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NYU Abu Dhabi partners with Emirati tech company to further 6G research

Through this collaboration, students and faculty at the Abu Dhabi campus will be able to explore the advanced wireless cellular technology through internships and research opportunities.
Vaishnavi Girish, Contributing Writer February 11, 2025

NYU Abu Dhabi has partnered with one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United Arab Emirates to expand programming in wireless technology, allowing students and...

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Wagner dean on stepping down, returning as a faculty member

Sherry Glied, who has led the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service since 2013, spoke with WSN about the school’s growth and what she hopes to accomplish as a faculty member.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor February 10, 2025

After over a decade of leading NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Sherry Glied has decided to step down as dean and join the school’s faculty, President...

NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering campus at Brooklyn Commons in 2022. (Samson Tu for WSN)

Faculty and staff talk merging computer science depts. in Tandon, CAS

NYU may form a new computer science department to keep up with a rapidly expanding tech industry.
Adi Rajpurohit, Contributing Writer February 10, 2025

A group of faculty and staff will evaluate the possibility of creating a new computer science department that would consolidate programs at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering...

NYU purchases Hebrew Union College building for over $75 million

The university will move into HUC’s West Fourth Street location in 2027.
Juan Hanes, Contributing Writer February 7, 2025

NYU will move into the Hebrew Union College’s building at 1 W. Fourth St. in 2027, after purchasing the space for $75.5 million last week. Proceeds from the university’s...

The Soapbox is a weekly news column rounding up stories worth reading for a global university. (Max Van Hosen and Kyra Reilley for WSN)

The Soapbox: Protests in Germany, WHO withdrawal in Argentina, island deal in the UK

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 7, 2025

In Germany, thousands protest far-right immigration bill  On Sunday, around 160,000 protesters took to the streets of Berlin after center-right leader Friedrich Merz proposed...

How NYU Law is shaping public safety in Minneapolis

How NYU Law is shaping public safety in Minneapolis

The school’s Policing Project has a two-year, $1 million contract with the city to offer tailored policy recommendations for community vitality and law enforcement.
Nikhil Shah and Yusra Javed February 7, 2025

A policing project at the School of Law is working to inform Minneapolis’ public safety practices throughout the year, according to a report that detailed specific recommendations...

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ICE agency cancels interviews at NYU Law career fair amid backlash from 1,000-plus students

At least five institutes have withdrawn from the law school’s Public Interest Legal Career Fair in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Dharma Niles, News Editor February 6, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement canceled some of its interviews with students at the NYU School of Law’s Public Interest Legal Career Fair after a petition condemning...

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Grad student resigns from on-campus job amid NYU Langone protests

More than 100,000 others signed an online petition demanding that the medical center pull back on its decision to deny children gender-affirming care.
Dharma Niles, News Editor February 6, 2025

A graduate student worker at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service resigned after NYU Langone Health reportedly denied gender-affirming care to at least two patients.  Last...

President Linda Mills at her Presidential Inauguration ceremony hosted at the Paulson Center. (Manasa Gudavalli for WSN)

Mills breaks silence on Trump’s immigration crackdown, aid freeze

In her first message of the spring semester to the NYU community, President Linda Mills said the university would release updates on its website rather than “writing community-wide emails with every new development.”
Aashna Miharia, News Editor February 6, 2025

President Linda Mills said that NYU is “dealing with uncertainty” amid the Trump administration’s prospective threats to international student visas and federal research...

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Beyond NYU: Shaping films and shows frame by frame

From NYU Tisch classes to Hollywood’s “Ted Lasso,” alum A.J. Catoline shared his experiences in the world of film editing.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor February 6, 2025

Tisch alum A.J. Catoline always had an interest in film and writing, but he discovered that his true passion was for editing in an NYU filmmaking course. Now, he’s an Emmy-winning...

People rally in front of NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New York. (Danny Arensberg for WSN)

Over 1,000 call on NYU Langone to continue providing gender-affirming care for children

After the medical center reportedly denied treatment to at least two patients, New York Attorney General Letitia James threatened to sue it for violating anti-discrimination laws.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor February 5, 2025

More than 1,000 students, staff and transgender rights activists gathered outside NYU Langone Health’s Tisch Hospital on Monday evening to protest the medical center’s decision...

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NYU says it will ‘comply with the law’ in response to immigration crackdown

The statement comes after NYU Langone Health reportedly warned its employees to avoid protecting patients from immigration enforcement.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 5, 2025

NYU “will comply with the law” amid the Trump administration’s prospective crackdown on student visas, university spokesperson John Beckman said Monday. That same day, staff...