March Madness Archives - Washington Square News

NYU dental study wins STAT Madness tournament

An NYU Dentistry study on treating gum disease won this year’s STAT Madness science competition on April 4.

Nikki Mirala, Staff Writer • April 12, 2023

Researchers from NYU’s College of Dentistry won this year’s STAT Madness — an online tournament spotlighting recent advances in medicine and science in which student researchers...

Two NYU studies face off at STAT Madness

The science competition will feature two NYU studies competing against each other in the bracket-style tournament.

Nikki Mirala, Staff Writer • March 29, 2023

Put down the basketball and pick up a beaker — it’s time for STAT Madness. This year, two NYU research studies focusing on gum disease and cancer, respectively, have been entered...

Q&A: Basketball freshman phenom Pellecchia on season awards, tournament hopes and Sue Bird

After a regular season that netted multiple University Athletic Association honors, the NYU Women’s Basketball freshman guard has carried this momentum into a promising title run.

Summer Steadman, Contributing Writer • March 9, 2022

The NYU women’s basketball team advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament after securing double digit wins over Washington and Lee University and Bates...

NCAA March Madness Final Preview

Who do you have winning it all Monday night?

Matt Stingone, Contributing Writer • April 8, 2019

The regular season, conference tournaments, selection Sunday, round of 64, the Final Four — all come and gone. Now, just two teams are left standing. Tony Bennett’s No. 1 seed...

To Pay or Not to Pay College Athletes

Why the issue of paying college athletes is more complicated than it seems.

Bela Kirpalani, Deputy Managing Editor • March 31, 2019

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two weeks, you know that we are in the midst of March Madness, the biggest college basketball tournament in the nation. Over...

March Madness Selection Sunday Preview

With Selection Sunday and March Madness just a month away, one sports writer makes his top picks as to which teams will receive No. 1 seed rankings.

Matt Stingone, Contributing Writer • February 19, 2019

Selection Sunday is only one month away. March Madness is almost here. So now seems like the perfect time to try to get into the heads of the selection committee and predict who...