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WEBAbout. F ounded in 1973 after New York University’s University Heights and Washington Square campuses merged, Washington Square News delivers news daily to thousands of readers at NYU’s Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses, Greenwich Village, Downtown Brooklyn, NYU’s 12 global campuses and beyond. Stories are published five days a week during the academic year, offering news, culture, arts ...
Here’s what Taylor Swift said during her NYU graduation speech
WEBMay 18, 2022 · Taylor Swift spoke at NYU’s 188th commencement ceremony after receiving an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree on May 18. She delivered a speech to the class of 2022 at the Wednesday morning ceremony on behalf of the honorary doctorate recipients: Massachusetts Institute of Technology president Susan Hockfield, City University of New York chancellor Félix...
NYU acceptance rate stays at 8% for class of 2028
WEBApr 8, 2024 · NYU’s acceptance rate stayed at 8% for the 2023-24 admissions cycle, the university announced Monday evening. Successful applicants, who received their acceptance letters on March 28, were selected from a pool of over 118,000 applications — marking the first time the applicant pool has decreased in 17 years.. This year’s admits come from over 103 countries, 49 states and several U.S ...
NYU commits $1 billion in new funding for Tandon engineering …
WEBDec 2, 2022 · NYU president Andrew Hamilton announced a long-term $1 billion investment in the Tandon School of Engineering on Wednesday, Nov. 30, weeks after the university’s September purchase of 3 MetroTech Center, a 350,000-square-foot building adjacent to preexisting academic buildings at its Brooklyn campus.It will support this investment by employing 40 new full-time tenure-track faculty members ...
Birds Aren’t Real protest flocks to Washington Square Park
WEBOct 17, 2022 · Tisch first-year Thomas Powderly started following the Birds Aren’t Real movement in 2020, around the beginning of the pandemic. He had seen the group’s demonstrations — including one in which they stormed Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters to demand the company change its logo — and decided he wanted to participate. “I’d seen other rallies in...
NYU dental study wins STAT Madness tournament
WEBApr 12, 2023 · Researchers from NYU’s College of Dentistry won this year’s STAT Madness — an online tournament spotlighting recent advances in medicine and science in which student researchers face off — with their study on combating gum disease. This achievement marks the first time a dental school won the March Madness-inspired contest. The group’s research triumphed over...
NYU Langone opens new medical center in Brooklyn
WEBApr 3, 2023 · A new NYU Langone Health ambulatory care center, featuring a 24-hour emergency department, radiology services, cancer care and other amenities, opened in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn on Friday, with prominent New York City politicians, including Mayor Eric Adams and Rep. Dan Goldman, present at …
Students use NYU’s free meal programs, but not enough donate
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Since its launch in 2019, Swipe it Forward — a program where students can donate their extra meal swipes to be used by others — has provided access to free meals to those facing food insecurity on campus. But after the student government expanded the initiative to include five additional dining halls for the fall...
How in-person experiences continue despite the pandemic
WEBMar 15, 2021 · Although many courses, seminars and lectures this semester are being held remotely, some classes, activities, clubs and labs continue in person or through a blend of in-person and online instruction. Many NYU faculty and students appreciate the physical face-to-face interactions the latter have to offer and look forward to a fully in-person Fall 2021 semester. ...