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Discover Magazine Names NYU Physics Finding One of Top Stories of 2009
Discover magazine has named a research finding by New York University physicists one of the top 100 stories of 2009. In the study, which first appeared in the journal Nature, NYU scientists determined how to count different-sized spheres packed in a container.

NYU Alumni Garner Five Oscar Nominations
Four alumni of New York University’s Kanbar Institute of Film & Television at the Tisch School of the Arts are among the nominees of the 82st Academy Awards. The alumni are nominated in the categories of Best Motion Picture, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Achievement in Film Editing, and Achievement in Sound Editing.

Fritz Francois, WSC ’93, MED ’97, ’07, leads Haitian Effort and Relief Team
NYU Langone Medical Center Haitian Effort and Relief Team (NYULMC HEART) headed for Haiti last week to provide surgical care and to assist those impacted by the earthquake. A second team of physicians and nurses is expected to leave for Haiti in another week to relieve the relief efforts of those being deployed today.

NYU Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Sustainability
New York University has won the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) annual Campus Sustainability Leadership Award in the four-year and graduate institutions over 15,000 full-time student category. The award recognized NYU as having made the greatest overall commitment to sustainability as demonstrated in its education and research, campus operations, and administration and finance. The award will be presented at the “Greening of the Campus VIII Conference,” Sept. 21 in Indianapolis.

NYU Biologist Rockman to Study How Genetic Variation Contributes to Aging
Scientists have long known that genetic variation contributes to differences in aging among individuals, populations, and species. Less clear are the specific genes that drive the aging process. New York University Biologist Matthew Rockman aims to uncover these genes under a $400,000 New Scholar award from the Ellison Medical Foundation.

NYU’s Class of 2008 Gives Back the Green to Manhattan
On Saturday, September 26th, in conjunction with the 400th anniversary of Hudson’s arrival, New York University will unveil the NYU Native Woodland Garden, the Class of 2008’s legacy gift, at Schwartz Plaza, at the corner of Washington Square Park East and West 4th Street, from 1-3pm.

Courant Part of Team to Resolve Ancient Mathematics Problem
Mathematicians from North America, Europe, Australia, and South America have resolved the first one trillion cases of an ancient mathematics problem on congruent numbers. The advance, which included work by David Harvey, an assistant professor at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, was achieved through a complex technique for multiplying large numbers.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Power and Responsibility
Power and Responsibility: Building International Order in an Era of Transnational Threats

Bruce D. Jones and Strobe Talbott examine how the global order will adapt to face the emerging security challenges of the 21st century.

Bruce D. Jones Director, NYU Center on International Cooperation
In conversation with
Strobe Talbott President, Brookings Institution

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Lecture: Contemporary Artistic Production and the Middle East
Dense Objects and Sentient Viewings: Contemporary Artistic Production and the Middle East

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Leadership for a New Era
Leadership for a New Era: Fostering Leadership for Public Well-Being

We live in an increasingly interconnected, complex, and uncertain world. In this new era intellectual capital drives success, talent is often an organization’s most valuable asset, and organizational survival and societal advancement depend on continuous innovation.

‘Leadership for public well-being’ is critical to meeting the challenges of this era. It harnesses the power of intellectual capital and collective action to advance the well-being of entire societies rather than the private interests of a few individuals. What are examples of this form of leadership in the Arab region, and what will it take to see more groups exercising it? Exemplars of leadership for public well-being will tackle these questions from the corporate, philanthropic/civil society and state perspectives.

Fadi Ghandour Founder and CEO of Aramex International
Barbara Ibrahim Founding Director of the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, American University in Cairo
Asya Al-Lamki Omani Cultural Attaché, Embassy of Oman, Washington D.C.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Cosmopolitan Faces Lecture
Stripped of titles and cultural context, portrayed individuals are difficult to categorize in an increasingly globalized world.  In conjunction with his exhibition of photographs, The Cosmopolitans, Zubin Shroff will discuss with Shelley Rice how cultures and people connect across place, space, and ethnic boundaries.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Texts and Textiles
Texts and Textiles: Thinking Historically About Material Culture in the Medieval Islamic World

Medieval Arabic chronicles are filled with references to clothing and textiles, but no artifact from an archaeological excavation has ever been associated with a known literary reference. How, then, do medieval Islamic historians interpret the abundant literary evidence about textiles? And how do we provide an historical context in which to understand the textiles that are known to us? This lecture explores these questions by discussing how historians can use a combination of archaeological finds, Arabic literary texts of different genres, and scarce Judeo-Arabic documentary materials from the Cairo Geniza to reconstruct the meanings of terms found in literary texts, to gain an understanding of the functions and meanings of objects within their societies, and to address broad questions of historical interpretation.

Paula Sanders Dean of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, Professor of History, Rice University

Monday, February 22, 2010

NYU in Boca Raton

Join NYU alumni, parents and friends from your community for a very special evening of lively discussion with Robert I. Grossman, M.D., Dean and CEO of NYU Langone Medical Center.NYU Langone Medical Center..

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

NYU Abu Dhabi joins a small number of complete universities developed in the 21st century. This series highlights the design of the new campuses and the underlying educational vision.

19 Washington Square North 

Monte Wilson Senior Vice President, HOK Planning
Bernard Haykel Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Graduate Lecture Series With Prof. Michele Marincola
Graduate Lecture Series with Professor Michele Marincola at La Peitra

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Acton Miscellany-Concert; Beethoven, Scelsi
Acton Miscellany - Concert; violin Tamsin Waley-Cohen, piano Gregorio Nardi at La Pietra

Beethoven, Sonata n.7 in Do min. Op.30 n.2
Scelsi, Divertimento n.3 per violino
Beethoven, Sonata la Primavera Op.24

Breaking In: Tisch Alumnae Night
Join Fusion for an intimate panel conversation featuring prominent NYU alumnae at various stages of their careers and discuss what it is like to be a working woman in the industry.