The Library hosted a lecture by Fudan University Senior Professor of Liberal Arts Ge Jianxiong, who also serves as library director of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. Ge advocated for the importance of the humanities and argued that AI technology should be guided by humanistic values.
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Former US Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal visited NYU Shanghai, speaking about his new book City of Masks: The Seven Shanghais I Have Known and reflecting on his nearly nine-decade relationship with Shanghai.
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A recent study in Marketing Science by Distinguished Global Professor of Business Chen Yuxin and his research team suggests that global firms may benefit from deliberately maintaining or emphasizing the foreign culture associated with a product.
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A native Cantonese speaker, Assistant Professor of Global Chinese Studies Ka Lee Wong researches how Cantonese has spread through media networks across Hong Kong and Southeast Asia beyond Cantonese-speaking communities, how language policies restricted its audibility, and how older sonic traditions have survived in unexpected forms.
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🗨️ On October 14, Associate Arts Professor of Interactive Media and Business Yanyue Yuan gave a public talk with curator Zhang Yi during a documentary-themed event organized around The Silver Tide at Bund FTC in Shanghai. As co-founders of One Page Family Story, Yuan and Zhang explored how everyday observations and creative storytelling spark intergenerational conversations. The accompanying exhibition, Unfamiliar Landscapes, featured photographs taken by parents using film cameras, inviting audiences to see everyday life through their eyes. The event connects with Yuan's research into creative approaches to documenting older adults' everyday lives and fostering intergenerational learning in an aging society.
🗨️ At a Research Open House on October 20, students and faculty were invited to bring their questions and ideas on research and talent grants, human subjects protection, postdoctoral programs, financial post-awards, high performance computing, and research lab management and safety.
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⛈️ Rain Check: The Chancellor's Discover China Series–Suzhou Ancient Canal Walk has been postponed from this Saturday to Saturday, October 31 to ensure everyone's safety.
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"To address urban climate challenges, we need to use AI to improve climate predictions at ultra-high spatial resolution, apply nature-based solutions to help cities adapt to climate change, and engage directly with communities to improve residents' understanding of climate risks and develop practical ways to respond."
—NYU Professor of Environmental Studies Timon McPhearson in his talk on Urban Planet & Resilient Urban Futures on Tuesday
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US Consul General Visits NYU Shanghai
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US Consulate General in Shanghai Christian Marchant paid a visit to NYU Shanghai on October 20. After touring the campus with Chancellor Tong Shijun, Vice Chancellor Jeff Lehman, and Provost Bei Wu, he met with leadership, students, and faculty.
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A team of NYU engineers and archaeologists is working on open-source AI tools that piece together broken stone tools, pottery and bones and fill in what's missing, so that fragments sitting unmatched in collections can become evidence about how people in the past lived.
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• Is AI Making Us Lazier?
Jiemian News reported on last week's 42Geeks × NYU Shanghai Ecosystem Day which brought together around 60 technology leaders from around the world to engage with China's innovation ecosystem.
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