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Student gov’t to reintroduce suicide prevention bill

NYU’s Student Government Assembly is calling for universities in New York to broaden their policies, guidelines and training relating to suicide prevention.
Josephine Deiesu, Contributing Writer October 25, 2024

Content warning: This article contains mentions of suicide. NYU’s Student Government Assembly is planning to reintroduce a bill to the state senate in January that would require...

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Faculty-led panel on free speech relocated after alleged ‘academic freedom violations’

NYU said that the event, which was originally scheduled to take place in Bobst Library, “was never submitted” for approval.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor October 24, 2024

A Steinhardt professor claimed NYU prohibited a panel discussion about “free speech on college campuses” from taking place in Bobst Library on Oct. 30. A university spokesperson...

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NYU Langone launches high school programs to promote careers in health care

The research center launched nursing and clinical research programs for high schoolers in Brooklyn, with hopes to inspire students to eventually work in these fields.
Mariana Arboleda, Contributing Writer October 23, 2024

Earlier this month, NYU Langone Health announced two programs that are aiming to prepare Brooklyn high school students for careers in health care. The initiative, which will expand...

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Jewish students set up Gaza Solidarity Sukkah in Schwartz Plaza

Campus Safety officers barricaded the plaza soon after a group of students and faculty put up the sukkah, which was built in protest of NYU’s ties to Israel and the war in Gaza.
Aashna Miharia, Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah October 22, 2024

This is a developing story. Update, 5:45 The group of demonstrators dismantled the sukkah due to “aggressive agitators,” according to NYU Students for Justice in Palestine’s...

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NYU Langone researchers to study neurodegenerative disease with $1.6 million grant

The grant will help advance high-resolution imaging technologies that allow scientists to examine the structure of the eye retina for indicators of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
Addison Alvarado, Staff Writer October 21, 2024

Researchers at NYU Langone Health received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of Health to study how changes in someone’s eye retina can predict early signs of...

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Black and Latino enrollment at NYU drops after affirmative action ban

The decline is accompanied by an increased percentage of Asian American and white students in the first-year class.
Krish Dev, Director of Creative & Digital Strategy October 18, 2024

NYU saw a sharp drop in enrollment from underrepresented minorities in its first class of students admitted after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action last year...

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Most loans for sustainable initiatives not used for ‘novel’ projects, Stern study finds

The study found that corporations only use 2% of the proceeds from the loans, known as green bonds, to support projects with any distinct or “additional” environmental benefits.
Malavika Rajesh, Staff Writer October 18, 2024

Researchers at the Stern School of Business found that only 2% of the money U.S. corporations allocate toward green bonds, or federal loans for more sustainable initiatives, is...

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NYU delays login for students who have not completed non-discrimination training

The university said that students could experience “extended” login delays on NYU’s websites and mandatory password resets if they do not complete the Brightspace module.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor October 17, 2024

Students who have not yet agreed to the university’s updated student conduct policies are facing 30-second delays while logging into NYU Home, Albert and Brightspace, multiple...

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Zionist group accused of vandalism demands expulsion of NYU SJP

The group, Betar USA, sent a letter to President Linda Mills criticizing the university’s condemnation of its “violence and vandalism.”
Rory Lustberg and Gigi Liman October 16, 2024

The right-wing Zionist movement, Betar USA, sent a letter to NYU President Linda Mills on Friday, demanding that the university terminate its chapter of Students for Justice in...

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NYU among 40 schools accused of inflating tuition costs for noncustodial parents

A university spokesperson said that NYU “intends to vigorously defend itself” against allegations made in a lawsuit, which claims it intentionally misconstrues demonstrated need for financial aid.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor October 16, 2024

NYU is one of 40 private U.S. colleges accused of conspiring to reduce financial aid for students with noncustodial parents in an Oct. 7 antitrust lawsuit. The suit claims “individuals”...

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FSJP, NYU condemn ‘violence and vandalism’ from right-wing Zionist group

The group, Betar USA, denied the allegations and called on “all Jewish Americans to boycott NYU.”
Rory Lustberg, Deputy News Editor October 15, 2024

NYU’s chapter of Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine criticized Zionist movement, Betar USA, for allegedly vandalizing a university building and threatening pro-Palestinian...

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NYU Law renames courtyard after alum, New Jersey congressman

The School of Law held a ceremony dedicating the Vanderbilt Hall courtyard to a 1955 alum who is the recipient of NYU’s Presidential Medal of Honor and Italy’s highest honor.
Vasily Belousov, Staff Writer October 15, 2024

After years without a formal title, the courtyard outside Vanderbilt Hall has been named in honor of Frank Guarini, a graduate of NYU’s School of Law from the class of 1955 who...