NYU Alums Create Grant to Support Indie Film Zuzia Czemier-Wolonciej, Staff Writer • May 1, 2017 A trio of NYU alums are working to keep indie film afloat by launching a grant for independent filmmakers.
Will and Jada Smith Foundation Writes Tisch $30k Check to Fund Film Camille Larkins, Contributing Writer • March 9, 2016 Jada and Will Smith gave NYU Tisch grant money to support young writers and the female filmmakers who win the Fusion Film Festival.
NYU, Columbia Team Up for Human Rights Jami Tanner, Contributing Writer • February 8, 2016 NYU and Columbia Law Schools are teaming up to research human rights violations, thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Open Society Foundations.
$200k Grant to NYUCN Gives Chance for Older Citizens to Find Home Suhana Jagadesan, Contributing Writer • February 4, 2016 NYU College of Nursing students are providing home visits to high-risk older adults living in NYU housing and the surrounding community.
Starbucks CEO makes donation to Silver for veteran education Ludovica Grieco, Staff Writer • November 17, 2015 Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO, donated $300,000 to a scholarship for veterans.
Marvel CEO funds Langone cancer research Amanda Morris, Contributing Writer • February 25, 2015 NYU Langone Medical Center and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology received $9 million as part of a grant to fund cancer research.
Langone to begin MRSA research Darby Cook, Contributing Writer • October 21, 2014 NYU Langone has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research on MRSA.
NYU-Poly professor receives grant for frequency band research October 22, 2013 The National Science Foundation awarded an NYU-Poly professor and Auburn University professor a $500,000 grant to further research on the new frequency band, 60 gigahertz band.
NYU physicist awarded ERC grant for black hole research October 9, 2013 NYU physicist Georgi Dvali will receive a $1.5 million grant from the European Research Council to fund his investigation of black holes.
Stern, Yale professors team up to research solar energy October 1, 2013 Stern professor Bryan Bollinger and Yale professor Kenneth Gillingham received $2 million to research the diffusion of solar energy.
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.
McSilver Institute receives grant to aid mental health September 19, 2013 The McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research will create an app to help the mental health of New York City children.
