Kiwi, an AI learning companion built by students and faculty for the NYU community, uses AI to teach AI. Through conversational interactions embedded in real coursework, Kiwi is helping students learn how AI works, and even how to build their own applications.
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Yiwu 101: Lessons from the World’s Biggest MarketStudents left their lecture halls for bustling trade halls as they traveled to Yiwu, Zhejiang Province — home to the world’s largest wholesale market. Led by IMB Assistant Professor Nicole Wang, the group embarked on a journey into the heart of global commerce.
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The simple principle of convection —warm, lighter fluid rises while cooler, heavier fluid sinks—can lead to surprisingly complex motion, including the formation of large-scale circulation. Assistant Professor of Mathematics Mac Huang explored this problem using a stripped-down model showing behavior resembling real-world systems like weather and ocean currents.
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Alumni Voices: Mixing Beats and Business
Helena Ma ’19 has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. After graduation, she worked in multiple industries, from starting a meal kit service in Shanghai during the COVID-19 pandemic to working as a self-taught videographer and photographer. Now an internationally touring DJ and start-up founder, Helena shares with us valuable lessons she’s learned along the way.
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• On Wednesday, History Professor and Center for Global Asia Director Tansen Sen gave a lecture on Zheng He, the highest-ranked Chinese eunuch in history, who led seven expeditions to the Indian Ocean Basin and Southeast Asia. • NYU Shanghai won the Popularity Award and ranked 4th in the Higher Education Exhibition area at the 22nd Shanghai Education Expo. The expo, featuring 130 schools, education institutions, and companies, was held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center in May. An online showcase continued for a month on the Expo mini program.
• The NYU Shanghai community donated over 100 mooncakes to Home Sweet Home, a community organization supporting individuals with special needs. The initiative was organized by Graduate Student Life. • In the third annual Reel Deal Challenge hosted by University Communications, 20 students submitted creative short films for social media showing their life at NYU Shanghai. Ten films made it to the second round. Congratulations to Messi Mei ’29, Rudy Bhukanwala ’26, Alex Greer ’26 (1st Place winners), Enes Sissenbi ’28 (2nd Place winner), Hannia Colon Valdez ’28 (3rd Place winner), Audrey Ly ’29, Victoria Fu ’29, Fang Xiancheng ’26, Ryan Gu Mingrui ’29, Xeniya Kan ’29, Sean Liu ’29, and Roman O’Brien ’27. Check out the winning reels at @nyushanghai on Instagram.
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The NYU Shanghai Office of Research invites researchers to the upcoming Research Open House on Tuesday, October 21 (4:30–6:30 p.m., Classroom N401). Meet the support team and learn about the wide range of services offered — from research agreements and grant applications to human subjects protection, financial post-award administration, HPC, and research lab management and safety. Join the event to connect, ask questions, and explore how we can help advance your research. RSVP today! From next Friday, you may notice the NYU Login page will have a new look. Don’t panic. You’ll sign in with your email (NetID@nyu.edu) and your current password. MFA (Duo) will remain the same, just verify as usual if prompted.
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“We don’t have the luxury of distant storytelling anymore. The planet’s on fire, and the only thing that cuts through the smoke is a story close enough to feel, one that ties the science to the human pulse before the next headline turns to ash.”
— Jennifer Turner, former head of China Environment Forum at the Wilson Center, speaking on climate storytelling
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NYU Shanghai's 13th Birthday
Students, staff, faculty, and leadership dressed up in shades of violet to celebrate the anniversary of NYU Shanghai’s founding. The community celebrated with a traditional cake and cupcakes.
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NYU Unveils “Torch,” Powerful Supercomputer
NYU newest supercomputer, Torch—marks a new era of advanced research and computation at the university. Torch is New York State’s most powerful and sustainable supercomputer with the ability to do approximately 11 quadrillion calculations per second. It was recently ranked No. 40 on the Top Green 500—a list of the world’s most sustainable supercomputers.
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• Winners of 2025 Shanghai International Computational Biology Innovation Competition AnnouncedNYUultra, a team of NYU Shanghai students, won third among 118 teams at an annual contest that invites participants from universities and research institutions in China to use AI to empower biomedicine, Shanghai Securities News reported. • Open China: Fostering Understanding via Cultural Exchanges
Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman talked to China Daily about the benefit of educational exchanges.
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