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What to do this week: Climate Week, a Brooklyn street festival and more
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: Sept. 23-29.
NYU names Lindsey Smith director of Tulsa site
Lindsey Smith, a professor at Oklahoma State University, will oversee NYU Tulsa’s student services and academic programming when the site opens for its first full semester this spring.
The Soapbox: Typhoon in China, tightened borders in Germany, youngest person to be sentenced in the United Kingdom
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.
Mills travels to Seoul to announce joint program with Korean university
President Linda Mills met with Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology president Kwang-Hyung Lee to introduce a graduate program for a joint degree in artificial intelligence.
Palestinians and Israelis speak on personal loss in the region amid war in Gaza
At an NYU-hosted panel discussion on Tuesday featuring Israelis and Palestinians, President Linda Mills praised the panelists for seeking “connection and dialogue.”
Beyond NYU: Taking mind control past ‘science fiction’ and into the world
CAS alum Aryan Govil first developed a mind-controlled wheelchair as a junior at NYU.
Now, he hopes to gain FDA approval and bring his revolutionary invention to aid people worldwide.
‘A game changer’: NYU launches Center for Mind, Ethics and Policy
The center, which was established earlier this summer with a $6 million donation, will aim to expand research on non-human brains and their coexistence with human life.
NYU Reads author Hua Hsu on ‘polarization’ at college campuses
Hsu told hundreds that President Linda Mills’ first email of the semester, which quotes his memoir, was not an “accurate reflection” of his words at a Monday discussion.
Steinhardt researchers propose ‘culturally responsive’ public school programming
A team of researchers at Steinhardt helped create a toolkit aimed at promoting diversity and civic engagement in public schools.
NYC students petition against NYU and Columbia tax cuts
The group of students is calling for the over $100 million that NYU saves in property tax exemptions to be allocated toward the city’s public universities.
Tisch dean to step down at the end of the academic year
NYU said that Allyson Green, who has served as head of the Tisch School of the Arts for 11 years, will continue her work as a professor after stepping down from her administrative position.
NYU Langone awarded $600,000 to expand substance abuse education in Brooklyn schools
The Sunset Park Family Support Center at NYU Langone will use the money to strengthen overdose prevention measures and curriculum in Brooklyn high schools.
