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Grad student resigns from on-campus job amid NYU Langone protests

More than 100,000 others signed an online petition demanding that the medical center pull back on its decision to deny children gender-affirming care.
Dharma Niles, News Editor February 6, 2025

A graduate student worker at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service resigned after NYU Langone Health reportedly denied gender-affirming care to at least two patients.  Last...

President Linda Mills at her Presidential Inauguration ceremony hosted at the Paulson Center. (Manasa Gudavalli for WSN)

Mills breaks silence on Trump’s immigration crackdown, aid freeze

In her first message of the spring semester to the NYU community, President Linda Mills said the university would release updates on its website rather than “writing community-wide emails with every new development.”
Aashna Miharia, News Editor February 6, 2025

President Linda Mills said that NYU is “dealing with uncertainty” amid the Trump administration’s prospective threats to international student visas and federal research...

People rally in front of NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New York. (Danny Arensberg for WSN)

Over 1,000 call on NYU Langone to continue providing gender-affirming care for children

After the medical center reportedly denied treatment to at least two patients, New York Attorney General Letitia James threatened to sue it for violating anti-discrimination laws.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor February 5, 2025

More than 1,000 students, staff and transgender rights activists gathered outside NYU Langone Health’s Tisch Hospital on Monday evening to protest the medical center’s decision...

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NYU says it will ‘comply with the law’ in response to immigration crackdown

The statement comes after NYU Langone Health reportedly warned its employees to avoid protecting patients from immigration enforcement.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 5, 2025

NYU “will comply with the law” amid the Trump administration’s prospective crackdown on student visas, university spokesperson John Beckman said Monday. That same day, staff...

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Courant AI tool helps users digest nutrition research

DietNerd is an artificial intelligence system that answers readers’ nutrition questions by compiling peer-reviewed studies.
Liyana Illyas, Staff Writer February 5, 2025

Researchers at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences developed an artificial intelligence assistant aimed at curbing health disinformation by answering questions related...

The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. (Ryan Walker for WSN)

Nonprofits raise more money online with philanthropy-related content, study finds

Organizations that employed altruistic messaging tended to increase donations as opposed to traditional gamification or crowdfunding methods.
Kaleo Zhu, Contributing Writer February 5, 2025

A team of researchers from NYU, the University of Miami and the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg found that nonprofit organizations raise more money via social media when focusing...

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Contract faculty turn focus toward immigration, privacy concerns

The union emphasized protections for international faculty in its most recent negotiations meeting with administrators.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 4, 2025

NYU’s Contract Faculty United is bracing for President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, presenting new proposals focused on protecting international faculty during...

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Tandon to improve emergency response times in Brooklyn with AI system

With the 3D simulation model, engineers aim to provide victims of car accidents with medical assistance as fast as possible, despite traffic congestion in urban areas.
Vaishnavi Girish, Contributing Writer February 4, 2025

Researchers at the Tandon School of Engineering will develop an artificial intelligence-powered simulation system that can design a virtual model of downtown Brooklyn to improve...

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NYU AAUP report reveals ‘special relationship’ between Mills and pro-Israeli Facebook mom

President Linda Mills has repeatedly communicated with a parent now calling for the deportation of pro-Palestinian protesters.
Audrey Abrahams, Staff Writer February 3, 2025

President Linda Mills has maintained close correspondence with an NYU parent and founder of an influential Facebook group that pressures universities to sanction pro-Palestinian...

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Researchers find gender-based negotiating differences in kids

The study aimed to understand what factors have propagated the ongoing wage gap.
Vaishnavi Girish, Contributing Writer February 3, 2025

NYU researchers found that gender-based wage gaps could potentially be affected by psychological behaviors that develop during childhood — when boys consistently request larger...

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NYU Langone silent after denying gender-affirming care to 2 children

The medical center, a leading institution for transgender health care, cancelled appointments for children in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order earlier this week.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief February 2, 2025

NYU Langone Health has denied gender-affirming care to at least two patients under the age of 19, following a Jan. 28 executive order from the Trump administration that directed...

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Student gov’t opens elections to entire student body

Since NYU’s Student Government Assembly was founded, only its voting committee has been able elect a chairperson.
Dharma Niles, News Editor January 31, 2025

NYU’s Student Government Assembly will allow all students to vote in its chair elections, a process reserved for SGA leadership since its founding in 2017. While most members...