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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…

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.

Katie Chen Mengzhu '18: Connecting Engineering and Empathy
Lessons both in and outside of the classroom have carried Chen from Microsoft…

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…

Lena Scheen: Understanding China Through Its Fiction
Since the COVID-19 outbreak last winter, Scheen has been staying with her…
Roommates: Mao Jiayi ’22 and Farheen Foad ’22
Farheen Foad ’22 and Mao Jiayi ’22 reminisce on roommate life.

A Life Lived in Dialogue: Chancellor Tong Shijun
“Of all the awards I have been given, I am most proud of this title – Best…

Yu Lizhong: A Founding Chancellor for Our Times
“It’s not important that people remember me.... It is much more important to…

Amy DeCillis '20: Bridging Cultures and Building Shanghai Dreams
"I realized I was learning so much more outside the classroom in Shanghai…

Graduate Student Spotlight: James Yang Zhi, M.A. ’20
James Yang Zhi, M.A. ‘20 founded his own English education company while…

Graduate Student Spotlight: Jiyoung Kim, M.S. ’20
This summer, Kim takes up a new job as a global supply management analyst for…

Alexander Bogdanowicz '20: Everything Is an Opening, a Shattering of Expectations
“I would choose the word ‘open’ to summarize my four years at NYU Shanghai.”