In the midst of final exams and packing boxes, NYU Shanghai students lit up the stage with a series of performances and exhibitions showcasing their achievements. The end-of-semester shows took on a more sentimental feel this year as the NYU Shanghai community bids farewell to the Century Avenue campus.
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NYU Shanghai Dean of Business Chen Yuxin was one of 50 foreign residents awarded the Shanghai Magnolia Silver Award to honor positive contributions to the city's development. "I think it’s also a recognition of NYU Shanghai’s 10 years of contributions," said Chen. "I’m proud of what we’ve done to build a world-class research university and provide youngsters with a first-class business education."
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The NYU Shanghai IllumiLand virtual campus project uses 3D model reconstruction and creates a virtual space for the community to leave memories of campus. "When graduates remember their college experience, [physical] spaces will always be part of it," Library Director Zu Xiaojing said. " IllumiLand preserves the history of NYU Shanghai and enables students to 're-enter' and walk through the campus virtually even when we are no longer here."
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Dr. Eric Endo arrived at NYU Shanghai in 2018 as a postdoctoral fellow in mathematics. Since arriving, he’s collaborated with many mathematicians in the NYU Shanghai community on ferromagnetism, combinatorics, and statistical mechanics. He’s also dedicated himself to becoming a better educator and now works as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice in Mathematics.
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• On December 8, former World Bank Treasurer and Visiting Professor of Business Hua Jingdong hosted Lesly Goh in the fourth and final talk in the "Women Leaders in Finance in Development" series this semester. Goh is a Senior Technical Advisor at the World Bank with nearly thirty years of experience in technology and policy in both public and private sectors. In her talk, Goh shared her take on entrepreneurial spirit. "It’s about being curious and never giving up," she said. "You have to be willing to take risks. You have to be willing to follow your passion. Monetary gain cannot equate to success and passion." She emphasized the importance of embracing uncertainty and change, and encouraged students to be "tenacious and resilient," and "the master of their own fate" in order to find a higher purpose in life.
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• This semester the Economics area hosted four engagement hours with economics faculty to open up opportunities for all students, regardless of year or major, to experience an engaging campus life after returning from the long-time separation caused by the pandemic. Associate Professor of Practice of Economics and Undergraduate Coordinator of Economics Weng Weiwei reported that over 100 students and all Economics faculty members attended the bi-weekly sessions discussing a variety of topics, ranging from trendy economic and social issues, course and major choices, research opportunities, career development and personal growth. "Economics faculty members are more than happy to engage with our students to build an enriched sense of community," she said. Students said the events helped them understand more about the field of economics. Based on the positive feedback from the students, the Economics area plans to hold more innovative events in the coming semester.
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Their article, "Machine Learning the Hohenberg-Kohn Map for molecular excited states," was recently published in the journal Nature Communications, and their work was highlighted by journal editors as one of the 50 best recent papers in the field of inorganic and physical chemistry. “The support that the NYU global network provides to encourage collaboration and bring all these people together, I think has been absolutely essential,” Glover said. “It really put us on the map in the sense that other groups out there notice and want to work with us.”
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In a recent study led by NYU Shanghai Assistant Professor of Physics Chen Hanghui and ShanghaiTech University Assistant Professor Li Gang, researchers uncovered a mechanism to induce topologically non-trivial states in artificial oxide heterostructures materials. Their findings were published in npj Computational Materials. Creating heterostructures usually involves stacking layers of different materials, which can be considered analogous to building with Lego blocks, Chen explained. "By putting 'blocks' A and B together, a new 'block' C would be created," he said. "This newly generated 'C block' could portray physical properties that do not exist in either 'block' A or 'block' B - this is the general mechanism of heterostructures materials."
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Packing Boxes Full? Donate items to Charity Instead! Social Enterprise 善淘 Buy42, run by an NYU alum, is taking donations of used (and new) goods. Diane Geng (CEL Office) is working with them to arrange a one-time pick-up from the Academic Building. They accept donated items in these categories:
• Old or new items with no damage: books, electronic products, small furniture, artwork, other daily supplies
• Items that are at least 80% new with no stains, odor, or damage: outerwear (e.g. sweatshirts, coats), office & school supplies, luggage, home appliances, household goods like towels, toys, decorative items. Brand new unopened items with original tags or packaging: clothes, kitchenware.
If your area/office would like to donate items, please fill out this form so that pick-up can be coordinated from your area on December 22. Each area/office should label any box(es) of items intended for donation to 善淘 Buy42. No need to sort. Buy42 will sort them after pick-up. Please contact Diane with any questions (diane.geng@nyu.edu).
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Farewell Century Avenue
These acrylic commemorative tickets, produced by Residential Life's Resident Assistant team, were distributed to students to record their memories with the Century Avenue campus and the Jinqiao dorm as the whole community starts the big move. The photo of Farewell Jinqiao dorm was taken by Wen Huiwei '25. The photo of Farewell Century Avenue campus was taken by Fan Jiayin '23.
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| From the NYU Global Network
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Researchers found that Black women with symptoms of depression more often report sleep disturbances, self-criticism, and irritability than stereotypical symptoms such as depressed mood. Nicole Perez, PhD, RN, a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and postdoctoral associate at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing was the lead author of the study.
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An article in Sixth Tone reported on the growing trend of young Chinese people using the over-the-counter cough medicine Dextromethorphan to deal with stress and anxiety. NYU Shanghai Assistant Professor of Sociology Miao Jia researches substance abuse and was quoted in the article talking about the trend. "'Life is bitter, therefore I need to do something to get me out of it' — that’s what minors are thinking about when they are taking drugs," she said. Miao urged social media and tech companies to monitor videos that contain unsolicited or inaccurate medical advice. "Censorship technology is well developed nowadays, the key is to make the platforms aware of the danger involved in the content," she said.
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