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Tandon Team Creates ‘Master Prints’ to Trick Your Devices

A team of Tandon faculty and students has used machine learning to create “master prints” that can dupe fingerprint identification systems like those found on smartphones.
November 25, 2018
A team of Tandon faculty and students has used machine learning to create “master prints” that can dupe fingerprint identification systems like those found on smartphones.
A sign in Times Square allows you to scan a barcode to demand regulations on 3D-printed guns. The sign and statue titled ‘Guac is Back,’ was installed by the ALMA Advertising Agency and the Change the Ref foundation, founded by Manuel Oliver and the as a dedication to his late son Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, a victim of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting. (Photo by Tianne Johnson)

3D-Printed Guns: A Cause for Concern?

Students and faculty comment on whether or not we should be afraid of printers.
Elise Birkett, Contributing Writer November 12, 2018
Students and faculty comment on whether or not we should be afraid of printers.
NYU Tandon creates a new center for Design work. (Staff Photo by Alana Beyer)

Tisch Students Are Designing Video Games — And You Can Play Them

Testing games is an essential part of game development. Playtest Thursdays give developers a chance to get unbiased feedback.
Christopher Liang Ren, Contributing Writer November 9, 2018

The sounds of mouse clicking, button mashing and card shuffling flooded the NYU Game Center last Thursday as game developers and playtesters discussed gameplay mechanics over free...

Why You Should Feel Better About Your B+ (and Worse About Your A-)

Why You Should Feel Better About Your B+ (and Worse About Your A-)

Alex Domb, News Editor October 25, 2018
NYU recently announced major changes made to the GPA grading scale.
Girls Who Code Isnt About Stealing Jobs From Men

Girls Who Code Isn’t About Stealing Jobs From Men

Serena Vanchiro, Columnist October 16, 2018
After a jarring conversation with a fellow Tandon student who invalidated the Girls Who Code movement, our columnist Serena aims to explain what the Girls Who Code movement is and what it isn't, while incorporating her own experience with the organization.
The MakerSpaces mechanical workshop area, also known as the Tool Zone.

Tandon’s Best Kept Secret: Free 3-D Printers and Tech Training at the Makerspace

Tandon's MakerSpace is open to all NYU students who are in the mood to create.
Faith Marnecheck, Deputy Copy Chief September 21, 2018
Did you know Tandon's MakerSpace lets NYU students use equipment like 3D printers and laser cutters for free? Head on over to Brooklyn to make something awesome.
Jelena Kovačević became Dean of NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

First Ever Female Dean at Tandon Begins New Role

Tandon's new dean is lauded by colleagues for her academic prowess.
Kenneth Jung, Contributing Writer September 6, 2018
Kovačević is the first woman to lead the school, which was founded as Polytechnic University in 1854 and merged with NYU in 2014.
Students in the Liberal Studies class in which Milo Yiannopolous was slated to speak said they were upset to hear about his visit. (Photo by Sam Klein)

Spring Admission Program Expands

Kaitlyn Wang, Editor-at-Large September 4, 2018
NYU's first batch of spring admits just finished their first full academic year. Here's what they had to say about their experience.
The 2018 NYU Welcome Week poster.

NYU Revamps 2018 Welcome Week

Natalie Chinn, Culture Editor August 26, 2018
NYU Welcome Week is back and this year, it's twice as long. It's basically Welcome Month
Graduates pose for photos with friends and family outside the Barclays Center where Tandons graduation ceremony just took place.

NYU Tandon School of Engineering Commencement ’18

Bela Kirpalani, Deputy Sports Editor May 15, 2018

In the same stadium where the likes of Jay-Z, Paul McCartney and Beyoncé have performed, a new show was getting underway. On Tuesday morning, the famed Barclays Center served...

Carol Shoshkes Reiss is a co-organizer of March for Science New York City 2018. She is a professor of Biology, Neural Science, and Global Public Health at NYU, and the co-director of the NYU Science Training Enhancement Program (STEP).

NYU Leads March for Science

Natalie Chinn, Deputy Features Editor April 2, 2018
This year, NYU is organizing the March for Science New York, which will take place on April 14.
Tandon Names Jelena Kovačević as its First Female Dean

Tandon Names Jelena Kovačević as its First Female Dean

Kristina Hayhurst, Deputy News Editor April 2, 2018
Jelena Kovačević was named dean of NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering today by President Andrew Hamilton and Provost Katherine Fleming, the first woman dean in the 164 years since the institution was founded in 1854.