A January term class of students raced to document Sanlin Old Town, creating a digital time capsule.
NYU Around the World
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- Arts and Science College of Dentistry Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Gallatin School of Individualized Study Grossman School of Medicine Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Institute of Fine Arts Leonard N. Stern School of Business Long Island School of Medicine Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service Rory Meyers College of Nursing School of Global Public Health School of Law School of Professional Studies Silver School of Social Work Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Tandon School of Engineering Tisch School of the Arts
A new study delved into the “reversed gender gap” in education.
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Kong Xiaoyan '21: Set on Making a Difference
“There are people who have the privilege to come to universities, and there are so, so many others who don’t,” she says. “You’re getting this opportunity...because you’re meant to be there to help those that cannot.”
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Ling Mei MA TESOL ’21: Teaching Chinese in Saudi Arabia
A TESOL graduate finds her value in overcoming cultural differences in language teaching.
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Bruce Ma Jiaji '21: Running the Research Marathon
"I had come so far. I knew I had to reach the finish line, even if I had to crawl across it.”
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Shumpei Haginoya: From Police Station to Ivory Tower
How a postdoc found his way from the precinct to Century Avenue.
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Jessica Seobyn Ryu: Becoming Miss Korea
Jessica was crowned “Miss Korea Sun” in the 2020 Miss Korea pageant, signing a two year contract with the pageant sponsor to train for and make public appearances.
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Professor and Students Work Together to Build an Intelligent Parking App
The app not only won first prize in a research competition, but also laid a foundation for the students' graduate studies.
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From India to China, Tansen Sen’s Journey between Two Nations
In many ways, Sen was born to build a career between China and India.
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Katie Chen Mengzhu '18: Connecting Engineering and Empathy
Lessons both in and outside of the classroom have carried Chen from Microsoft to MIT.
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Setting a Standard: Mark West '17 Builds Equity in the Arts
“I realized that there was such a need for someone that looked like me to understand my art in its context. And that’s why I had to take that space, because it didn’t exist."
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242 Study Away Students Kick off 2026 Spring Semester
NYU Shanghai welcomed a record 242 study away students from 29 countries for the Spring 2026 semester.
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