
Ivy Zhu, UTA Senior Editor
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From Walter Reed to Ph.D.: How a motorcycle crash catalyzed an NYU professor’s chemistry career
A motorcycle crash took John Michael Halpin out of the Army and led him toward becoming the first in his family to go to college. Five academic degrees later, Halpin is a distinguished chemistry professor at NYU and an inspiration to hundreds of students.
Ivy Zhu, Under the Arch Senior Editor
• August 30, 2021

How Do You Zoom?
This is how four students set-up their layout for Zoom classes this semester.
Vaishnavi Naidu and Ivy Zhu
• May 7, 2021

Proud to be first: First-generation students talk about their experiences
NYU seniors Yasmine Elasmar, Brianna Ivette Vera and Michael Guerrero-Calderon reflect on being first-generation graduates — the first in their immediate family to graduate from college.
Ivy Zhu, UTA Senior Editor
• May 7, 2021

Online Classes Find Difficulties in Engagement
Students find difficulties and disappointments in their remote classes that were formerly hands-on.
Ivy Zhu, Contributing Writer
• April 26, 2020


Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 21, 2025

Paige Ablon, Contributing Writer • February 21, 2025

Grace Tan, Identity & Equity Editor • February 21, 2025

Yael Grosman, Contributing Writer • February 21, 2025