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Academic Announcements & Events

Spring 2025 Pre-Law Roundtable

Monday, April 28 | 6PM - 7PM | E402 | RSVP

Curious about law? Join us for a panel and roundtable event with renowned lawyers from diverse backgrounds. Connect, ask questions, and explore legal careers in a small-group setting. Refreshments provided!

Sophomore Celebration

Tuesday, April 29 | 5PM - 7PM | E903-904 | RSVP Open to all second-year students!

Join us for the Sophomore Celebration! You’re halfway through college—come reflect on your journey, celebrate milestones, and look ahead to what’s next. Connect with peers, enjoy light refreshments, and get inspired for junior year!

First-Year Fellowship Circle

Wednesday, April 30 | 10AM - 11AM; 1PM - 2PM; 4PM - 5PM | E304 | RSVP

Pioneered in 2023, the First-Year Fellowship Circle connects a small group of first-year students with a diverse group of peer fellows and a faculty mentor in their field of interest. The fellowship runs during the spring semester. On April 30, our fellows will present their learnings. All are welcome to come and celebrate their success!

Knight-Hennessy Scholars Information Session

Monday, May 12 | 12:30PM - 1:30PM | E304 | RSVP

Don't miss this chance to talk to Christian Tanja from the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Admission Team and NYUSH alum and KHS scholar Mahder Takele Teshome. KHS scholars receive up to three years of fully-funded Masters or PhD study at Stanford University.

Spring 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium

Friday, May 16 | 4:30PM - 7PM | 3F East Building

The Undergraduate Research Symposium highlights student projects across disciplines. Discover interests for future studies, celebrate your peers’ research achievements, and engage with presenters and faculty. It is a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in academic exploration and innovation.

Register Now for Summer Sessions 2025

Session I: May 26 - July 4 & Session II: July 7 - August 15, 2025

Looking to earn extra credits this summer? Two in-person 6-week summer sessions are offered where you can take up to 8 credits per session. Explore course offerings on the website or in Albert. Contact your Academic Advisor to lift your hold before enrolling. Questions? Contact shanghai.summer@nyu.edu.

Academic Resource Center

Academic Skills Workshops

How to Brainstorm Smarter (with AI)

Monday, April 28 | 4PM - 4:30PM | N203 | RSVP

Do you find yourself struggling to come up with a thesis or ideas for a paper or project? Brainstorming is often the difficult first step of an assignment. Come learn methods to help generate ideas, including how AI can be helpful in this process.

How to Overcome Procrastination

Tuesday, April 29 | 1:30PM - 2PM | S307 | RSVP

Struggling to start a big project or racing to meet deadlines? Join ARC fellows and peers to learn strategies for identifying what’s holding you back and how to overcome it, so you can make steady progress and finish on time.

Upcoming Events

Library Events

Intro to LaTeX with Overleaf

Tuesday, May 6 | 5:15PM - 6:15PM | W507 | RSVP

New to LaTeX? This beginner-friendly workshop will cover how to start a paper in Overleaf, write lists, fix errors, load packages, and create citations and a bibliography. Please sign up for an Overleaf account before the session.

Notebook LM and Gemini for Your Research Needs

Wednesday, May 7 | 12:45PM - 1:45PM | W507 | RSVP

Explore how to integrate AI tools like Google Notebook LM and Gemini into your research process. Led by Amani Magid, this workshop covers creating notes, study guides, audio overviews, and using Gemini with Google Workspace.

Entanglement of Reinforcement Learning and Control Theory for Real-Time Decision Making

Monday, April 28 | 12PM - 1PM | S307 | RSVP

Join us for a talk by Zhong-Ping Jiang, Institute Professor at NYU Tandon. Prof. Jiang will present recent results in robustness of learning-based controllers, and illustrate the effectiveness of learning-based control via its applications to autonomous vehicles and human sensorimotor learning.

Chinese Conversation Night

Elementary to Intermediate Level

Tuesday, April 29 | 4:30PM - 5:30PM | W629 | RSVP

All Chinese-speaking students, staff and faculty in elementary and intermediate levels are invited to join.

Cybersecurity Club

Zero Trust - Cloud Security Essentials

Tuesday, April 29 | 6PM - 7PM | S303 | RSVP

Heard of “the cloud” but still think they only exist in the sky? Join speaker Sven Simikin and the Cybersecurity club for "Zero Trust - Cloud Security Essentials". At the end of the talk, you will walk away with: a good understanding of cloud microservices & some important security aspects!

From Ukraine to Palestine

Fieldwork Insights into Contemporary Wars

Thursday, May 8 | 5:15PM - 6:30PM | E302 | RSVP

Join Dr. Xiaoyu Lu for insights from immersive fieldwork in Ukraine and Palestine. Discover how participant observation reveals war’s human dimensions, ethical dilemmas, and subtle social dynamics in conflict zones.

The Digital Practice in Gucci China

Thursday, May 8 | 5:30PM - 6:45PM | S308 | RSVP

Explore how Gucci blends heritage and innovation in China’s digital landscape. This interactive session reveals how the brand adapts luxury to online ecosystems in a rapidly evolving market. Join us for exclusive insights and light refreshments starting at 5 PM.

On-campus Opportunities

Dance Program Hiring

Application deadline: April 30 | More Detailed Position Information

The Dance Program is seeking student workers for the Spring 2025 Dance Concert. Please contact Professor Yuting Zhao (yz8606@nyu.edu) if you are interested.

Hiring Summer Job in Chinese Immersion Program

Application Deadline: May 4 | More Detailed Position Information

Are you interested in teaching and helping other students learn Chinese? Would you like to develop your leadership, communication and interpersonal skills? Do you want to try designing activities and events in an immersive and engaging way? If so, you might be the perfect candidate for the student worker position for the Summer Chinese Immersion Program 2025!

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