Conservative group sues NYU, claiming law journal student staffing discriminates against straight, white applicants
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article A conservative legal group sued New York University on Thursday in federal court, claiming NYU School of Law’s process in selecting students to work on its flagship academic publication…#newyorkuniversity #nyuschooloflaws #manhattan #americafirstlegal #donaldtrump #stephenmiller #nyulawreviews #johndoe #nyu #nyulawreview (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Christopher Nolan: Taylor Swift Skipped Studios for ‘Eras Tour’ Release and Is Showing Them How ‘Incredibly Valuable’ Movie Theaters Are
Taylor Swift‘s concert movie blockbuster “The Eras Tour” got a shout out from none other than Christopher Nolan during a recent City University of New York event in which the director and his producer and wife Emma Thomas were interviewed by author Kai Bird. It was Bird’s book “American…#erastour #christophernolan #emmathomas #kaibird #bird #americanprometheus #nolan #oppenheimer #joker #swift (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CAC measurements on nongated chest CT improve surgery risk assessment
Estimating the prevalence and severity of coronary artery calcium (CAC) using data gleaned from nongated chest CT imaging improves risk assessment of postsurgical major clinical events before a patient undergoes noncardiac surgery, according to research published in the October 10 issue of Circulation.The study results could improve patients' surgical outcomes, wrote a team led by Daniel Choi, MD, of New York University Grossman School of Medicine in New York City. "[Our study found that] prevalence and severity of coronary calcium from preexisting, preoperative, nongated chest CT imaging were associated with stepwise in...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Clinical News CT Source Type: news
Co-developer of Cassava ’s potential Alzheimer’s drug cited for ‘egregious misconduct’
Cassava Sciences, a biotech company whose work on the experimental Alzheimer’s drug simufilam has been heavily criticized and is the subject of ongoing federal probes, has suffered another blow. A much-anticipated investigation by the City University of New York has accused neuroscientist Hoau-Yan Wang, a CUNY faculty member and longtime Cassava collaborator, of scientific misconduct involving 20 research papers. Many provided key support for simufilam’s jump from the lab into ongoing clinical trials.
The investigative committee found numerous signs that images were improperly manipulated, for example in a 2012
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Source: ScienceNOW - October 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
NYU to host'build your own' MRI scanner event
New York University (NYU) Langone Health will host a four-day event for teams to build their very own MRI machines from scratch. It’s the first time an MRI hackathon event has ever aimed to build scanners at scale, according to officials at NYU. From October 16 to 21, about 60 scientists will gather primarily to show that they can build an MRI scanner at a very low cost and that it’s feasible for others as well.“The smaller and cheaper these tools become, the more easily they can spread around the world,” the university said.More information about the event is available here. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
NSF Director travels to New York University for New York Digital Vision Forum, delivers keynote alongside U.S. and Republic of Korea leaders
On Sept. 21, 2023, U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan delivered a keynote at the New York Digital Vision Forum at New York University ' s (NYU) Manhattan campus. The event included speakers Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (who … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - September 25, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
In a whirlwind week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan focused on strengthening and scaling collaborations to create both powerful local and global innovation systems. On Sept. 21, Director Panchanathan traveled to New York University to join in … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
News at a glance: Diphtheria treatment shortage, prisoner release, and iNaturalist ’s growth
CONSERVATION
Popular biodiversity app to expand
The nonprofit that runs iNaturalist, a popular app and website for identifying species, has received a $10 million grant to expand. The funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, announced last week, will allow iNaturalist—whose website is one of the largest generators of crowd-sourced species-occurrence data—to add users, technology, and observations to inform conservation. iNaturalist hopes to grow in nature-rich parts of the world, such as Asia and South America, which have fewer users uploading data. Since iNaturalist’s founding in 20...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
With Demand for Mental-Health Care Soaring on Campus, Faculty and Students Are Stepping Up to Help
After the pandemic shut down Duke University’s campus in 2020, public-policy professor Nick Carnes worried about how his students would fare both educationally and emotionally. Wanting to help in whatever way he could, he added a simple message to his email signature.
“A note to students,” he wrote. “Please let me or another Duke professor know if you’re having any problems with your safety, well-being, or access to educational or other resources, or if you need to talk about anything right now, and/or if you know of another student who is having trouble. When in doubt, please reach out.&rd...
Source: TIME: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Oscars: 50th Student Academy Awards Names 14 Winners
Out of nearly 2500 entries, 14 students have been named winners of the 50th Annual Student Academy Awards competition by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. The winners are (listed alphabetically by category): Documentary Lyuwei Chen, Duet, New York University Jean Chapiro, Hasta…#studentacademyawards #lyuweichen #newyorkuniversity #jeanchapiro #hastaencontrarlos #columbiauniversity #giorgioghiotto #wingsofdust #oscar #beverlyhills (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Too Dominant? Inside The US Lawsuit Against Google
“It’s potentially very big,” says Daniel Rubinfeld, a professor of law at New York University. The lawsuit comes as icons of American Big Tech – Google, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon – are grappling with advances in artificial intelligence. Ripples from the suit’s outcome could help shape the…#danielrubinfeld #newyorkuniversity #google #meta #apple #amazon #justicedepartment #bing #yahoo #android (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The secrets of snail mucus, according to a biochemist
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to slime scientist Antonio Cerullo at the City University of New York about the benefits of mucus. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gurjit Kaur Source Type: news
FT ’s Money-Media hires Dalloo to cover financial services
FT’s Money-Media publications has hired Rachel Dalloo as a reporter covering financial services. Dalloo recently graduated from Baruch College of the City University of New York as a double major in journalism and political science and a double minor in communication studies and English. At…#racheldalloo #refractmagazine #dollarssensebaruchs #ticker (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could Retiring Early Actually Rot Your Brain?
After years of scrimping and saving, investing wisely and working diligently your reward could be the luxury of an early retirement – and a big drop in your IQ. New research conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, finds that early retirement can accelerate…#binghamtonuniversity #plamennikolov (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Led to Spike in Asthma ER Visits, Especially in New York
(NEW YORK) — The smoke from Canadian wildfires that drifted into the U.S. led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms—particularly in the New York area.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published two studies Thursday about the health impacts of the smoke, which shrouded city skylines with an orange haze in late spring. A medical journal also released a study this week.
When air quality worsens, “an asthmatic feels it before anyone else,” said Dr. Adrian Pristas, a pulmonologist based in Hazlet, New Jersey, who r...
Source: TIME: Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MIKE STOBBE / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
