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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.
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Deputy News Editor October 1, 2025

Over 100 contract faculty union members and student organizers rallied outside the Paulson Center Tuesday afternoon for the first time this semester, demanding that NYU administrators...

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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.
Charlotte Guest, Contributing Writer October 1, 2025

Steinhardt researchers found in a September study that using visual and auditory therapy methods rapidly treats speech impediments in children.  The team, which includes co-authors...

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NYU Shanghai expands 4 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.
Tanner Jansen, Contributing Writer September 30, 2025

The Stern School of Business is expanding four one-year Global Master of Science programs at NYU’s Shanghai campus starting summer 2026, aiming to make students more competitive...

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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.
Dylan Henschen, Food Editor September 30, 2025

NYU Langone Health launched its first Gastrointestinal Cancer Center earlier this month, naming Dr. Anirban Maitra and Dr. Manuel Hidalgo as its co-directors.  Housed within...

NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering campus in Brooklyn Commons in 2022. (Samson Tu for WSN)

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.
Vaishnavi Girish, Staff Writer September 30, 2025

Tandon researchers found a new way of etching critical pieces in quantum computing using ion beams that can match the quality of traditional chemical techniques, allowing engineers...

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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.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor September 30, 2025

Senior administrators said that while they are closely monitoring federal developments, they do not expect NYU to face “immediate or significant” fallout from the looming government...

COVID-19 tuition refund case permanently closed

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.
Addison Alvarado, Staff Writer September 29, 2025

A federal judge permanently dismissed a five-year lawsuit brought by a Tisch parent and graduate who were requesting tuition refunds because classes moved online for the COVID-19...

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Debaters dissuade democratic socialism in Washington Square Park

Organizers from the #WalkAway Foundation debated passers-by on mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s policies.
Eva Mundo, Deputy News Editor September 29, 2025

Over 50 people gathered in Washington Square Park on Sunday afternoon for a public debate led by anti-democratic socialist organizers, who argued against mayoral candidate Zohran...

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Scholars talk immigration uncertainties at CAS and Wagner panels

Experts and attorneys discussed the implications of shifting immigration policy on student activism, legal processes and students’ academics at discussions on Tuesday and Thursday.
Jake Christy and Kaitlyn Sze Tu September 26, 2025

Since President Donald Trump took office eight months ago, universities have been wracked with questions about what to expect from his efforts to crack down on international students....

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How NYU could boost its free speech score

A free expression watchdog organization is encouraging NYU to model its speech policy after the Chicago Statement, which encourages discourse at almost any cost.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Staff Writer September 26, 2025

Every September, NYU faces scrutiny from a nonprofit organization that evaluates free speech and expression across U.S. universities. While its latest score edged up slightly from...

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‘No choice’: Former Langone employee sues for disability discrimination

The employee is accusing the medical center of creating a retaliatory and hostile environment after she returned from medical leave.
Chantal Mann, Staff Writer September 25, 2025

A former NYU Langone employee is suing the medical center for disability discrimination, claiming that she had to resign after facing “retaliation” for taking medical leave...

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How NYU is preparing students for a rocky job market

With unemployment on the rise, Wasserman Center administrators told WSN that “human skills” could set graduates apart.
Julian Torres, Contributing Writer September 25, 2025

Unemployment rates for recent college graduates are on a steady rise, as artificial intelligence reshapes the workforce and panic sets in among students nationwide. At NYU, this...