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Editorial: The New York Times article on Maitland Jones was incomplete.

An article published in the New York Times on Monday discussed the firing of Maitland Jones Jr., a renowned chemistry professor. The article, however, gravely misrepresented NYU students.

WSN Editorial Board • October 5, 2022

On Monday, The New York Times published a news article about the firing of a renowned professor from NYU’s organic chemistry program this summer. Maitland Jones...

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

With only six and a half months left of his time in the U.S. Army, John Michael Halpin woke up in a hospital bed at Walter Reed Medical Center with a shattered left wrist, fractured...

HUMOR: Pre-Med Students Put on Endangered Species List

Mai Tran, Contributing Writer • March 5, 2018

Pre-med students are going extinct.

Students Struggle to Transfer from Tandon

Htoo Min, Deputy News Editor • March 6, 2017

Chemistry credits are not transferring for students that are trying to transfer from Tandon to CAS.

Hamilton’s Commitment to NYU Science Prestige Laudable

Chuyu Xiong, Contributing Writer • November 8, 2016

Hamilton’s effort to cultivate the sciences is a good sign not just for students or professors in the departments themselves, but also for the rest of the community to be more informed of NYU’s broad academic reach.

Majors and Non-Majors Orgo Should Not Be Separate Courses

Aparna Alankar, Staff Writer • November 7, 2016

NYU needs to abolish the separation between non-major and majors Orgo courses.

[VIDEO] Op Ed Live: Science in Core Curriculum

April 4, 2014

Students cannot opt out of several humanities courses.

NYU alumni receive MacArthur Genius Grants

Emily Bell • September 26, 2013

Two NYU alumni, an organic chemist and a choreographer, received a $625,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

NYU, USC study finds potential cancer treatment

September 18, 2013

An NYU and USC research team released their findings that could help stop tumor growth.

NYU opens first university chapter of Chemists’ Club

November 12, 2012

NYU's Chemists' Club aims to provide resource for future chemists.