University News
NYU Law cancels pro-Israel speaker due to ‘security concerns’
The Oct. 7 event was reportedly called off because of an “increased likelihood of demonstrations and protests,” and will now take place off campus.
Wagner students safe from latest scholarship funding cut
The McNair Scholars program at NYU, which partially covers tuition for two low-income graduate students, has not been affected by $660 million in federal grant cuts.
UHall suites recover from flooding
Hundreds of students evacuated the residence hall last Thursday, when a third-floor pipe burst flooded two suites and the downstairs Dunkin’.
Stern MBA ranks second-to-last for return on investment
The business school’s No. 67 ranking from Bloomberg comes as the average post-grad value of an MBA is declining across the country.
Contract faculty rally for visa security
At its first demonstration of the semester, NYU's full-time faculty union demanded administrators sponsor H-1B visas and green cards amid a federal attack on immigration.
A new speech therapy method could cure the lost ‘r,’ NYU researchers say
A Steinhardt research team found that using different forms of technology to treat verbal impediments produced higher success rates for children’s speech production.
NYU Shanghai to offer 4 new Stern masters programs
Slated to start in summer 2026, this marks the business school’s third post-undergraduate program expansion across the university’s degree-granting campuses.
Langone launches gastrointestinal cancer facility
The center’s two new directors hope to identify risk factors and address increasing rates of GI cancer for young adults.
Tandon researchers pioneer new fabrication technique for quantum devices
A breakthrough from the engineering school shows that ion beam etching can produce quantum devices with the same quality as standard chemical methods.
NYU ‘well prepared’ for gov’t shutdown, admin says
Administrators said a government shutdown will have no immediate impact on research, financial aid or visa and passport applications.
COVID-19 tuition refund case permanently closed
After five years and six iterations, a class action lawsuit requesting tuition refunds for students who attended NYU during the pandemic was voluntarily dismissed.
Debaters dissuade democratic socialism in Washington Square Park
Organizers from the #WalkAway Foundation debated passers-by on mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s policies.
