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Academic Opportunities

Join Global Week Info Sessions!

Come to Global Week from October 23 to 27 (see the event schedule) and learn more about the Study Away application process!

NYU Abu Dhabi Fall Mixer

Thursday, October 26 | 6:30-8:30 PM | N401 | RSVP

It's your chance to learn more about funded undergraduate research and arts apprenticeship opportunities at NYU Abu Dhabi!

Performing Arts x NYU Abu Dhabi

Friday, October 27 | 1-2 PM | S215 | RSVP

Calling all Performing Arts students: Learn more about NYU Abu Dhabi's robust performing arts opportunities and course options!

APA Coffee Chat: Pursuits Beyond the Classroom

Thursday, October 26 | 5-6 PM | E402 | RSVP

Come discover how you can actively participate in the academic community at NYU Shanghai and beyond! Collect a sticker for AA passport!

Performing Arts Open House

Monday, October 30 | 2-3 PM | Magnolia House, 3rd Floor, East Building

Join this gathering with the performing arts faculty to discuss any questions you may have related to the Performing Arts program!

Undergraduate Research Symposium: Join the Event!

Friday, November 3 | 4:30 PM | Liberal Arts & Business: E302 & STEM: E303

Come celebrate the research achievements, support your peers, vote for your favorite project(s), and win a prize!

Major Exploration Weeks: Coming Soon!

As the spring registration approaches, come and join major-specific info sessions from October 31 to November 8 where you can explore major requirements!

Academic Resource Center

Speaking & Listening Skills Group Office Hours

Tuesday, October 24 | 6:15-7:15 PM | S219 | Learn more!

Are you struggling with doing presentations or listening exams? Come to group office hours! You will receive lessons that can help you get through midterms and beyond.

More ARC Workshops:

Make an ARC appointment and join the workshops to collect a sticker for AA passport!

GPS Read-In

Friday, October 27 | 3:30-4:30 PM | E202 | Weekly GPS Read-in

Reading Skills Workshop: Navigating Complex Texts (Primary Sources)

Monday, October 30 | 5:30-6:30 PM | E204 | RSVP

Global Awards

Germany Grad Fair 2023

Friday, October 27 | 3:30-5 PM (New York Time) | RSVP is required.

Germany has been consistently ranked as one of the most popular countries in the world for worldwide students. Come learn what opportunities await you!

Critical Language Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: U.S. citizens or nationals
Application Deadline: November 14, 8 PM (New York Time) | Apply for CLS!

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program provides U.S. students an opportunity to study a range of critical languages and cultures in a given country. The program provides beginner-level virtual instruction for Arabic, Chinese, and Russian for the selected students whose home campuses do not offer these languages.

Academic Talks

Economics

Research Seminar: Competitive Disclosure of Multiple Product Attributes

Wednesday, October 17 | 1:30-2:45 PM | S825 | Speaker: Ernest K. Lai

We analyze a duopolistic model of quality disclosure, and we apply the familiar economic properties of absolute and comparative advantages in a novel way to characterize partial disclosure under the multiple product attributes. Learn more.

Chinese Language Program x Global China Studies

From Mulan (1998) to Mulan (2020): Orientalist Imagination, Feminist Intervention, and a Compromised Progress

Tuesday, October 24 | 4:30-6 PM | N401 | RSVP | Speaker: Zhuoyi Wang

This talk will offer a comparative close reading of Disney’s animated film Mulan (1998) and its 2020 eponymous live-action remake and examine where the remake breaks free from and where it still embraces the animation’s cultural and gender problems.

Computer Science, Data Science, and Engineering

Research and Life Lessons Series | Learning Like a Human: Machine Learning & Tips for Balancing Classes and Research

Wednesday, October 25 | 12-1 PM | S310 | RSVP

Join us, and Professor Shengjie Wang will discuss how human-learning-like curricula can be utilized to improve machine learning models. He will also share his experience in balancing learning and research.

Industry Insights Series | AVATR AI Solution: The Voice of Customer

Wednesday, October 25 | 3-4 PM | S306 | RSVP | Speaker: Kevin Ren

Hosted by Professor Guyue (Grace) Liu, come gain insights into AI-driven solutions reshaping the automotive industry. Kevin will discuss how AVATR's AI Solution leverages NLP to understand consumer behavior and elevate conversion rates.

Social Science

Taking Ideas and Words Seriously: Explaining the Institutionalization of the Lancang Mekong Cooperation

Friday, October 27 | 2-3:30 PM | E404 | RSVP | Speaker: Xue Gong

Moderated by Professor Xiaojun Li, we will explore the role of China’s ideational and discursive power in shaping the interest perceptions of target states and in determining the formation of a new institution, with a focus on the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation.

Hedging in International Relations: Blind Spots and Bright Spots

Thursday, November 2 | 10-11:30 AM | E302 | RSVP | Speaker: Kuik Cheng-Chwee

Moderated by Professor Maria Adele Carrai, join this talk as Kuik delves into the intricacies of "hedging" in International Relations (IR). This talk aims to shed light on the major misconceptions and unrecognized value of hedging in the realm of IR.

Academic Events

IMA Speaker Series

Interactive Aesthetics: Blazing New Trails in Artistic Expression

Tuesday, October 24 | 12:30-1:30 PM | N306 | Drop-in | Speaker: Mar Canet Sola

NYU Shanghai Reads

A Fish by Any Other Name

Wednesday, October 25 | 12:30-1:15 PM | E303 | RSVP

Translators mediate between languages, bringing an author's words to a new audience. But they also mediate between cultures and value systems, and that's where things get tricky. Professor Allen Young will give a talk and explore these issues.

GPS Film Series

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Friday, October 27 | 6:15 PM | Auditorium E101 | RSVP

Professor Amy Goldman will introduce the renowned film. Bo Goldman, her father, after writing the shooting script of Cuckoo’s Nest, went on to become one of the most honored screenwriters in American motion picture history.

Library: ChatGPT Demos

Join us to learn more about ChatGPT for teaching, learning, and creative use!

Online Session on Thursday, October 26:

This session is part of the Pre-Conference Workshops at NYU Teaching & Learning with Generative AI Virtual Conference. We will explore how ChatGPT can be integrated in teaching and learning. RSVP now!

In-Person Session on Wednesday, November 1:

A repeated session will be hosted during the Library's AI & U Week.

Hallozine: A Book of Monsters

Monday, October 30 | 6:30-8 PM | E304 | RSVP

Professor Kyle Muntz will discuss the formation of literary monsters, inspiring you to write, draw, and AI-generate monsters of your own. Creations will be published in a special-edition Halloween magazine produced by Creative Writing.

Language Learning Opportunities

Workshops: Learn to Read Korean
Picoteo Latino | Japanese Conversation Night
Multilingual Poetry Night: Call for Poets by Friday, November 3!

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