Are U.S. Cities Getting More or Less Violent? New Database Offers Mixed, But Optimistic, Picture
Tagged in Education and Social Sciences Health and Medicine Research Arts and Science Faculty
Violence has fallen in nearly all major U.S. cities since 1991, according to a new analysis by researchers at New York University. However, recent fluctuations in violence in selected cities point to temporary disruptions in this 17-year decline.
How to Shorten the Length of MLB Games—and Make Them More Competitive? Researchers Have an “Out” Strategy
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NYU researchers who outline a rule change that would shorten major-league baseball games by almost half an hour while making contests closer and, perhaps, re-igniting interest in the game.
New Study Finds that Aging Can Make It More Difficult to Swallow
Tagged in Education and Social Sciences Health and Medicine Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
“This research establishes the need for exercise programs for older adults that target throat muscles just like those that target the muscles of the arms, legs and other parts of the human body,” said NYU Steinhardt professor and the study's lead author Sonja Molfenter.
NYU Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health, and NYC Health + Hospitals Correctional Health Services Develop Free Webinar Series on HIV Primary Care
Tagged in Education and Social Sciences Health and Medicine Silver School of Social Work
The goal is to enhance culturally competent HIV primary care delivery for Latino populations in order to improve sustained viral suppression outcomes and reduce new infections.
The NYU Social Entrepreneurship Program Awards More than $1 Million in Access to Education Competition
Tagged in Education and Social Sciences Around the Square Entrepreneurship
Four grand prize winners underscore the potential of emerging technologies to influence student success positively.
NYU Study Uncovers Connections Between Early Childhood Programs and Teenage Outcomes
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A new study by researchers at NYU evaluated Head Start programs in Chicago's high-risk neighborhoods and found evidence suggesting that early childhood programs positively affect academic achievement.
NYU’s Tucker Part of Effort to Gauge Impact of Social Media on Elections and Democracy
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Joshua Tucker, a professor in NYU’s Department of Politics and director for the Jordan Center for the Advance Study of Russia, will be part of a research organization that will examine the impact of social media on elections and democracy.
COOL COURSE ALERT: Disability Studies
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Students work in teams with a guest consultant with a disability to explore that person’s interests, abilities, and desires.
COOL COURSE ALERT: Interdisciplinary Case-Based Management of Dysphagia
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Communicative sciences and disorders grad students team up with their peers in nutrition and dietetics to explore how to feed and care for people with difficulty swallowing.
COOL COURSE ALERT: Vampires, Zombies and Other Monsters
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This course blends monster studies (in literature and film), anthropology, and religious studies.