Global education advocates and longtime NYU Shanghai supporters Edward J. Fang and Charlene Tang, an NYU alum, were honored at a naming ceremony for the campus library on Wednesday. The library will now be known as the Fang and Tang Library.
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What does it mean to be a mentor to a little kid? A group of NYU Shanghai students are finding out as they participate in the second semester of NYU Shanghai’s Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) program, organized by the Office for Community Engaged Learning (CEL) in collaboration with New City Residents’ Center, a local community organization.
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Two NYU Shanghai postdoctoral fellows, Akshima and Lucien Monson, have been selected for a three-week research residency program at NYU’s New York campus. The two will travel to New York to begin their residency this summer.
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Wang Yuhan ’24 pursued his interests in architecture while majoring in Interactive Media Arts and Computer Science, and collaborated with Professor Zuo Lala at the NYU Shanghai Digital Heritage Lab to showcase ancient Chinese architecture with digital approaches. In the fall he’ll pursue a Master of Design Studies (MDes) at Harvard.
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This year, NYU Shanghai’s Business and Economics Honors Program will graduate its eighth cohort of students. Modeled after a similar program at NYU Stern School of Business, the program is taught by a distinguished faculty body, including Nobel laureates and other distinguished scholars and teachers.
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• Congratulations to NYU Shanghai alum Su Han ’18, founder of Privoce, Inc., who was listed on the “Top Under 30 Chinese-American Youth Elite List” (AACYF Top U30) for 2024. The list, which focuses on the younger generation of Chinese-Americans, students studying abroad, and the “returnee” community, was unveiled in Los Angeles on March 19 after a three-month selection process.
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• On April 11, NYU Shanghai Reads hosted a Chinese Conversation Night in the World Languages Lounge, aimed at bringing together Chinese-speaking students, faculty, and staff, as well as international students who are learning Chinese. The evening revolved around the story “Beinakan Disasters. ” One of the editors of The Way Spring Arrives, Yu Chen, and the story's author, Nian Yu, joined to share their thoughts on translation, the nuances of Chinese language, and the intriguing world of science fiction.
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• The 5th Young Scholars Symposium on “Asia and the World” kicked off on April 11 with a keynote address by University of New Hampshire Associate Professor of Communication Lin Zhang who spoke on “Entrepreneurial Labor and the China Paradigm: The Story of Taobao Villages.” She was introduced by Assistant Professor of Interactive Media Business Wang Jing. The symposium, organized by the Center for Global Asia, Global Perspectives on Society program, and Fudan University’s Asia Research Center, brings together doctoral and postdoctoral fellows at NYU Shanghai and other universities in China to share insights into issues pertaining to Asia in a global context. The symposium will run throughout the weekend.
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• Ray Suarez, host of the public radio program and podcast On Shifting Ground and former Visiting Professor of Political Science at NYU Shanghai, gave a book talk for his upcoming book We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century on April 10. The book covers the contributions and experiences of immigrants in the US. The talk was hosted by Associate Professor of Practice in Political Science Ivan Rasmussen.
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• On April 11, fourteen English For Academic Purposes Students shared personal stories about stepping “Out of the Comfort Zone” to try challenging new experiences. Attendees enjoyed hearing their true-life tales about taking an 80-hour train ride across China, attending a breakfast for startup CEOs, regaining a passion for skiing after a serious tumble, collaborating on an online global health-themed project, and performing in the NYU Shanghai talent show, among many other adventures. Prizes were awarded to the stories voted as most suspenseful, funniest, most surprising, and most inspiring.
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Here Comes The Sun The Humanities area took advantage of a balmy afternoon, hitting the quad for a student-faculty picnic to socialize and learn about Fall 2024 course offerings and opportunities.
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| From the NYU Global Network
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A new NYU study shows the benefits of interdisciplinary teamwork and the power of collaborating across dimensions. “Our findings also provide practical suggestions organizations can implement to support work that helps improve how their clinics function,” says NYU Wagner Assistant Professor Patricia Satterstrom, who led the study.
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• Bridging The Gap for First-Generation Students: NYU Shanghai Faculty and Students Pair Up to Promote Educational Equity
The Paper reported on the University’s student-run initiative that advocates for a robust support network for first-generation students.
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• Exhibition Spotlight: “Ecole du Soir” at NYU Shanghai
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8:00 PM to 9:20 PM / Hosted via Zoom
This talk highlights how the very institutions designed to help refugees (and other Americans) can derail their progress. Blair Sackett from Brown University will show how the routine hurdles and “knots” families encounter in institutions help to create economic inequality, as well as the policy interventions which could reduce these challenges.
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Thursday, April 18
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM / Room W923
Pierre Nolin is an Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong. His research is focused on probability theory and stochastic processes, in connection with questions originating from statistical mechanics.
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