Nobel Laureate Robert Engle, co-director of VINS, visited NYU Shanghai over the week to attend the 2023 VINS Annual Conference and meet with students. In a subsequent conversation with students, he said: "In finance, we're interested in how the future affects the present, not just how the present affects the future."

• Congratulations to the Center for Global Health Equity Director and Professor of Global Public Health Brian Hall on being named to the Clarivate Analytics' Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list. As one of twenty-two of New York University's "world's most-cited researchers," Hall was recognized for publishing multiple papers ranked in the top 1% by citations in the field of public health over the past decade. This marks Hall's second consecutive year on the list.

• Congratulations to Samuel Boghossian '23 for being selected as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship. "Competing as a US Rhodes finalist — preparing at the highest levels to debate, discuss, dream and act with others — is a great honor and a rare achievement. It takes courage and a commitment to higher ideals, no matter the outcome," said Director of Global Awards and Scholarships Anna Kendrick. "We are immensely proud of Sam and all our seniors and alumni who dare to walk this road." Boghossian is NYU Shanghai's first American Rhodes finalist. Previously NYU Shanghai students from China, New Zealand, and Israel have been finalists for the prestigious scholarship. 

• Interactive Media Arts Assistant Arts Professor Gottfried Haider spoke as an invited panelist at the 2023 ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, one of Shanghai's flagship art fairs. Hosted by Design Innovation Institute Shanghai and titled "The Vanishing Frame: Art in the Age of AI," the roundtable discussion drew together artists and creators navigating the evolving relationship between art and technology in their distinct ways. Haider shared insights as a practicing artist, an educator and as instructor for IMA's Machine Learning for Artists and Designers course.

• Our Interactive Media Arts faculty works are on display in the exhibition Art and Design Education: FutureLab at West Bund Art Center Hall B at 2555 Longteng Avenue. The show runs from November 18 to November 26. Artworks by faculty members Marcela Godoy, Eric Parren, Gottfried Haider, Ban Lei, Dennis de Bel, and Inmi Lee will be shown.

Join us this Saturday at the quad for an unforgettable day of fun. Welcome all full-time faculty, staff, and your families and friends to explore our new campus. From 1pm to 5pm, indulge in magical showcases, exciting NYU Shanghai mini courses, engaging games, and delicious food. You can follow the NYU Shanghai Enterprise WeChat Account and hit the "Farnival" button for more resources. 

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo remarks on spending time engaging with students at NYU Shanghai during an event welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco on November 15, 2023. The event was co-hosted by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the 2023 APEC Leaders Meeting.

The 21st Century Business Herald, Oriental Financial Pudong Channel, and The Paper were among the media that covered the 2023 VINS Conference honouring Professor Robert Engle's academic achievements and contributions. 

Assistant Arts Professor of IMA Andy Garcia and Associate Professor of Contemporary Global Media Anna Greenspan discussed the campus' Zaanheh Community Garden project with CGTN.

Assistant Professor of Sociology Yi-Lin Chiang shared with Jiemian what she found after following 28 privileged Beijing youth for seven years.