Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
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Moon Base-Building, Self-Aware Robots Are in Development at Tandon
A team of robotic engineers hopes to develop robots that will revolutionize the construction industry.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• October 15, 2019
NYU Launches Center for Social Media and Politics After Rise of Fake News, Russian Trolls
The center will study the role of social media in politics, including how social media influences political ideologies and how fake news is spread.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• October 14, 2019
Fake Facebook Pages Are Influencing the Canadian Election, Tandon Researchers Find
The researchers found two pages posing as fact-checking sites are investing in political advertising leading up to the Canadian Federal Election.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• October 10, 2019
University Launches Ethics-Forward Data Science Major
The new major consists of five courses in data science and four each in computer science and mathematics.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• September 16, 2019
The Dangers of Love in the Age of Dating Apps
Dating apps are deeply addictive, exploitative and dehumanizing — and there’s no way to escape them.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• September 8, 2019
Stern Student Pitches Sweatpants-Overalls Company to the Sharks
All five sharks declined to invest in Stern graduate student Kyle Bergman’s company, Swoveralls, citing issues with growth and the sustainability of the product.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• April 24, 2019
Researchers Find ‘Diversity Disaster’ in Artificial Intelligence Industry
A report from NYU’s AI Now Institute highlighted how a lack of diversity in the artificial intelligence industry has influenced discriminatory technology.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• April 23, 2019
University to Launch Chatbot in Response to Trump’s Travel Ban
The bot will assist students traveling from foreign countries to the U.S. through the immigration and customs process.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• March 31, 2019
Courant Professor Who Won Turing Award Sees Hopeful Future in AI
From digital assistants to medical image analysis, Professor Yann LeCun said artificial intelligence will continue to improve society.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• March 29, 2019
App Will Connect Faculty to Student Babysitters Next Year
The university hopes to launch an on-demand care services app in 2020 that will initially offer features such as babysitting and tutoring.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• March 11, 2019
President Hamilton Starts Monthly Podcast
In “Conversations,” Hamilton will speak with students, alumni and professors he sees as impactful.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• March 7, 2019
NYU Administrators Want Amazon Back
In an open letter, President Hamilton and Tandon Dean Kovačević asked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to reconsider a headquarters in New York City.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• March 5, 2019
Startups Venture for Exposure at Annual NYU Showcase
Hundreds of members of the NYU community attended Thursday’s Venture Showcase, in which 41 of NYU’s top startups presented.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• February 22, 2019
HackNYU Emphasizes Sustainability, Inclusivity
Students across all three of NYU’s degree-granting campuses participated in a Hackathon with total prizes valued at over $28,000.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• February 19, 2019
Students Meme BobChat — and BobChat Memes Back
BobChat, a chatbot intended to answer questions about NYU, initially led to concerns and memes, but NYU has since ironed some of those kinks out.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• February 14, 2019
‘Shark’ Mark Cuban Bites Into Stern Entrepreneurs
Prominent entrepreneur Mark Cuban talked to members of the NYU community about his early career before discussing entrepreneur's businesses in a so-called “Stern Tank.”
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• January 30, 2019
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