The versatility and efficiency of AI has been revolutionary since its inception, and in the future it could take interdisciplinary research to the next level. At a standing-room-only event, Chinese Academy of Sciences academician E Weinan spoke on AI for science and its implications for scientific advancement.
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Heading off to university is already hard as it is, but finding a job? That’s a whole other challenge. With the help of NYU’s Alumni Executive Mentor Program, celebrating 10 years, NYU Shanghai students are launching their careers with the confidence, wisdom, and guidance they need to succeed in the workplace.
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From fascination to innovation: Meet Celia Forster '24! Learning Mandarin has long been one of her passions, so it’s no surprise that she chose to attend university in China and minor in Chinese. Dive into her journey bridging languade and education, and a future brimming with possibilities as she heads off to Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education this fall.
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• Congratulations to Dean of Business and Distinguished Global Professor of Business Chen Yuxin, along with Director of the Center for Applied Social and Economic Research and Yufeng Global Professor of Social Science Wu Xiaogang, and Professor of Neuroscience Zhong-Lin Lu. The three have been ranked in a list of most highly cited Chinese researchers in 2023 by Elsevier, an academic publishing authority. The ranking uses Scopus, a global authoritative citation and index database, as a statistical source of Chinese scholarly research achievements.
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• On March 27, sitar maestro Abhik Mukherjee and tabla artist Mandy Chen introduced the NYU Shanghai community to the captivating sounds of Indian classical music as part of the “From the Mughals to the Beatles” event co-hosted by the Performing Arts program and Global Perspectives on Society. In a conversation led by Assistant Professor of Human Geography Sangeeta Banerji, the musicians introduced the historical context and genre variations of the pieces they performed, allowing the audience to gain appreciation and new insights into a rich musical tradition.
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• On March 28, students, staff, and faculty joined together to discuss how to best promote a rich learning environment and better understanding between NYU Shanghai community members from different walks of life at “Dialogue: Bridging Borders at NYU Shanghai,” an event organized by Registrar and Chief Diversity Officer Winnie Wilson and Student Government Chief of Staff Zandrea Xi.
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• Last Friday marked NYU Shanghai’s inaugural PhD Visit Day, where prospective doctoral candidates in Computer Science, Data Science and Engineering, including those admitted to NYU Tandon and NYU Courant, visited the campus. The event fostered lively discussions among our faculty, as well as NYU Tandon and Courant faculty, and current and prospective PhD students, offering valuable insights into their respective fields of study.
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NYU One Day
Our community turned NYU One Day into a three-day extravaganza to support student scholarship (and win some cool prizes!) through the 2013 Fund. Did you know that 100% of donations go directly to funding scholarships for incoming first-year students? Make a difference in the life of an NYU Shanghai student and learn how you can support the 2013 Fund.
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“Shanghai is often referred to as the 魔都 - Magic City. In my view, its enchantment lies in its ability to blur the lines between elegance and vulgarity, transforming the mundane into sophistication, and vice versa, thus allowing both elegance and vulgarity to be appreciated together.”
— East China Normal University Professor of History Xu Jilin speaking on Blossom Shanghai: How “the Magic City” Reclaims a Central Position in Chinese Cultural Life
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| From the NYU Global Network
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A new study shows the impact the environment has on fungi growth and evolution. “A major challenge in biology is to identify the specific evolutionary factors that determine the shape—or form—of a given organism,” said Enrique Rojas, assistant professor of biology at New York University and the study’s senior author.
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• Cultivating Top Talents in China
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• How Will the Rise of Sora Affect Students’ Choice of College Majors?
Assistant Arts Professor of IMB Yuan Yanyue joined a discussion with ICS on Sora, a new text-to-video AI software platform, and how the emergence of new technologies could impact students’ major selection.
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• China’s Foreign Investment, Confidence Push Gathers Speed as Top Officials Highlight “Win-Win Opportunities”
Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance Han Shen Lin shared with SCMP about the significance of recent meetings between top Chinese officials and multinational executives.
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This seminar will be presented by Alexander Guterman from Tel Aviv University whose research interests are mostly in linear algebra and its applications, combinatorics, tropical mathematics and finite-dimensional algebras. He has more than 150 papers in well-known international professional journals.
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