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Ras Plant Based serves Ethiopian authenticity with a plant-based spin
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Beauty and Barrymore — How This NYU Alum Made It Big
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NYU Graduate Killed In Kenya Terrorist Attack
A terrorist attack on a hotel complex in Nairobi resulted in the death of over a dozen people, including an NYU alumnus.
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• January 20, 2019
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CAS Alumnus Awarded Genius Grant
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• October 22, 2018
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NYU Alumnus Shares His Steps to Success
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• April 16, 2018
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• September 26, 2017
![Tyehimba Jess, left, won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for his “Olio.” Surya Mattu, center, and Micki McElya, right, were finalists for explanatory reporting and general nonfiction, respectively.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pulitzer_julia-saliba-900x313.png)
NYU Alumnus Tyehimba Jess Wins Pulitzer Prize
Mack Degeurin, Staff Writer
• April 17, 2017
![NYU law students sent a letter to their former classmate, Jared Kushner, to remind him of the power he has to change the country for the better.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/020617_kushner_ReneeYang-900x599.jpg)
NYU Law Classmates Appeal to Alum Jared Kushner
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• February 6, 2017
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