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The Soapbox: Terrorist attack in the UK, election in the Czech Republic and forged artwork in Italy
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.
UHall suites recover from flooding
Hundreds of students evacuated the residence hall last Thursday, when a third-floor pipe burst flooded two suites and the downstairs Dunkin’.
Beyond NYU: Bringing artists’ stories alive is a ‘dream’ for this Grammy Museum executive
From being a Bob Dylan fan to helping guide the museum’s development, Lynne Sheridan spoke to WSN about her journey of crafting its public programs from scratch.
Stern MBA ranks second-to-last for return on investment
The business school’s No. 67 ranking from Bloomberg comes as the average post-grad value of an MBA is declining across the country.
Contract faculty rally for visa security
At its first demonstration of the semester, NYU's full-time faculty union demanded administrators sponsor H-1B visas and green cards amid a federal attack on immigration.
Langone ranks No. 1 in patient care for 4th consecutive year
The medical center outranked 118 others in a nationwide evaluation of patient experience after facing criticism for accessibility-related policies and practices earlier this year.
A new speech therapy method could cure the lost ‘r,’ NYU researchers say
A Steinhardt research team found that using different forms of technology to treat verbal impediments produced higher success rates for children’s speech production.
NYU Shanghai to offer 4 new Stern masters programs
Slated to start in summer 2026, this marks the business school’s third post-undergraduate program expansion across the university’s degree-granting campuses.
Langone launches gastrointestinal cancer facility
The center’s two new directors hope to identify risk factors and address increasing rates of GI cancer for young adults.
Tandon researchers pioneer new fabrication technique for quantum devices
A breakthrough from the engineering school shows that ion beam etching can produce quantum devices with the same quality as standard chemical methods.
NYU ‘well prepared’ for gov’t shutdown, admin says
Administrators said a government shutdown will have no immediate impact on research, financial aid or visa and passport applications.
COVID-19 tuition refund case permanently closed
After five years and six iterations, a class action lawsuit requesting tuition refunds for students who attended NYU during the pandemic was voluntarily dismissed.
