News and notes from across NYU's Campuses and Sites
NYU Prague student Lachlan Hyatt recently interviewed former political prisoner Mirek Kopt. With the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of communism in the Czech Republic approaching, his piece reminds us of the importance of remembering these histories. The Czech Republic’s Forgotten Prisoners By Lachlan Hyatt PRAGUE – On a cold spring day in 1945, Mirek […]
On October 16 and 17, 2019, NYU Berlin hosted a remarkable gathering of scholars that was both reflective and forward-thinking. The gathering being hosted in Berlin was meaningful as this year marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Directors from NYU Berlin, NYU Florence, and NYU Prague collaborated in making the […]
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology and the UAEU Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, working with other institutions, have developed an improved assembly of the genome for the date palm using long-read sequencing technology. This improvement over the current versions of the genome will help advance further research, […]
NYU Washington, DC and the Irish Network DC recently launched a three-part collaboration entitled Northern Ireland Peace on the Eve of Brexit: Resilience & Reconciliation Through Art & Storytelling. This programming is an exploration featuring music, film, and discussions, supported by a two-week art installation examining conflict and cooperation during the Troubles and since. The […]
NYU London Professor Valerie Wells is a senior co-author of an internationally important scientific paper published in the British Journal of Cancer where she and her co-authors report that betaGBP, a naturally occurring molecule and a component of the immune system, can not only successfully target and kill cancer cells but can also encourage immunity […]
To celebrate its 50th anniversary last month, NYU Paris held a day of commemorative events designed both to provide a view into the past, and to ponder the site’s future, including the potential for new academic opportunities and collaborations. The event brought together key figures involved with different phases of the site’s growth, current and […]
In a special edition of NYU Sydney’s Conversations Podcast from last term, the then semester host and current Gallatin junior Duncan Lemieux sat down with Dr. Adam Gall, NYU Sydney’s instructor of Environmental History. Dr. Gall’s background is in cultural studies, having been awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney department of gender studies. Gall says […]
A new program at NYU Tel Aviv will allow students the rare opportunity to explore a focal point of regional and local archaeological attention. Founded by King Herod in the first century BCE on the site of a Phoenician and Greek trade post, the site, Caesarea Maritima, is positioned between Tel Aviv and Haifa (about […]