The November 18, 2018 episode of ABC News’ 20/20, titled “Brave New Face,” highlighted LaGuardia Studio’s contributions to a face transplant performed in January of 2018 by Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, chair of NYU Langone Health’s Hansjӧrg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery and director of its Face Transplant Program. Staff at the Studio scanned […]
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Slow Wi-Fi? No Wi-Fi? Here Are Some Tips
Often, what seems like a bad Wi-Fi connection is something else. From memory-hogging apps to non-NYU networks, learn about some of the culprits that could slow you down.
Games and VR at the LaGuardia Co-op
The LaGuardia Co-op provides computer workstations, collaboration space, and other resources. In the lower level, you’ll find a gaming lounge, VR console, and other ways to help you temporarily take your mind off your coursework — unless, that is, your course work involves gaming and VR. In which case, the Co-op still has you covered.
Digital Humanities + Data
In the 1800s, Colden’s Liquid Beef Tonic was sold as a cure for alcoholism. It’s primary ingredient? Alcohol. This may not be the sort of thing one expects to learn at an event dedicated to discussing data visualization and research. DH+Data Day is a testament to the expansions in who uses data, what they use it for, and how it’s analyzed.
Researchers Use HPC Resources and AI in Cancer Research
Researchers1 from the NYU School of Medicine made use of NYU High Performance Computing (HPC) resources and Google’s deep learning artificial intelligence algorithm to advance the understanding of lung cancer and mutations in tumors. Using Google’s Inception v3 (an open-source algorithm) and the HPC neural network, they were able to accurately differentiate between two different […]
Read NYU IT’s 2018 Annual Report
Foundation to Formation: Reshaping Information Technology at NYU Download an accessible PDF of the NYU IT 2018 annual report to read a message from Vice President and CIO Len Peters, insights from NYU IT leadership, and to learn about the accomplishments of NYU IT’s many teams during the previous academic year.
NYU Technology Summit announces Yann LeCun as Keynote Speaker
The organizers of the NYU Technology Summit are pleased to announce that the computer scientist and technology innovator, Dr. Yann LeCun, will be the keynote speaker at the Summit. Dr. LeCun is VP and Chief AI Scientist at Facebook and Silver Professor at NYU, affiliated with the Courant Institute and the NYU Center for Data […]
Important Changes to NYU’s VPN Service
As part of NYU IT’s commitment to protect your information and systems, the NYU Virtual Private Network (VPN) service was updated October 5 to provide a more secure connection to the NYU network (NYU-NET). This includes the mandatory use of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) when logging into vpn.nyu.edu and a new “All Traffic” option in the […]
URL Defense, New Security Feature in NYU Email
As part of NYU’s commitment to help protect the University’s networks and data, NYU IT launched a new email security feature on September 28. In compliance with NYU IT’s security policies, email protection is a priority. The University’s existing email security tool prevents external email with known malicious URLs from reaching your inbox. This new […]
Announcing Electronic Signature (DocuSign)
NYU IT announces the availability of a new service: Electronic Signature (DocuSign), an electronic and digital signature application with several workflow capabilities. Send: Easily upload and send documents for electronic signature to people inside or outside of NYU. Receive: Signers receive and sign documents quickly, securely, and via phone, tablet, or computer. Manage: Check documents’ […]