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Lipton Dining Hall is going vegan for Earth Week thanks to the Animal Welfare Collective, a student activist group at NYU.

Lipton Dining Hall Going Vegan This Week

Herman Lee, Staff Writer April 24, 2017
Lipton Dining Hall is taking on a sustainable, entirely plant-based eating initiative between April 23-25. The initiative is a collaboration between the Animal Welfare Collective and food provider Aramark.
NYU professor Bei Wu was recently honored with the 2017 International Association for Dental Research Distinguished Scientist Award for Geriatric Oral Research.

Nursing Professor Receives International Association for Dental Research Award

Miranda Levingston, Deputy News Editor April 24, 2017
Professor in NYU's Rory Meyers College of Nursing Bei Wu was recently honored with a 2017 International Association for Dental Research Distinguished Scientist Award for Geriatric Oral Research.
NYU Abu Dhabi Campus.

NYUAD Annual Hackathon

Htoo Min, Deputy News Editor April 24, 2017
NYU Abu Dhabi hosted its sixth annual hackathon, focussing on projects that will enforce social change.
The NYU DREAM Team, who works to provide a safe space for undocumented students at the university, has raised concerns about the deportation of Juan Manuel Montes. Montes is the first public case of a protected DACA person being deported.

Broken DREAMS and Deportation

Arushi Sahay, Staff Writer April 24, 2017
DREAM students at NYU respond to news that the first protected DREAMer was deported under President Donald Trump.
The Incarceration to Education Coalition, joined by Student Labor Action Movement, protest outside the Kimmel Center for University Life in spring 2017. IEC protested NYU's inclusion of a box on its application that asks applicants to indicate criminal history. (WSN File Photo)

Prospective Students and Protests Flood Weekend on the Square

Natasha Roy, News Editor April 22, 2017
Several activist groups protested against various university practices during Weekend on the Square today.
NYU held its all-university elections during the week of April 15 through April 20. The results for the Class Activities Board are now out!

Breaking Down the All-University Elections

Natasha Roy, News Editor April 20, 2017
The All-University elections were held from April 15-20. Here's a breakdown of the results.
President Alexander Hamilton will be marching alongside NYU faculty and students at the Washington DC March for Science this Saturday. The March is a nonpartisan protest to defend science education and diversity in STEM.

President Hamilton Announced Attendance at March for Science

Deanna Tran, Staff Writer April 20, 2017
President Andrew Hamilton will be among those in the NYU community at the March for Science this Saturday.
The Native American and Indigenous Students Group has criticised the lack of a Native American and Indigenous Studies program in the past, claiming NYU’s status as a global institute should mean it represents all cultural identities.

First Round of Approval for Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor

Caroline Haskins, Staff Writer April 19, 2017
The Native American and Indigenous Student Group's proposed syllabus for the Intro to Native American and Indigenous Studies course passed initial approval.
NYU Athletics Received $338,379 from Charity Linked to College Admissions Scandal. (Photo byAlex Muhawi-Ho)

NYU Tax Return Breakdown

Sayer Devlin and Miranda Levingston April 18, 2017
WSN broke down and extrapolated the highlights of NYU's September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015 tax return to celebrate Tax Day.
Operation ID is a free program that allows people to register their valuable items so they can be returned if misplaced or stolen. NYPD and NYU Public Safety hosted an Operation ID event at Founders Hall on April 18 to get students to sign up.

NYPD and Public Safety Host #OperationID at Founders

Herman Lee, Staff Writer April 18, 2017
NYPD hosted #OperationID at Founders Residence Hall on Tuesday, April 18 to help students register their valuables.
Tandon professor Nasir Memon, along with other researchers, found that smartphones' fingerprint authentication systems can be hackable through a master print, which has many users' partial fingerprints.

Tandon Professor Discovers Faults in iPhone Fingerprint Sensor

Herman Lee, Staff Writer April 17, 2017
NYU Tandon Professor Nasir Memon, NYU Postdoctoral Fellow Aditi Roy, Michigan State University Professor Arun Ross discovered iPhone fingerprint censor easily hackable due to fingerprint similarities and shortcomings in software.
Assistant Professor Janet Van Cleave won the 2017 Nursing Research Authorship Award for her study on how to prevent costly and debilitating hospitalizations.

Rory Meyers Professor Awarded 2017 Nursing Research Authorship Award

Ana Burris, Contributing Writer April 17, 2017
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Assistant Professor Dr. Janet Van Cleave was awarded the 2017 Eastern Nursing Research Society Award.