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Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

A woman wearing black leggings, a blue T-shirt and a khaki hat is squatting and smiling. To her right another woman is squatting, wearing green leggings, a light pink shirt and a gray hat, who smiles as she holds a brush with her right hand. They are both squatting at a rock.

NYU team finds Roman artifacts during Cyprus excavation

A group of students and faculty from NYU’s Department of Classics recently completed a three-month study of ancient Roman artifacts in Cyprus.
Stella Zhong, Contributing Writer November 30, 2022

A team of NYU students, led by a professor in NYU’s Department of Classics, completed a three-month excavation on Yeronisos Island, a small island near the west coast of Cyprus,...

A landscape photograph of a sandy cliffside that levels off and features a group of around a dozen people at the top. The people are excavating. They have shovels with them and are wearing long sleeve shirts and pants, and some have hats.

Discovery of rare ape fossil fills evolutionary gaps, team with NYU prof. finds

Terry Harrison, a professor emeritus of anthropology at NYU, helped lead a study with significant effects on modern-day ape conservation.
Annabelle Wang, Contributing Writer November 16, 2022

NYU anthropology professor Terry Harrison and a team of researchers recently discovered the world’s oldest gibbon fossil, helping clarify the evolutionary timeline of apes. The...