University News
Rubin Hall leadership addresses intruder
Students living in Rubin Hall described their encounters with a repeat trespasser in the dorm building. Hall administrators communicated with residents about the intruder in an email on Tuesday.
Mass shooting near NYU Tel Aviv campus prompts university response
After a shooting in Tel Aviv last week and a number of attacks in Israel over the last month, site administrators advised students to exercise greater caution and avoid traveling outside of Tel Aviv.
Unidentified man spotted wandering around Rubin Hall
NYU Campus Safety and the New York City Police Department responded to reports of a man claiming to be a graduate student roaming through the residence hall on Monday, April 11.
CAS junior Ron Hall selected as next NYU student gov’t chair
NYU’s Student Government Assembly elected a new chair and passed resolutions addressing the adjunct faculty union’s upcoming contract negotiations and mental health provisions on city transportation.
NYU researchers discover sun waves that challenge known physics
A research team at NYU Abu Dhabi’s Center for Space Science is conducting an investigation into the origins of high-frequency sun waves after unintentionally discovering them.
Ireland’s US ambassador to join NYU faculty
Daniel Mulhall, Ireland’s ambassador to the United States, will teach a course at NYU in fall 2022.
Right-wing organization brands several NYU profs as radical leftists
A website run by Turning Point USA accuses professors of spreading leftist views and discriminating against conservative students.
Provost Katherine Fleming to leave NYU for Getty Trust
Katherine Fleming, who has served as NYU’s chief academic officer since 2016, will preside over the J. Paul Getty Trust and its $9.2 billion endowment.
Gallatin appoints new dean
Victoria Rosner, the current dean of academic affairs at Columbia University’s School of General Studies, will become the dean of the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU beginning July 15.
Students protest Bobst Library anti-abortion demonstrators
NYU students rallied for reproductive rights in Washington Square Park last Thursday in response to an anti-abortion protest outside of NYU’s Bobst Library the previous week.
Student gov’t advocates for hybrid learning, plant-based dining options
The Student Government Assembly discussed the next chairperson election and addressed the university’s inadequate mental health services during its meeting on March 31.
What to do this week: Food festival, sustainable fashion show and more
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: April 4-10.
