NYU Shanghai undergraduates shared their work in person at the Fall 2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium held on campus November 5. Standing before classroom-sized audiences, they introduced research on a diverse range of topics, including realtime AR performance enhancement, emojis as social media sentiment indicator, “coming out” strategies, and a redefinition of the neighborhood concept.
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On November 8, the NYU Shanghai-ECNU Center on Global History, Economy, and Culture (GHEC) held a lecture on "US-Soviet Economic Decoupling and the Making of the Cold War." The talk was given by renowned Cold War expert Shen Zhihua, Co-Director of GHEC, Distinguished Professor of the Department of History, ECNU.
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The new minor is housed within NYU Shanghai’s Program on Creativity + Innovation (PCI) and aims to help students develop their creative and innovative thinking and problem-solving techniques as they tackle the world’s challenges.
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Since 2015, NYU Shanghai’s Center for Global Asia has brought together researchers, scholars, and students to investigate the study of Asia in the international hub of Shanghai. Director of the Center, and Professor of History Tansen Sen sat down to talk with us about the Center’s history, future goals, and some upcoming exciting projects and collaborations.
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• On Thursday evening, as US Midterm election results were still coming in, Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman and esteemed journalist and visiting Professor Ray Suarez sat down to discuss the recent election season. Moderated by Dean Maria Montoya, the panel covered topics ranging from the importance of the Gen Z vote, to how the media crafts political narratives and how students can try to find credible sources, to the potential impact the Midterm elections might have on international relations and global policy issues.
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Sign up for the Safety Video Contest! The NYU Shanghai Department of Public Safety, in collaboration with NYU Shanghai Laboratories, is now offering all students a platform where safety-related concerns or ideas can be expressed in video format in order to promote safe behaviors both on and off campus. Not only is this an opportunity for you to showcase your media skills but also a chance to positively impact our community and win prizes. There is also a chance that we nominate exceptional works for a city or national level of competition. You can even expect your videos to be adopted as educational materials for future NYU Shanghai new student orientations! Submission Deadline: November 15th, 11:59 pm Beijing Time. Videos of all genres are welcome, such as short films, vlogs, doodles, animations, documentaries, etc.
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Many people who are living with HIV have mental health comorbidities that increase their risk of suicide. Liu Yuming, a Research Associate from the Center for Global Health Equity, and visiting Master of Science in Public Health student from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health published her first peer-reviewed correspondence in Lancet HIV. Liu and her colleagues highlighted that integrating mental health and HIV services provides an opportunity for more equitable and targeted health services to enhance mental well-being and prevent suicide among people with HIV.
"Suicide prevention among people living with HIV and at risk of HIV should be a priority to reduce the disproportionate suicide risk and an opportunity to introduce collaboration across sectors," said Liu.
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NYU Shanghai Students Explore Museums
On November 5, 19 NYU Shanghai students from China, the US, Ghana, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Brazil enjoyed their time at the Shanghai Foreign-educated Chinese Museum exploring the history of Chinese students studying abroad and international students studying in China. On the same day, they also visited the Guangfulin Relics Park to learn about local history. The trip was organized by the Study Away Program of the Office of Student Life.
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| From the NYU Global Network
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A new study from New York University’s Machine Learning for Good Laboratory, with Carnegie Mellon University and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, addresses critical gaps in public health practice by presenting a new machine-learning approach for "pre-syndromic" surveillance.
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JYB.cn and People.cn reported that Chancellor Tong Shijun attended and presented at the Fifth Hongqiao International Economic Forum of the 2022 China International Import Expo. Tong shared the school's ability to attract high-level international talents in recent years from four aspects: educating the world's top talents; fusing knowledge and enthusiasm for life; spending the most creative years in the place where creativity is most cherished; and deeply experiencing the warmth and charisma of Shanghai.
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Great opportunities, gifts, and prizes await your participation in a series of public safety events! You'll improve your campus safety awareness, connect with public safety initiatives, learn to act more safely on and off campus, and enrich your student experience to impact the NYU Shanghai community. Please register to attend.
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Thursday, November 17
China Town Hall | Shanghai8:00-10:00 AM Webcast in Room 101 Join the sixteenth annual China Town Hall on the morning of Thursday, November 17. The webcast will feature Jon M. Huntsman Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, China, and Singapore. The annual CHINA Town Hall, produced by the National Committee on United States–China Relations (NCUSCR) is a national conversation on China taking place in 80+ communities throughout the United States. Please register to attend.
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