University News
Langone Long Island Hospital invests $6 million to upgrade postpartum units
The upgraded units will feature single-occupancy rooms with private showers and bathrooms, along with a renovated staff lounge.
NYU to help create center for diabetes research with $13 million grant
The center, which will focus on diabetes research tailored toward marginalized communities, will begin its programs this coming fall.
New Grossman study looks at how the brain responds to attacks
An NYU Grossman School of Medicine study found that mice’s responses to attacks could be similar to human tendencies to self-isolate.
NYU says Kimmel stairs closed due to ‘protest activity’
Months after NYU closed the Grand Staircase in the Kimmel Center for University Life, the university said the area was closed for student safety reasons.
NYU chief of staff to step down later this month
The university confirmed that President Linda Mills’ chief of staff will resign after just seven months in the position.
Langone purchases $33 million building in Florida
The new building will expand NYU Langone Health’s presence in Florida, where it will now have four locations.
Faculty share provost preferences at engagement sessions
The search committee for the university’s new provost said it hopes to suggest candidates to President Linda Mills by the end of the spring semester.
Student assaulted outside Palladium Hall
The student and two others were walking past the Trader Joe’s on 14th Street when they were caught in a physical altercation with three suspects and punched in the face.
Another professor suspended after posts related to Israel-Hamas war
The professor allegedly received an email from the university confirming his suspension on Jan. 29, citing violations of NYU’s non-discrimination policies.
Student gov’t deliberates faculty complaints, initiative fund and new provost
At its first meeting of the semester, the Student Government Assembly discussed students submitting complaints against faculty, updates on its initiative fund and prospects for a new provost.
Former Paris Review editor’s journalism class canceled following WSN inquiry
NYU has canceled former Paris Review editor Lorin Stein’s class, after WSN emailed the university asking about sexual misconduct allegations made against him in 2017.
Mills inducted as fellow of social work honor society, Silver dean named president
President Linda Mills was named a fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Work at a ceremony, where Silver dean Michael Lindsey was also named president of the academy.
