University News
First-Years Feel Unprepared for NYU Academics After Welcome Week
One week into their NYU careers, first-years told WSN that Welcome Week’s emphasis on events designed for mingling left them unsure of what to expect from their upcoming classes.
NYU Physicist and Team Identify a New State of Matter
An NYU assistant professor led an almost four year project which discovered a new state of matter with implications on the computer industry.
Italian Princess Sues NYU For Billion-Dollar Art Collection
The granddaughter of Sir Arthur Acton, who, along with his wife, owned an extensive art collection left to NYU by their son, is now suing the university for it.
Former Adjunct Professor Claims Facebook’s New Currency Stole His Ideas
A former NYU adjunct professor claims that Facebook copied his ideas when they introduced their cryptocurrency two months ago.
2018 Stern Grad Arrested for Insider Trading
A former Stern Student Council President was recently arrested after using non-public information to his advantage in the stock market.
Professor Sells NYU-Owned Townhouse For Millions
The university's current tax filings reveal a payment they received after a faculty member sold their home.
NYU Shanghai to Double Size With New Campus in 2022
A campus will be built at NYU Shanghai that will allow for an additional 4,000 students to enroll at the global site.
Langone No Longer Accepting Donations From Opioid Manufacturing Family
The Sackler family has a hand in major international institutions including Purdue Pharma, which manufactures the addictive opioid OxyContin.
NYU to Create a Scholarship for Formerly Incarcerated Students
The scholarship, created in conjunction with the Prison Industrial Complex Committee and Incarceration to Education Coalition, will begin in the 2020-2021 school year.
Graduate Student Union Demands NYU Fire Professor Who Sexually Harassed A Student
Professor Avital Ronell was suspended for a year for sexual harassing a student and is set to come back to NYU this fall. The Graduate Student Organizing Committee does not think a one-year suspension was enough and is calling for NYU to fire Ronell.
SPS Commencement ’19
Speakers at the 30th SPS undergraduate commencement encouraged graduates to pursue their careers with the underlying goal of changing the lives of people they work with for the better.
