Renowned architect and Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Wang Shu spoke on his vision of architecture, sharing several of the award-winning projects he has conceived as co-founder of the Amateur Architecture Studio with his partner Lu Wenyu. His lecture was part of the annual Green Court Lecture series. 

• The 13th Conference on Computational Statistical Mechanics of Complex Systems was held at NYU Shanghai from November 15-17. The event brought together over 150 researchers and students for a dynamic series of activities, including invited talks, lightning talks, and a poster session, covering cutting-edge topics such as statistical mechanics, excited-state processes, quantum dynamics of complex systems, and the statistical properties of biological and material systems.

• Barry Melancon, CEO of the global accounting body AICPA & CIMA, visited NYU Shanghai for an inspiring talk on the future of finance, highlighting the trends shaping the industry, from AI and big data to sustainability and global trade. The talk was hosted by NYU Shanghai CFO Helen Hu and Provost Joanna Waley-Cohen gave opening remarks. 

• Renowned Chinese financial writer and breast cancer survivor Ye Tan, joined a bilingual discussion with two doctors from Ruijin Hospital and Shanghai East Hospital on breast cancer awareness. The talk was hosted by Clinical Assistant Professor of History Wen Shuang as part of the Pink Hope initiative. Tan Ye shared her personal journey battling cancer in recent years. The two medical experts emphasized the importance of regular self-examinations and timely medical checkups, noting that early-stage breast cancer is highly manageable with prompt intervention.

• Congratulations to Center for Global Health Equity Director and Professor of Global Public Health Brian Hall on being named to the Clarivate Analytics' Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list, one of 25 researchers from New York University's global network who have been recognized as highly influential for publishing papers in the top 1% by citations in their fields.

• Students reeled us into their NYU Shanghai lives for the 2nd annual “Reel” Deal Challenge, a social media video competition hosted and judged by University Communications. Congrats to our 1st place winners Maureen Li '28 and Herbein Wang ’28, 2nd place winner Zyton Lu ’28, 3rd place winner Gabriel Ferreira ’28, and Ermune Munkhbayar ’28, whose video was voted “Most Popular” at the screening and award ceremony! Keep an eye out for their work posted on NYU Shanghai’s Instagram and Xiaohongshu (RED). Want to share your short video making skills? Reach out, we'd love to collaborate.

Join Student Government on Tuesday November 26 for a celebration of thanks. Featuring pumpkin pie, crafts and games, and free flow hot chocolate served by some very special guests in silly turkey hats. Also awards for Campus Heroes nominated by you! Stop by from 3pm to 7pm at B2!

“Deepening our ecological understanding of embodied practices of exchange, reciprocity, and care means engaging in placemaking as an active dialogue with people, memory, and land. Through creative multi-species storytelling, we may find our way to reshaping our collective imaginaries in the spirit of inclusive ecology.”

– Dr. Rachel Sweeney at “Co-Creation with an Animate World”

Two NYU Shanghai student volunteers welcomed a young boy and his dad at Shanghai Indoor Stadium as part of the 2024 "Walk the Road of Love" on November 16. The event was held in partnership with Special Olympics Young Athletes and featured a walk through Shanghai, ending at NYU Shanghai’s campus gymnasium for fun and games.  

• Scientists Trace Voices Heard by People with Schizophrenia

Shanghai Observer, People’s Daily, and Shanghai Municipal Government reported on research conducted by Associate Professor of Neural and Cognitive Sciences Tian Xing and his team on why people with schizophrenia hear voices.