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Stop the hate on NYU Secrets

Stop the hate on NYU Secrets

January 2, 2013
The spiteful posts on NYU Secrets create a community where nobody wins.

Langone receives extra funds for Sandy relief

December 27, 2012
In the continued efforts to repair destroyed facilities, FEMA has allotted additional aid to the Langone Medical Center.
Julie DeVito for WSN

NYU community gathers to hold vigil for Newtown victims

December 18, 2012
Over a hundred students and staff gathered in Kimmel last night to hold vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting.
Julie DeVito/WSN
Faculty lined up outside Kimmel 801 to check-in before the vote took place.

FAS to hold vote of no confidence against Sexton in March

December 13, 2012
Faculty of Arts and Science voted Thursday on whether or not to have a "vote of no confidence" against President Sexton.
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Poly study shows Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act puts minors in more danger

December 11, 2012
NYU-Poly professor would like to see COPPA repealed after a study revealing the danger it poses to minors.
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NYU alum receives Marshall Scholarship

December 11, 2012
NYU alum focused on social work receives Marshall Scholarship
via nber.org

NYU professor: net worth of average American household at 43-year low

December 11, 2012
NYU economics professor Edward Wolff measures median net worth of American household in his latest paper, "Recent Trends in Wealth Ownership, from 1983 to 1998."
Courtesy of Bogdan Migulski via flickr.com

Business Insider’s list of dangerous colleges provokes debate

December 11, 2012
Though NYU did not appear on Business Insider's list, “The Most Dangerous Colleges in America,” some schools on the list is provoking debate among the colleges that are on it.
The interior of the NYU  Center for Urban Science and Progress, located in Downtown Brooklyn. (via facebook.com)

CUSP graduate program to hold first classes next fall

December 11, 2012
The Center for Urban Science and Progress will host the courses at MetroTech in Brooklyn.
Courtesy of Matt Kane via Flickr

Langone receives FEMA funding in wake of Sandy

December 7, 2012
FEMA’s Public Assistance Grant Program has provided NYU Langone Medical Center with $114 million to aid in the center’s post-Sandy recovery efforts.

NYU London students participate in Literary Club Reading Night

December 5, 2012
Students at NYU London present personal writings at Literary Club Reading Night.
File Photo by Julie DeVito

Baldwin donates $1 Million to Tisch scholarship fund

December 5, 2012
One of NYU’s most active alumni, Alec Baldwin has made a million dollar donation to support his Alec Baldwin Drama Scholarship Fund.