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Faculty Tech Guide: Fall Semester Tips
NYU IT is here with the tech resources needed for you and your students to succeed. The Faculty Tech Guide has info on essential NYU services such as Brightspace, Zoom, Google Apps, cybersecurity, and more.
Climate Change, Machine Learning, and Ocean Turbulence
NYU Courant researcher Laure Zanna is leading a team that’s using the new Greene supercomputer to study ocean turbulence and sea level rise and generate climate change predictions.
Making Strides in Anthropology: Studying the History of Human Movement
With handheld scanners and the LaGuardia Studio’s detailed 3D printing capabilities, Scott Williams creates replicas of ancient fossils and helps anthropology research continue during the pandemic.
Almost There! Tech Resources for the End of the Semester
Well, that was certainly a year, wasn’t it? Check out the resources below for tech that can help you finish the semester, or take a look at NYU IT’s Student Tech Guide linked above for an overview of services, tutorials, tips, and more.
3D Printing Materials for Submersible Vehicles
Syntactic foam is a substance that lends submersible vehicles both strength and buoyancy. Nikhil Gupta, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, has developed a filament that will enable the foam to be printed on standard commercial 3D printers.
Updates on NYU Digital Library Technology Services Research and Grants
The NYU Library and Digital Library Technology Services have received a number of grants from charitable organizations which further the mission of cataloging, digitizing, and making available a wealth of information, including recent projects around academic “Git” services and university press monographs.
Wax to Metal
The world of 3D printing has expanded beyond the confines of plastics and includes various new 3D printing materials, with many more on the horizon. In some cases, the modern 3D printing process combines with age-old techniques to produce something amazing. Through a time-consuming and fascinating process, it is possible to “print” metal objects.
HackNYU 2019 Winners
The winners of HackNYU 2019 are in! Twenty-one projects took home awards in a field full of innovative, novel ideas that were developed over the 48 hours of the hackathon, which included 13 winners across the hackathon’s tracks and 11 additional awards from sponsors and partners.
Learning How We Learn
Since people started gathering together, we’ve been investigating how to effectively deliver and absorb knowledge. Adaptive learning, one of the most promising developments to emerge from online course delivery, can make the process more individualized and possibly more effective.