Are U.S. Cities Getting More or Less Violent? New Database Offers Mixed, But Optimistic, Picture
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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.
New Method Helps Determine Effectiveness of Interventions in Reducing Spread of HIV
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Genetic Sequencing Pinpoints Source of Infectious Disease, Impact of Intervention on Transmission
New Study Finds that Aging Can Make It More Difficult to Swallow
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“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
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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.
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: Clinical Simulation Learning Center
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Undergraduates in the Rory Meyers College of Nursing spend half of their clinical training hours the 10,000-square-foot center.
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.
Alumni @ Work: Marcus Johnson Puts His Patients At Ease
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This endodontist believes in cultivating empathy for those in his chair.
Alumni @ Work: Mona Lipson Funds Clean Water Projects
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The Wagner alum creates corporate partnerships to provide access to clean water projects and sanitation to those in need.
NYU Dentistry’s Nicole Scheff Receives NIH Grant to Study Interaction of Sensory Nerves and Oral Cancer
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Research Could Spur Development of Novel Oral Cancer Therapeutic Strategies That Target Sensory Neurons