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A collage of “climojis”, or climate change awareness themed emojis.

NYU Professors and Students Mobilize Climate Change With ‘Climoji’

Evan Vehslage, Contributing Writer January 30, 2018
An NYU professor and several students developed climate change emojis, or "climojis." They hope the sticker packs will help broaden the discussion surrounding climate change.
Dr. Schmidt, professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at NYU (right), and Dr. Bunnett, professor in the Department of Surgery and Pharmacology at Columbia University (left).

NYU and Columbia Professors Team Up to Battle Oral Cancer

Christine Lee, Staff Writer January 30, 2018
NYU Dentistry professor and Columbia University colleague awarded 3.7 million dollars to develop non-opioid treatments for oral cancer.
Michael Rectenwald, also known as “The Deplorable Professor,” is suing NYU and some professors for defamation.

‘Deplorable’ NYU Professor Sues University, Colleagues for Defamation

Sarah Jackson, Deputy News Editor January 29, 2018
Self-proclaimed "deplorable" LS professor Michael Rectenwald is suing NYU and four professors for defamation. The basis of the suit is a series of department-wide emails from last May, in which he was called a racist and sexist, among other things.
A Facebook event at Union Square in 2017 was part of a Russian misinformation campaign.

NYU Researchers Make Breakthrough in Russian Bot Detection

Mack DeGeurin, News Editor January 29, 2018
A team of NYU professors and graduate students make breakthrough in Russian bot detection. They found that, on any given day, more than half of Russian political tweets are generated by bots.
NYU President Hamilton speaking at the welcome reception for the new students from Puerto Rico on January 25th, 2018

Reception Kicks Off Semester for New Puerto Rican Students

Mack DeGeurin, News Editor January 26, 2018
A reception and orientation was held for the 57 Puerto Rican students enrolled in NYU.
Clare Fitzgerald, NYU's new associate director for exhibitions and gallery curator at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.

Clare Fitzgerald Joins ISAW as Associate Director for Exhibitions and Gallery Curator

Natasha Roy, Editor-at-Large January 26, 2018
Clare Fitzgerald will take on the role of associate director for exhibitions and gallery curator at NYU’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed a driving tax applicable in areas of high traffic congestion in New York City. If passed, a pricing zone would be established affecting NYU’s Washington Square campus.

Cuomo’s Proposed Driving Tax Poses Impacts to Students, Faculty

Alesha Bradford, Staff Writer January 25, 2018
NYU reacts to Governor Cuomo's new "driving tax."
Team members Denitsa Kosharova, Eric Gioseffi, Utkarsh Satyawadi and Kelly Williams accepting $20,000 scholarship following first place win at the MBA Case Competition hosted by Deloitte University. The Stern MBA students earned the school its first victory in the competition.

NYU Stern Beats MIT, Dartmouth at MBA Case Competition

Christine Lee, Staff Writer January 25, 2018
The team of four students earned a combined scholarship of $20,000 and defeated other leading finance programs.
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of E. Coli bacteria. NYUAD students' have created an affordable device that detects E. Coli in twenty minutes.

NYUAD Students Win Gold for Portable E. coli Detection Device

Kenneth Jung, Contributing Writer January 24, 2018
The NYUAD students' invention detects E. Coli in twenty minutes and costs just four dollars.
NYU has received the highest application rate passing 75,000 applicants for the Class of 2022.

NYU Receives Over 75,000 Applications for Class of 2022

Kenneth Jung, Contributing Writer January 23, 2018
NYU is opening a new admissions center because of the record number of applications that it received this year.
Although NYU does not record annual student suicide statistics, a WSN investigation discovered 15 confirmed cases since 1990.

NYU Does Not Track Suicides

Caroline Haskins, Investigative News Editor January 22, 2018
Despite several suicides in the past two decades, NYU has not publicly recorded or released its suicide statistics.
George Ciccariello-Maher appearing on MSNBC in 2015. Ciccariello is controversial for his opinions on white genocide and has recently been named a visiting scholar at NYU.

‘White Genocide’ Drexel Professor Taken on as Visiting Scholar

Sakshi Venkatraman and Mack DeGeurin January 22, 2018
George Ciccariello-Maher, former Drexel University Professor, is now a visiting scholar at NYU Tisch's Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics.