Three faculty members from Interactive Media Arts (IMA) and Mathematics have received NYU Shanghai tenure this new semester. They are Associate Professor of Mathematics Vahagn Nersesyan, Associate Professor of Contemporary Global Media Anna Greenspan, and Professor of Mathematics, Alejandro Ramírez.
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Despite the unforeseen challenges brought on by the pandemic, climate change, environmental pollution, and economic flux, the Class of 2022 has achieved a 93% overall employment and graduate education rate. The 365 graduates from 34 countries can now be found all around the world, with 78% choosing to work or study in places other than their home countries.
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Graduates from the NYU Shanghai - NYU Stern joint master's programs also made impressive achievements in the job market in 2022. With outstanding academic abilities, solid technical skills, and rich practical experience, graduates from the Class of 2022 received job offers from many top-tier companies and maintained a high graduate destination rate as in previous years.
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For over three years, Clinical Assistant Professor Zhang Meng has used subjects that inspire and intrigue her to foster curiosity and collaboration among her students. Zhang teaches English for Academic Purposes (EAP), a course designed to help first-year students grow into more confident and capable academics.
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• Congratulations to Computer Systems Engineering major Bartosz Bienkowski '23 on being a finalist for the first global cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill University in Canada. Bartosz is among 35 international finalists from 31 universities around the world. He will attend the final round of interviews in Montréal, Canada from March 8 to 12, meeting with leaders from academia, business, government, and the social sector. Up to 10 international McCall MacBain Scholars will be selected after final interviews. If not selected as a scholar, Bartosz is eligible to receive a $20,000 Finalist Award for studies at McGill. "I've always loved trying new things," said Bartosz. "Traveling between different NYU campuses gave me more memories than I could ever dream of, but it also showed me that it’s all right to fail and retry, giving me the courage to fight for the opportunities that shaped who I am now."
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• Congratulations to Clinical Associate Professor of Literature and Director of Global Awards Anna Kathryn Kendrick for serving as guest editor of the centenary issue of Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (BHS). As the first journal of Hispanism published in the UK, the BHS is essential reading for those working in and researching the languages, literatures and civilizations of Spain, Portugal and Latin America. "In this special issue, we asked how education has shaped culture in the Hispanophone world. From the Philippines to Argentina, Peru to Mexico, the US to Spain, my co-editor and I are proud to have brought together leading scholars committed to thinking about the role of public pedagogy in our field," said Kendrick.
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• The second phase of the move to NYU Shanghai's New Bund campus has entered its full sprint after the Lantern Festival. The school has been working hard with contractors to ensure construction progress without compromising quality and safety. As of this week, the carpeting of the upper floors and the B2 floor has been completed. The power connection, floor cleaning, baseboard and floor installation, fire safety inspection, and the replacement of glass are proceeding orderly. The NYU Shanghai server, High-Performance Computing service, virtual computer lab, Wi-Fi service, and the NYU Global Telephone Service are ready for use.
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"We build assessment into our reverse design model. We really foreground the assessment. Many people do reverse or backward design without designing the assessment first - they are just teaching toward the outcomes. We place the assessment right there in the beginning, we find it incredibly important and really effective."
— Catherine Baumann, senior instructional professor and director of the Language Center, University of Chicago. In speech Proficiency and the Intersection of Testing and Teaching Languages.
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The first issue of the Market Volatility Report for this year was released by the Volatility Institute at NYU Shanghai (VINS) on Jan 31. The monthly report, which has been published since 2017, provides analysis and insights into the fluctuations in China's financial market, highlighting key trends and market hotspots. The goal is to aid market participants in understanding the current state of market volatility of China's financial market, enhance investors' risk awareness and risk response capability, and provide market regulators with real-time monitoring of market fluctuations.
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NYU Shanghai researchers, Professor of Physics and Mathematics Jun Zhang and Assistant Professor of Mathematics Jinzi Mac Huang have recently received a grant, as Co-PIs, from the Major Research Plan of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). The project, led by Tsinghua University, seeks to study the physical mechanisms of flapping flight and swimming under complex flow conditions, which will shed light on the further studies and future application in relevant fields.
"Traditional research on flapping locomotion focuses on the flow-wing or flow-fin interaction with ‘clean’ flows. Now we propose to focus on a realistic flow condition, which could be turbulent or messy," explained Zhang. "We want to study if messy flow conditions will benefit flapping flight performance or not."
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A Taste of Chinese Tradition in Abu Dhabi
Chai Jing, affiliated senior language lecturer of Chinese Language hosted a Lantern Festival party for NYU Abu Dhabi students where they enjoyed sweet dumplings while answering Chinese riddles.
Photo by Jack B. Du (NYU Shanghai alumnus and IM Instructor at NYUAD)
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| From the NYU Global Network
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At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, Blake Slatkin (Gallatin) won the Record of the Year Award as the producer for Lizzo’s About Damn Time. Wayne Shorter (Steinhardt) won Best Improvised Jazz Solo Award. Steven Feifke (Steinhardt) shared the award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Sean Flahaven (TSOA) produced Into the Woods, which was honored as Best Musical Theater Album.
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About a thousand NYU Shanghai students from dozens of countries and regions around the world moved into the new Jingyao Residence Hall located in Shanghai’s Houtan area. Resident Assistants are planning both indoor and outdoor events for hall mates and international study away students are joining school activities to experience the cultural history and customs of Shanghai, reported by Pudong Fabu.
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Note: In the last issue of the Gazette, we made an error in the " Best Psychology Scientists in China" quick take. We are sincerely sorry if the mistake caused any inconvenience. Please note that three NYU Shanghai faculty members got the honorary title by Research.com, a renowned worldwide scientific data research website.
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