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NYU Langone to expand pediatric care on Long Island with $11.5 million clinic
The Long Island hospital’s application for the expansion cited an anticipated uptick in pediatric patient visits in upcoming years.
NYU Langone names emergency department after Home Depot
The department received $10 million from The Home Depot Foundation, which was founded by the medical center’s billionaire namesake Kenneth Langone.
NYU to expand science and tech footprint at 770 Broadway
The university is set to rent over 1 million square feet of office space above the Wegmans location on Astor Place.
Law school report finds increasing racial disparities in criminal justice system
A report from the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law found that people of color were 32% less likely to be released from incarceration at the early end of their sentence.
How NYU plans to reinforce resources for international students ahead of Trump presidency
The president-elect’s last administration saw a historical decline in international student enrollment — this year, NYU is preparing to respond to new policies and community concerns.
Compromised survey results force NYU to retract study on MTA worker harassment rates
NYU School of Global Public Health’s federally-funded survey received “clearly erroneous” responses after it was leaked to a public social media page.
NYU Langone surgical team performs world’s first robotic double lung transplant
Surgeons said the procedure will minimize recovery times and make the procedure less painful for patients.
A local museum’s campaign to keep its doors open
The Merchant’s House Museum has spent more than a decade fighting a nextdoor construction project that would demolish 200 years of history.
Researchers at NYU Langone deem kidney transplants between HIV-positive people safe
Expanding the use of HIV-positive kidneys would make transplants more accessible, according to researchers at the medical center.
Students protest police presence on campus outside Gould Plaza wall
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators joined students from colleges across New York City for an International Day of Action.
NYU students join citywide youth to honor trans lives in Washington Square Park
The evening before, a group of NYU students protested President-elect Donald Trump’s anti-trans policies at the university’s Brooklyn campus.
The Soapbox: Farmers protest in France, party dissolution in the UK, pro-democracy leaders arrested in Hong Kong
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.
