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MacBook Makes Music With Schumann
Original at New York Times
• Wed, Jun 17
United States The Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance runs through June 24 at Mannes College the New School for Music, 150 West 85th Street, Manhattan, with some events at the Frederick Loewe Theater at New York University, 35 West Fourth Street, ...
Now, the Advantage Goes to the Traveler
Original at koreatimes.com
• Wed, Jun 17
Bjorn Hanson, an associate professor at the Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management at New York University, agreed. “Every guest is being treated like a VIP,” Mr. Hanson said, at both midprice and luxury hotels, because fewer people ...
S&P Teams with NYU Stern School of Business and American College ... - PR Newswire
Original at sev.prnewswire.com
• Wed, Jun 17
NEW YORK, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's announced today that it is working with New York University Stern School of Business and American College Testing (ACT) for its Credit Analyst Certification Program. S&P announced its intention to ...
Genes May Raise Risk of Neuroblastoma in Kids
Original at Forbes
• Wed, Jun 17
NY In another study in the same issue of Nature, researchers from the New York University School of Medicine reported they had discovered a protein receptor on the outer surface of cells that's involved in the spread of leukemia. ...
Taking Aim at Relapse of Leukemia in Kids
Original at Forbes
• Wed, Jun 17
NY so close to 80 percent of kids can be cured," study leader Ioannis Aifantis, an associate professor of pathology and co-director of the Cancer Stem Cell Program at the New York University Cancer Institute, said in a university news release. ...
Gold, oil 'over extended' on deflationary risks, says Roubini - Business Intelligence Middle East
Original at bi-me.com
• Wed, Jun 17
Nouriel Roubini, a professor at the Stern Business School at New York University and chairman of Roubini Global Economics (RGE), who predicted the current financial crisis two years ago, said oil and gold are overvalued at current prices. ...
Antiques appraiser passionate about art, history
Original at Traverse City Record Eagle
• Wed, Jun 17
MI Before returning to Michigan in the mid '70s to assist his ailing mother, Butkovich taught painting and art history to students at Pratt Institute, New York University, Columbia, Rutgers and the University of Toronto. He was instrumental in organizing ...
Increased taxes on alcohol, soda considered
Original at www2.tbo.com
• Wed, Jun 17
FL They don't want to call attention to a quietly smoldering fire," said Rogan Kersh, an associate dean at the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University. The committee's targets are alcohol and drinks with sugar, high fructose corn syrup and ...
Full Sail University Offers Students Course in Adobe Flex Framework - PR Web
Original at PR Web
• Wed, Jun 17
The university has also been previously named: The Harvard of Game Schools by Tips & Tricks Magazine; one of the top three New Media Schools by Shift Magazine (alongside the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York University); one of the Top ...
Merriman Curhan Ford Hires Veteran Equity Research Analysts - Business Wire
Original at businesswire.com
• Tue, Jun 16
She holds a BS from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from New York University. Guido is a CFA charterholder. Michael King, managing director, is an award-winning biotechnology analyst with more than 15 years of experience, ...
Three pay rent to live in NYC tents
Original at United Press International
• Tue, Jun 16
New York University graduates Louis Frank, 22, and Simon Levy, 22, and their pal Emerson Brown, 22, said their friend, who lives in a $2250-per-month duplex apartment with five other people in the city's Brooklyn borough, allows them the three one-man ...
NYU Study May Find Better Treatments For MS
Original at NY1
• Tue, Jun 16
NY Doctors at New York University are conducting a medical study that may determine the best treatments to slow the advancement of multiple sclerosis. ny1's Health reporter Kafi Drexel filed the following report. David Rice Jr. had not even reached his ...
Robert Pattinson is Remember Me Remarkable
Original at Just Jared
• Tue, Jun 16
Robert Pattinson continues filming his new film Remember Me at New York University in Lower Manhattan on Monday (June 15). The 23-year-old Twilight and New Moon star plays a man who's coping with a recent tragedy. In the scene he was filming, ...
Two join KWC Board of Trustees
Original at TMCnet
• Tue, Jun 16
Barber earned a bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Houston and a MS in management and systems from New York University. He holds a doctor of public health in health services organizations from the University of Texas. ...
Home value down? Save cash by reducing real estate tax assessment
Original at newjerseynewsroom.com
• Mon, Jun 15
NJ He received his BA degree from Cornell University, an LL.B. from the University of Maryland and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University. Prior to entering private practice he served in the Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service. ...
At US Colleges, Binge Drinking Is on the Rise
Original at Forbes
• Mon, Jun 15
NY Dr. Marc Galanter, director of the division of alcoholism and drug abuse in the psychiatry department at the New York University School of Medicine, said that binge drinking among college students has far-reaching effects for the students. ...
Neil Simon - A brief history
Original at Examiner.com
• Mon, Jun 15
He grew up in the city and briefly attended both New York University and the University of Denver. After college, he worked in the Warner Brothers mailroom as a clerk. He soon left the clerk job and started working on radio and TV scripts with his ...
Estate planning: Charitable Remainder Trusts
Original at Lake County
• Mon, Jun 15
CA He earned his BA at Columbia University, his JD at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and his LLM in Taxation at New York University. Dennis concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning and aspects of elder law. ...
Gov. Perdue Appoints Vanhook to 30th District Court Bench - Media Newswire
Original at media-newswire.com
• Sun, Jun 14
Media Newswire (press release), NY Vanhook received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her law degree from New York University School of Law. Vanhook is married to Franklin native Duane Vanhook. She and her husband and son live in ...
Genetic links in a criminal chain
Original at The Australian
• Thu, Jun 11
Exactly, says Jeff Ferrell, a professor of sociology at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, US, and editor of the New York University Press series ... and more »
UMSL show plays NYC
Original at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Wed, Jun 10
By Judith Newmark “Booth,” a musical created at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, just wrapped up its week-long run at New York University. ... and more »
World Science Festival, June 10-14
Original at blogs.nyu.edu
• Mon, Jun 8
FROM THE OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS: NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South Monday - Saturday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM and two hours prior to performance
McKool Smith Adds Five Litigators in Growing New York Office - PR Newswire
Original at sev.prnewswire.com
• Mon, Jun 8
PR Newswire (press release), NY Mr. Warlick earned his law degree from the New York University School of Law after graduating with a masters degree in electrical engineering from the University of California Berkeley and a bachelors degree in computer engineering with highest honors ...
You'll need a screen to view exhibition's progressive art
Original at Youngstown Vindicator
• Sat, Jun 6
OH Fellow Carnegie-Mellon students Daniel Luchman, Paul Anthony Rouphail and Brian Brown will also have pieces on display, as well as students from the Rhode Island School of Design, Alfred University, New York University, the Transart Institute and ...
Ten honorary degrees awarded
Original at Harvard University Gazette
• Thu, Jun 4
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MA B. '57 — a native of Worcester, Mass., where he was born in 1931 — is a professor of jurisprudence at both University College London and the New York University School of Law. He previously taught jurisprudence at both Yale University (1962-69) and the ...
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NYU Begins to Bloom
Original at WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future
• Tue, Jun 2
• 2 related articles
By WorldchangingNYC Team By Nelson Harvey The city government is not the only high-profile institution in New York that's beginning to take its environmental impact seriously. Last week, New York University kicked off the second year of it's Sustainability Task Force, a body... <p>By Nelson Harvey</p&...
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Farewell to our seniors
Original at Pacific Daily News
• Sun, May 31
GU She plans on attending either New York University or Northeastern University in Boston and to pursue financial economics and art history. She is either going to "go big or go home," as she puts it. Her journey with VIBE started two years ago, ...
DHS students net $5.2M in scholarships
Original at Gulf Coast Newspapers
• Sun, May 31
AL The majority came from in-state schools, such as the University of South Alabama, the University of Mobile and the University of Alabama. However, some received offers from New York University, Tulane University, Florida State University and from as ...
Quality vs. quantity
Original at Santa Monica Daily Press
• Sat, May 30
CA Her first two choices are both private, four-year universities: University of Southern California and New York University. Figuring out how to pay for her top choice, or any college, has been stressful. "My goal is to send out 30 scholarships over the ...
Chinese investors buying stake in Cleveland Cavaliers
Original at Shanghaiist
• Mon, May 25
Globe and Mail China The best background reporting in English on Huang comes from the Plain Dealer, which says that Guangzhou-born Huang studied at Columbia University, St. John's University and New York University, and gives this snapshot of his career in sports business: ...
Opinion: Editorial: Oregon version of 'Rooney Rule' makes sense (May 20)
Original at Corvallis Gazette Times
• Wed, May 20
OR One good example is Oregon State University, where African-American coaches run both the men's and women's basketball programs.) But football programs may be tougher to crack. A 2007 article on the Rooney Rule in the New York University Law Review ...
2009 Hall of Fame Class
Original at msnsportsnet.com
• Sat, May 16
WV In his senior season on the way to the NCAA finals, Smith scored a career-high 29 points against New York University. As a junior, Smith averaged 12.4 points per game and was named to the Southern Conference all-tournament first team and averaged 11.7 ...
Full Sail University Announces New Graphic Design Bachelor of ... - Designer Today
Original at designertoday.com
• Wed, May 6
The university has also been previously named: The Harvard of Game Schools by Tips & Tricks Magazine; one of the top three New Media Schools by Shift Magazine (alongside the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York University); one of the Top ...
UNM History Ebony Jones Receives Gilder Lehrman Fellowship
Original at UNM Today
• Thu, Apr 23
NM In fact, she is one of the top students, if not the very best, that I have had the pleasure of teaching over the past seven years, here at University of New Mexico or at New York University. I was shocked to learn that she performs at such a high level ...
New York University Modifies Standardized Exam Policy
Original at City Town Info Education Channel
• Thu, Apr 23
This process is one that allows great latitude in selecting those students for whom we believe NYU is a good fit," said Barbara Hall, the school's associate provost for enrollment management, who was quoted in Washington Square News. ...
Should Affirmative Action Focus on Class and Wealth, Rather Than Race? - Media Newswire
Original at media-newswire.com
• Mon, Apr 13
Media Newswire (press release), NY Supporting the resolution will be Dalton Conley, University Professor of the Social Sciences and chairman of sociology at New York University; and John H. McWhorter, senior fellow at Manhattan Institute. Produced for broadcast on PBS stations by ...
Help Me Explain Twitter to Eggheads
Original at PressThink
• Sat, Jan 3
Known audiences: subscribers to the Chronicle of Higher Education, anyone on the web who’s closely interested in social media, the 5,000+ people in my Twitter feed plus the broader crowd in Twitterland they can reach. Bloggers, journalists, J-schoolers, PressThink users, my colleag...
Lyons fall short against hot-shooting New Paltz at NYU Holiday Tournament
Original at wheatoncollege.edu
• Mon, Dec 29
By Men's Basketball MANHATTAN, NY- The Wheaton College men’s basketball team fell to a hot-shooting State University of New York at New Paltz team during the opening round of the New York University (NYU) Holiday Tournament Monday night, as the Lyons dropped an 88-76 decision to the Hawks, who shot 59.3 perc...
Opinion: The Commercials of Fredrik Bond
Original at /FILM
• Tue, Nov 18
By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) Fredrik Bond is directing the American remake of The Host for Universal, but who is he? The Swedish commercial director began his career as a photographer, studying at NYU Film School. Bond got his break after directing a documentary about photographer David Sim’s work for Levis. In 1999,...
Pei-Designed Silver Towers Win Landmark Status
Original at New York Observer
• Tue, Nov 18
By Eliot Brown City’s Latest Landmarks Are NYU’s University Village in Greenwich Village; the Guardian Life Insurance Company Annex at Union Square East; the Morris B. Sanders Studio and Apartment in Turtle Bay; the New School’s Former Baumann Bros. Store off Union Square West;Pratt Institute’s Ren...
NYU Local Blog Connects a School with No Campus
Original at PBS
• Wed, Nov 5
Quateman, who is just shy of her 20th birthday, actually dropped out of the journalism major when she discovered that NYU journalism students were required to double major. Instead, she transferred to the Gallatin School of Individualized Study and created her own major in journalism a...
The Best Blogging Newspapers in the U.S.*
Original at PressThink
• Tue, Nov 4
By Jay Rosen with the Blue Plate Special Team 2. Washington Post (69 points) The Oklahoman Also in Blue Plate Special: see K. Paul Mallasch, What the Chron Thinks it’s Doing.) 2.) Washington Post. And Alice Marshall has an interview on blogging at WaPo with Ann L. McDaniel, vice president of the Washington Post Corporation.
Scarlett Letter! At NYU, Project Runway Star Calls Cindy McCain an 'Evil Beauty Queen'; Sam Shepard Almost Couldn't Vote
Original at New York Observer
• Tue, Nov 4
By Caroline Bankoff What I've discovered is that if people haven't voted in four years, their names have been released from the book," said Carla D. Packer, the sixtysomething site coordinator at the polling place at Hayden Hall, the New York University dorm on Washington Square Park. "Sam Shepard was here wi...
Persistence and Passion are the Keys to Successful Philanthropic Entrepreneurship, Says Wendy Kopp
Original at OnPhilanthropy.com
• Fri, Oct 31
By Dan Blaine We would like to extend a special thanks to New York University’s Heyman Center for Philanthropy for their invitation to attend this event and Claire Gaudiani for facilitating the conversation. To learn more about the Heyman Center visit www.scps.nyu.edu/areas-of-study/philanthrop...
Opinion: Digging Deeper::NYU Professor Stifles Blogging, Twittering by Journalism Student
Original at PBS
• Wed, Sep 17
While Penenberg touted the multimedia strengths of NYU’s journalism graduate program, Kroeger defended the undergraduate program by saying that new media was not shunted off into specialized classes but weaved into basic courses. She noted that classes now employed “beat blogs,” a s...
Looking for the Mouse in Media: Clay Shirky on Deploying the Cognitive Surplus for Public GoodOriginal at PressThink
• Tue, May 6
I heard that and thought: Yes. That’s what I’ve been doing for maybe 20 years or so. Looking for the mouse in American journalism. And many other people have been seeking the same thing in their separate but interrelated domains. Well say it then! And give us some evidence - not just some flashy b...
Just the Sum of Us: James Surowiecki On What Crowds Can and Cannot Do
Original at PressThink
• Mon, Jul 9
Q: There are a lot of theories out there cramming the bookstores, from moving cheeses to long tails to black swans. When you read other business books, do you find that many of them in fact support “The Wisdom of Crowds,” if not in so many words, or do you find that there are profoundly misguide...
Opinion: Report: NYU keeps 'dream college' crown
Original at NewKerala.com
• Wed, Mar 28
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NEW YORK, March 28: New York University has been named students' top "dream college" for the third straight year, a Princeton Review survey has found.
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Ron Jacobs, "It's Not Race or Class -- It's Race and Class: An Interview with Roderick Bush"
Original at Monthly Review
• Mon, Sep 25
Roderick Bush is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at St. John's University in New York. He is the author of We Are Not What We Seem: Black Nationalism and Class Struggle in the American Century (NYU Press, 1999) and an activist. Mr. Bush grew up in the US's Jim Crow South and mov...
NYU boycotts Coke over union practices
Original at UW Badger Herald
• Mon, Dec 12
New York University announced Thursday it would move ahead with its previously announced ban on Coca-Cola products in response to the company’s inability to comply with requests made by the NYU Senate. University of Wisconsin sociology professor Pamela Oliver said NYU’s protest agai...