http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/research/research-news.html en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:20 EDT Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:20 EDT 5 http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/21/movshon-receives-lashley-award-for-his-research-on-the-neuroscience-of-vision.html The American Philosophical Society (APS) has awarded NYU neuroscientist J. Anthony Movshon its 2013 Karl Spencer Lashley Award in recognition of his “pioneering work on the neuroscience of vision.” Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/21/movshon-receives-lashley-award-for-his-research-on-the-neuroscience-of-vision.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/17/love-and-let-liea-symposium-on-longevity-quality-of-life-generational-conflict-june-1.html NYU will host “Love and Let Lie”—an all-day symposium on longevity, quality of life, and the brewing inter-generational conflict—on Saturday, June 1, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Cantor Film Center. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:41:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/17/love-and-let-liea-symposium-on-longevity-quality-of-life-generational-conflict-june-1.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/16/nyu-to-host-vermeers-daughteran-artistic-whodunit-the-vetting-of-insurgent-theories-may-18.html New York University will host “Vermeer’s Daughter?”—an all-day symposium on how the Academy processes renegade scholarly theories in the art world—on Saturday, May 18. Thu, 16 May 2013 14:33:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/16/nyu-to-host-vermeers-daughteran-artistic-whodunit-the-vetting-of-insurgent-theories-may-18.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/16/world-science-festival-events-to-feature-nyu-facultymay-29-june-2.html The best and brightest minds in science will descend on New York City for the 2013 World Science Festival, May 29-June 2. NYU will be among the hosts for the highest-profile event of its kind in the United States. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:17:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/16/world-science-festival-events-to-feature-nyu-facultymay-29-june-2.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/13/physicists-light-magnetic-fire-to-reveal-energys-path.html NYU physicists have uncovered how energy is released and dispersed in magnetic materials in a process akin to the spread of forest fires, a finding that has the potential to deepen our understanding of self-sustained chemical reactions. Mon, 13 May 2013 09:28:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/13/physicists-light-magnetic-fire-to-reveal-energys-path.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/13/middle-class-wealth-in-meltdown-nyu-economist-wolff-finds.html The collapse of the stock market and home prices has taken an immense toll on the assets of the middle class and has hit minorities and young adults especially hard, according to a new study authored by NYU Economics Professor Edward Wolff. Mon, 13 May 2013 07:46:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/13/middle-class-wealth-in-meltdown-nyu-economist-wolff-finds.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/10/nyu-to-host-archimedes-in-the-21st-century23-centuries-of-influence-on-mathematics-engineering-and-science-may-31-june-1.html The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences will host a conference titled “Archimedes in the 21st Century” on Fri., May 31 and Sat., June 1. Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/10/nyu-to-host-archimedes-in-the-21st-century23-centuries-of-influence-on-mathematics-engineering-and-science-may-31-june-1.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/09/art-historys-rice-selected-for-national-humanities-center-fellowship.html Louise Rice, an associate professor in NYU’s Department of Art History, has been named a Fellow of the National Humanities Center for 2013-14. Thu, 09 May 2013 13:11:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/05/09/art-historys-rice-selected-for-national-humanities-center-fellowship.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/30/three-nyu-faculty-elected-to-national-academy-of-sciences.html Three NYU professors—David Heeger, Joseph LeDoux, and Ruth Nussenzweig—have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the Washington, D.C.-based organization announced today. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:14:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/30/three-nyu-faculty-elected-to-national-academy-of-sciences.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/29/nyu-nyu-langone-researchers-devise-method-for-enhancing-cest-mri-.html Researchers at NYU and NYU Langone Medical Center have created a novel way to enhance MRI by reducing interference from large macromolecules that can often obscure images generated by current chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) methods. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:45:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/29/nyu-nyu-langone-researchers-devise-method-for-enhancing-cest-mri-.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/29/independence-blue-cross-nyu-nyu-langone-medical-center-collaborate-to-detect-early-diabetes.html Independence Blue Cross, NYU, and NYU Langone Medical Center have established a collaboration to develop machine-learning algorithms to spot cases of undiagnosed diabetes and to predict pre-diabetes in patients to improve care and lower costs. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:25:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/29/independence-blue-cross-nyu-nyu-langone-medical-center-collaborate-to-detect-early-diabetes.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/29/neuroscientist-phelps-on-emotion-and-the-accuracy-of-memorymay-10-.html NYU neuroscientist Elizabeth Phelps will deliver “Emotion and Memory,” on Fri., May 10, 4-5:30 p.m. at NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB) Auditorium. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:15:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/29/neuroscientist-phelps-on-emotion-and-the-accuracy-of-memorymay-10-.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/24/aaas-elects-three-nyu-faculty-as-2013-fellows.html The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) has elected three NYU faculty as fellows: Martin Jack Blaser, the George and Muriel Singer Professor of Medicine and professor of microbiology at NYU Langone Medical Center; Philosophy Professor David Chalmers; and Politics Professor Alastair Smith. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:39:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/24/aaas-elects-three-nyu-faculty-as-2013-fellows.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/24/examine-social-factors-to-explain-rise-in-diagnoses-of-mental-disorders-researchers-say.html Examining social factors is vital to better explaining and understanding the dramatic rise in the number of Americans diagnosed with mental disorders in recent years, according to an analysis by a team of medical and mental health experts. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:05:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/24/examine-social-factors-to-explain-rise-in-diagnoses-of-mental-disorders-researchers-say.html http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/22/the-past-present-and-future-of-urban-policyapril-23-at-nyu-.html NYU will host “The Past, Present, and Future of Urban Policy,” a discussion featuring NYU sociologist Patrick Sharkey, on Tuesday, April 23, 4-6 p.m. in the Puck Building. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:41:00 EDT http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/22/the-past-present-and-future-of-urban-policyapril-23-at-nyu-.html