University News
NYU receives federal funding for cybersecurity research center
One of seven nationwide, the center will focus on finding security threats to sustainable infrastructure.
Dharma Niles, News Editor
• October 4, 2024
Online discourse about Harris more negative than Trump following vice presidential debate, NYU researchers find
Researchers analyzed rhetoric and discourse from various social media sites following the Tuesday debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor
• October 4, 2024
Tisch grad student workers criticize updated conduct policies in letter to admin
Students and alumni from the Department of Cinema Studies claimed that NYU violated its contract with its graduate student worker union by requiring that students complete the “How We Engage” modules on Brightspace.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor
• October 3, 2024
How Adams’ indictment could affect NYU
Higher education experts spoke with WSN about potential impacts of Eric Adams’ indictment on NYU’s operations, particularly concerning police on campus and zoning laws.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor
• October 2, 2024
Professor sues NYU over ‘gender-based hostility’ at Abu Dhabi campus
The lawsuit details the conduct and communications that allegedly led to the termination of Kanchan Chandra’s tenure at the site.
Adrianna Nehme, Deputy Managing Editor
• October 1, 2024
How Langone’s drug education program is reaching citywide youth
The school’s Prevention Education Partnership has taught students about substance abuse at hundreds of schools across all five boroughs.
Audrey Abrahams, Staff Writer
• October 1, 2024
A look into how U.S. colleges responded to waves of on-campus protests
NYU joined several other higher education institutions across the country in updating its protest guidelines and non-discrimination policies.
Naisha Roy, Editor-at-Large
• September 30, 2024
RAs win majority vote to unionize
The union, which now officially represents hundreds of RAs at NYU, is demanding increased compensation and improved working conditions for resident assistants on campus.
Aashna Miharia, News Editor
• September 27, 2024
Students join hundreds to protest Netanyahu’s UN address
Protesters began chanting at Grand Central Station before marching to camp outside the hotel Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is staying at.
Rory Lustberg and Sophia Chen
• September 27, 2024
Mills hosts climate policy panel on ‘forgotten super pollutant’
At the Climate Week event, experts discussed ways to combat the negative effects of nitrous oxide.
Constantine Moore, Contributing Writer
• September 27, 2024
Students hold vigil in Washington Square Park to mourn deaths in Lebanon and Palestine
Dozens gathered under the Washington Square Arch on Tuesday to grieve the hundreds of lives lost in the ongoing conflicts in Lebanon and Palestine.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor
• September 26, 2024
Framing climate advocacy as ‘patriotic’ increases belief in climate crisis, NYU study finds
The September study revealed that belief in climate change increased among liberal and conservative individuals when presented as essential to conserve the American “way of life.”
Ivy Chan, Contributing Writer
• September 26, 2024
Dharma Niles, News Editor • October 4, 2024
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • October 4, 2024
Julia Diorio, Arts Editor • October 4, 2024
Ellie DaSilva, Contributing Writer • October 4, 2024