those about to join the legal profession are extremely worried about their ability to balance the competing demands of work and family. Read more »
Bjorn Hanson—Leading Hospitality and Travel Industry Researcher and Consultant—Joins NYU’S Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management
Bjorn Hanson, a hospitality and travel researcher widely respected for his industry forecasts and for having created econometric models that transformed business analysis in the field, is joining the full-time faculty of the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management at New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Read more »
NYU Response to Senators Baucus and Grassley
For the full text of the report, click here (pdf). Read more »
- NYU Dental Researcher Finds Link Between Pregnancy and Tooth Loss . Read more »
- NYU's "Systems Biology Across All Scales" Symposium Explores the Field's Big Questions, May 30. Read more »
- NYU Wagner Professor Paul Light’s New Book Reveals Government at the Breaking Point - and Shows How to Fix It . Read more »
- Film Content, Editing, and Directing Style Affect Brain Activity, NYU Neuroscientists Show . Read more »
- Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals Report Higher Levels of Civic Engagement, Interest in Politics Than Americans Overall. Read more »
- NYU School of Law’s Barkow Available for Comment On Supreme Court’s Rejection of Death Penalty for Child Rape . Read more »
- In Letter, NYU Wagner Professor Paul Light Urges Presidential Candidates to Support “McCain-Obama Government for the 21st Century Act” . Read more »
- David Kirby, Bestselling Author On Vaccines and Autism, to Speak at NYU School of Law . Read more »
- NYU Authors of Selling War to America Available for Comment On McClellan’s Claims About Bush, Iraq War . Read more »
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