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‘It’s amazing’: Cancer cells work together to grow, NYU study finds

The research expanded on tumor growth behavior that has yet to be widely studied.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor March 4, 2025

A team of 14 researchers at NYU found that cancer cells cooperate with each other in order to survive challenging conditions, contrasting decades of previous research focused on...

(Samson Tu for WSN)

Trump’s antisemitism task force to investigate NYU

NYU is one of 10 universities named in the task force’s inaugural evaluation of antisemitic incidents on college campuses.
Dharma Niles, News Editor March 3, 2025

President Donald Trump’s Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism will visit NYU as part of its investigation into 10 U.S. universities with reported incidents of antisemitism,...

(Lauren Sanchez for WSN)

5 faculty members receive $75K grants to fund upcoming research projects

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation gifted the CAS assistant professors the two-year grants to further advancements in economics, chemistry and mathematics.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor March 3, 2025

Five CAS assistant professors were named Sloan Research Fellows for their accomplishments in the fields of economics, chemistry and mathematics — from scholarship on the physical...

Members of “Students Against Starbucks” outside Bobst Library on Feb. 22, 2024. (Matt Petres for WSN)

Students call for admin to publicly support Starbucks workers’ union

The students, members of NYU’s chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America, said they will revive last year’s campaign to remove the Starbucks location on West Fourth Street if administrators do not meet their demands.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor March 3, 2025

NYU’s chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America demanded that university leadership publicly support the Starbucks workers’ union in a rally on Friday. The group...

(Danny Arensberg for WSN)

Admin remain vague on potential Trump policy changes

As campus leaders convened for the first University Senate meeting of the semester, dozens protested NYU’s response to President Donald Trump’s policies.
Dharma Niles, News Editor February 28, 2025

NYU leadership doubled down on its cautionary public response to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on higher education at the first University Senate meeting of the semester...

(Jake Capriotti for WSN)

Republicans’ long-term approach to tackling education-related spending

As President Donald Trump threatens to upend the Department of Education and Congress suggests $2.7 billion in cuts to Pell Grants, House Republicans are proposing a bill that would reshape how federal aid is distributed.
Eva Mundo, Contributing Writer February 28, 2025

Since he started campaigning for a second term, President Donald Trump’s promises to slash government spending have targeted universities. With calls to overhaul the Department...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

Faculty talk Trump orders on higher education at town hall

Members of NYU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors spoke at the event, where they debriefed the Trump administration’s “unprecedented assault on higher education.”
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 27, 2025

Professors criticized NYU’s response to President Donald Trump’s executive orders, including his crackdowns on immigration and gender-affirming care, at an American Association...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

NYU experts on Trump’s anti-DEI crusade

Here’s a rundown of everything the White House has done to halt diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in universities.
Omar Drissi, Contributing Writer February 26, 2025

Since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has issued a foray of orders for universities to terminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs. With “vague”...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

Students protest NYU investments outside trustees’ finance meeting

Members on the university’s board of trustees exiting the building were met with a group of protesters requesting they meet to discuss NYU’s investments in companies with ties to Israel.
Alex Woodworth, Photo Editor February 26, 2025

Around 20 students picketed outside NYU’s Finance Committee meeting run by the board of trustees on Tuesday, where they demanded that the university divest from companies with...

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

NYU Langone nurses brace for strike amid union contract negotiations

Nurses at the medical center’s Brooklyn location claimed that the recently reported staffing shortage at the hospital violates state law.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 26, 2025

Around 1,000 nurses at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn announced they will go on strike Saturday if hospital administrators do not address concerns about short staffing and inadequate...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

‘Insulting’: Contract faculty call for stronger NYU response to Trump administration

University administrators debated immigration policy, vaccine mandates and data privacy in their seventh bargaining session with Contract Faculty United.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 25, 2025

The union representing full-time contract faculty at NYU doubled down on its goals to combat President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration and diversity initiatives at its...

(Alisia Houghtaling for WSN)

SGA postpones self-nominations for chair elections

Members of the student government will vote to grant all students a say in who becomes the next chairperson.
Graylin Lucas, Staff Writer February 25, 2025

The Student Government Assembly will begin accepting self-nominations from aspiring candidates for its next chairperson “sometime this week” — a step in the upcoming elections...