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Anna Choromanska, Daniele Panozzo and Christine Constantinople received the Alfred P. Sloan award this year. (Staff illustration by Chelsea Li)

Three Professors Granted Prestigious Sloan Awards

Professors Daniele Panozzo, Christine Constantinople and Anna Choromanska were named Alfred P. Sloan fellows in 2020, awarding them $75,000 in research grants.
Lisa Cochran, News Editor February 18, 2020

Three NYU assistant professors received prestigious awards from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, granting them $75,000 for research endeavors across a span of two years.  Tandon...

Suraj Patel stands on the busy streets of Union Square West. Patel, an assistant adjunct professor at Stern, is rerunning for congress on a progressive agenda that prioritizes criminal justice reform, debt-free college, defunding ICE and the Green New Deal. (Staff Photo by Min Ji Kim)

Stern Professor Prepares for Second Congressional Run

Suraj Patel has his sights set on a progressive future for New York’s District 12, which includes parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
Julia Baxley, Staff Writer September 25, 2019

Surrounded by students and young professionals in a buzzing coffee shop on Union Square West, Suraj Patel blends right in. However, he is doing something few 35-year-olds do: he’s...

Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Libra, is based off a model in which validators are also stakeholders. (Graphic via Pixabay)

Former Adjunct Professor Claims Facebook’s New Currency Stole His Ideas

A former NYU adjunct professor claims that Facebook copied his ideas when they introduced their cryptocurrency two months ago.
Alexandria Johnson, Deputy News Editor August 24, 2019

A former NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences professor has claimed that Facebook plagiarized a trade coin he proposed in an academic paper with their new e-currency,...

A vial and syringe, used to administer vaccinations. (via Wikimedia Commons)

Researchers Combat Anti-Vax Myths After Measles Outbreak

The Vaccine Ethics Project aims to promote vaccine advocacy in the midst of an increasingly popular anti-vax movement that led to the latest measles outbreak in Brooklyn.
Marie-Louise Onga Nana, Contributing Writer April 14, 2019

After a months-long measles outbreak, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public emergency in Brooklyn and made vaccines mandatory last week. Of the 465 cases reported...

NYU professor and renowned feminst Avita Ronell has been accused of sexual harassment by former graduate advisee Nimrod Reitman.

Student Sues NYU Over Sexual Harassment

Alex Domb, News Editor August 26, 2018
A former NYU graduate student sues the school after accusing his professor of sexual misconduct.
Liberal Studies Professor John Ward Regan

LS Professor No Longer Teaching After Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Surface

Alex Domb and Yasmin Gulec April 26, 2018
Liberal Studies Professor J. Ward Regan no longer has teaching responsibilities at NYU after news emerged of sexual relations he had with a 15-year-old student in a class he was teaching in the early 1990s.
HBO broadcasted Tisch professor Anna Deavere Smith’s one-woman show “Notes from the Field” this past weekend.

Conversations From the ‘Field’ with Anna Deavere Smith

Devanshi Khetarpal, Staff Writer February 27, 2018
HBO partnered with the 92Y on Monday to bring actress and Tisch professor Anna Deavere Smith’s one-woman show “Notes from the Field” to the big screen.
Novelist Zadie Smith being interviewed by New Yorker staff writer Doreen St. Félix at the Barnes and Noble on 82nd Street and Broadway last Thursday.

Zadie Smith Talks New Book ‘Feel Free’

Alex Cullina, Contributing Writer February 12, 2018
Acclaimed novelist, essayist and short story writer Zadie Smith gave a talk at Barnes and Noble, where she covered a wide range of topics in her essays.
Dr. Patrick E. Shrout is a professor of social psychology at NYU.

Participants Tend to Exaggerate Emotions on Surveys, Study Says

Kristina Hayhurst, Deputy News Editor January 31, 2018
A study authored by an NYU professor shows that participants are more likely to exaggerate their emotions on surveys.
The Difference Between Fake and Real News

The Difference Between Fake and Real News

Tyler Crews, Opinion Editor January 23, 2018
It is imperative that we identify the differences between media and journalism and understand the value of authentic journalism, rather than allowing ourselves to lose trust in news sources all together.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, esteemed journalist and author of “Between the World and Me,” is expected to join the NYU faculty starting September 2017.

Ta-Nehisi Coates to Teach at NYU

Natasha Roy and Diamond Naga Siu January 31, 2017
Acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates will be joining NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism school as a Professor.
Despite Inconsistent Stories, Anti-PC Prof Should Return to Classes

Despite Inconsistent Stories, Anti-PC Prof Should Return to Classes

WSN Editorial Board November 3, 2016
Whether or not Rectenwald’s grievances were valid, his integrity has been challenged by the inaccuracy of his own narrative. His false allegations are evidence that he is not a misunderstood victim, but a hypocrite.