University News
NYU Langone introduces Amazon palm-scanning tech to hospitals
The medical center is the largest user of Amazon’s contactless identification technology, which increases security and diminishes the impact of staffing shortages at hospitals.
Mills freezes hiring amid federal funding uncertainty
President Linda Mills said that due to “a number of financial risk areas,” the university will pause hiring and lower salary increases as it faces multiple investigations by the Trump administration.
NYU Langone treats Israeli soldiers with advanced prosthetics
The initiative is founded by NYU Langone Health’s Center for Amputation Reconstruction, which has also offered wartime support for Ukraine and Saudi Arabia.
NYU Law announces clinic to study wrongful convictions
The program is created in tandem with the Innocence Project, a New York-based legal advocacy group for wrongfully incarcerated people.
Programmers can model AI after human goal-setting processes, NYU study finds
Researchers used computer programs to mimic the steps humans take to set intermediate targets while playing games.
SPS and Marriott Foundation launch $5 million hospitality program
Students in the program will take on an apprenticeship while earning credits toward an associate’s degree in hospitality, which the school will officially begin offering in the spring of 2026.
Parents gravitate toward sensationalized articles about kids’ screen time, NYU study finds
Steinhardt researchers found that a small group of studies disproportionately shapes online rhetoric about the effects of screen time on children under 10.
Tensions soar as College Dems and Reps tackle Trump policies on the debate stage
The biannual debate is a decadeslong tradition between the NYU College Democrats and College Republicans, with this semester’s event focusing on policing, tariffs and aid to Ukraine.
Education Department to investigate NYU for ‘illegal’ DEI partnership
The university is one of 52 schools under fire by the Trump administration for partnering with a nonprofit focused on increasing diversity in Ph.D. business programs.
Hochul expands AI initiative to support researchers at NYU, other state universities
The collaboration between seven universities across New York state grants educational institutions access to technologies usually exclusive to large corporations.
Students and staff package 1,800 pounds of medical supplies for under-resourced countries
A recurring part of the “NYU in Dialogue” initiative, the service opportunity works with a New York City nonprofit to disperse discarded medical supplies to countries facing humanitarian crises.
Sony launches $7.5 million partnership with Steinhardt
The new Sony Audio Institute will offer state-of-the-art equipment, networking opportunities and new research initiatives for Music Technology and Music Business majors.
