New York University
Iran and the Future of the Regional Security and Economic Landscape: Opening Remarks and Keynote
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- Iran and the Future of the Regional Security and Economic Landscape: Opening Remarks and Keynote
- Runtime
- 49:41
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The international community is currently negotiating a deal with Iran on its nuclear program. Under a potential deal, Iran would put significant limitations on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief from the international community. But the detail and effects of any potential agreement are far from simple. Iran’s regional rivals, who are core U.S. partners in the Middle East, are deeply concerned about how a deal will change regional power dynamics. There are also questions about economic competition, particularly in energy markets in the aftermath of a nuclear deal. And there are many questions about how the United States and the European Union would be able to re-impose their punishing economic sanctions in the event that Iran does not adhere to a deal. To address these questions, the Center for a New American Security and the Center on Law and Security at NYU School of Law convened a high level forum of Middle East and sanctions experts to discuss Iran and the future...
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- Iran and the Future of the Regional Security and Economic Landscape: First Panel
- Runtime
- 1:08:49
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The international community is currently negotiating a deal with Iran on its nuclear program. Under a potential deal, Iran would put significant limitations on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief from the international community. But the detail and effects of any potential agreement are far from simple. Iran’s regional rivals, who are core U.S. partners in the Middle East, are deeply concerned about how a deal will change regional power dynamics. There are also questions about economic competition, particularly in energy markets in the aftermath of a nuclear deal. And there are many questions about how the United States and the European Union would be able to re-impose their punishing economic sanctions in the event that Iran does not adhere to a deal. To address these questions, the Center for a New American Security and the Center on Law and Security at NYU School of Law convened a high level forum of Middle East and sanctions experts to discuss Iran and the future...
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- Promoting Economic Mobility Through Evidence-Based SNAP Innovations
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- 58:27
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- To bring the lens of evidence to our nation’s nutrition policies, Results for America – in partnership with NYU Washington, DC – hosted a forum on promoting economic mobility through bipartisan, data-driven, evidence-based innovations in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The event highlighted the data being collected and evidence that supports these interventions and identified innovations designed to: (1) Increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables among low-income consumers, particularly at local and regional retailers such as farmers’ markets; and (2) support community economic development and local agriculture.
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- Finding Their Voices: Transgender Clients Seek Out Steinhardt's Speech Clinic
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- 3:46
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Among a host of other services, the NYU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic offers one-on-one sessions for transgender women and men looking for help in achieving their authentic voices. The sessions, led by Steinhardt students training alongside licensed speech-language pathologists, are organized around each client's unique goals.
In this video, master clinician Darlene Monda describes exercises that can change the shape of the vocal tract to create new tones, and former client Nicola Jane Chase, author of the memoir Tea and Transition (http://www.teaandtransition.com/teacaddy-home.html), reflects on her yearlong journey working with the clinic.
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- Fossils in Your Mouth: Teeth as Keys to Our Human Past
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Take care of your teeth, your dentist says, because they have to last you your whole life. But the truth is that even with a few cavities they'll probably outlast you—by tens of thousands of years. In fact, a set of teeth and perhaps a piece of a jaw are often all anthropologists have to work with when combing the fossil record for clues about human evolution. Fortunately, these ancient dental records can provide a wealth of information about our ancestors—from what they ate to how they lived. In this video, associate professor of anthropology Shara Bailey describes some of the things teeth have taught us about where we came from—and what special adaptations we still carry in our mouths today. By identifying a particular tooth, for example, she was able to help prove that humans coexisted with Neanderthals in the same area of western Europe about 42,000 years ago.
For more on her other research, click here: http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2014/06/04/e...
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- #nyumoment: Dog Days of Summer
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- #nyumoment: A contemplative mini-video series.
Music by Ketsa, via Free Music Archive
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- Nastia Liukin on Life After Gymnastics
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Olympic gymnast (and all-around gold medalist!) Nastia Liukin talks about adjusting to a new lifestyle post-"retirement" in New York City, where she's studying sports management at NYU's School of Professional Studies.
Video courtesy of USA Gymnastics/NBC
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- 2015 Commencement -- Full Program
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- 2:28:42
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The University’s 183rd Commencement Exercises were held Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in Yankee Stadium.
Sherrilyn Ifill – President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, attorney, author, legal scholar, NYU Law School graduate, and leading U.S. voice on race and civil rights – will address the graduates and guests on behalf of all the degree recipients. Ms. Ifill will receive a Doctor of Laws degree, honoris causa, at the ceremony.
Honorary Degree Recipients also Include Pianist Lang Lang, Mathematician Peter Lax, Humanitarian Graça Simbine Machel, Immunologist Jan Vilcek
Whitney Museum Director Adam Weinberg to Receive the Rudin Award, Businessman John Paulson to Receive the Gallatin Medal
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- 2015 Commencement President John Sexton's Remarks
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- 13:21
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- NYU President John Sexton addresses the Class of 2015.
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- 2015 Commencement Student Speaker Brent Dibble
- Runtime
- 8:08
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- This year’s student commencement speaker is Brent Dibble, who will receive a dual MD/MBA degree as an inaugural member of the School of Medicine/Stern School of Business program. He was the co-leader of the student volunteer effort to evacuate patients during Superstorm Sandy and will begin his residency in emergency medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center next fall.
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- 2015 Commencement Keynote Speaker Sherrilyn Ifill
- Runtime
- 19:11
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Sherrilyn Ifill – President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, attorney, author, legal scholar, NYU Law School graduate, and leading U.S. voice on race and civil rights – addressed the graduates and guests on behalf of all the degree recipients. Ms. Ifill will receive a Doctor of Laws degree, honoris causa, at the ceremony.
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- 2015 Commencement-- Pianist Lang Lang Performs
- Runtime
- 7:22
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Lang Lang – an internationally renowned pianist who has played with the world’s leading orchestras – received a Doctor of Fine Arts degree, honoris causa.
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- 2015 NYU Commencement Highlights
- Runtime
- 5:29
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The sights and sounds from the big day at Yankee Stadium.
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- #nyumoment: One Last Hurrah (#NYU2015)
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Inside NYU's 183rd Commencement for the class of 2015.
Music by Miró Belle (via Free Music Archive)
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- #NYUhappydance: School's Out!
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Finals are stressful. But summer's almost here! Dance it out.
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- Faculty Farewell: A Song for the Class of 2015
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Thanks to:
Sam Howard-Spink
Catherine Moore
Kellie Bryant
Wendy Suzuki
Alex Ruthmann
Charles Murphy
David Hollander
Arun Sundararajan
Philip Coltoff
Michael McElroy
Darryl Tookes
Jason Burrow
Dell Howlett
Karen Parks
Janelle Hutchison
Jennifer Berg
Melissa Schilling
Karen Karbiener
Khalid Latif
Yehuda Sarna
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- Weekend on the Square - NYU Class of 2019
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- 5:08
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Every year, NYU hosts Weekend on the Square, a celebration for admitted students featuring performances and greetings from current NYU students, faculty, alumni and staff.
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- A Historic Mansion, a Pile of Sweets: Candy as Art
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- It isn’t exactly what you’d expect to find in the great hall of the historic Duke House, the landmarked mansion and Upper East Side home to NYU’s Institute for Fine Arts, and yet somehow it just fits: A neat rectangular carpet of gold cellophane-wrapped candies beckons intrepid visitors to take and eat.
The installation is an iteration of the 1993 work “Untitled (Placebo-Landscape-for-Roni)” by conceptual artist Felix Gonzales-Torres (1957-1996) on view at the Duke House through May 1 as part of IFA’s Great Hall Exhibitions series, which presents two exhibitions per year showcasing prominent contemporary artists. In this video, co-curators Katharine J. Wright and Susanna V. Temkin, both PhD candidates at IFA, discuss the iconic work, which the artist intentionally left open-ended in meaning, though some have interpreted it through the context of the political and economic policies of the 1980s and the death toll of the AIDS crisis. In the IFA show it is paired...
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- Find your niche at NYU
- Runtime
- 5:01
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- We asked a few of our current students, many from smaller towns, to take a moment to share about how they came to NYU with an open mind, made the adjustment to New York City, and ultimately found their niche here. These are their stories.
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- NYU Researcher Joseph Palamar on the Dangers of Synthetic Marijuana
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Synthetic cannabinoids (“synthetic marijuana”), with names like Spice, K2, Scooby Doo and hundreds of others, are often sold as a “legal” alternative to marijuana. Often perceived as a safe legal alternative to illicit drug use, synthetic marijuana use was associated with 11,561 reports of poisonings in the United States between January 2009 and April 2012.
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- Only in NYC: Bre's Advice for #NYU2019
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Bremond Byrd, a Freshman at NYU's Steinhardt, moved to New York City from a small town in South Carolina to study the music business. In this video for the newly admitted NYU Class of 2019, Bremond explains the unmatched opportunities that NYC provides and why she loves studying in a city that's as "ready to go" as she is.
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- Learn by Doing: Justin's Advice for #NYU2019
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Justin Wych, a Senior at NYU's Stern School of Business, took a financial modeling class where he performed a technical analysis for Starbucks and then presented his recommendations to the professor and his fellow students. In this video for the newly admitted NYU Class of 2019, Justin explains how he's learning what he came here to learn and why he values NYU's world-class professors and alumni network.
Watch more videos and connect with other admitted and current NYU students: admissions.nyu.edu/Classof2019
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- Congratulations #NYU2019!
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Current NYU students give an official welcome to the incoming Class of 2019.
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- Study Abroad: Andy's Advice for #NYU2019
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Andy Ng, Senior at NYU’s College of Arts and Science, began his freshman year studying at NYU London, the place that inspired many of the great works of literature. In this video for the newly admitted NYU Class of 2019, Andy explains how his international experienced helped bring his learning to life.
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- Becoming a Leader: Nikita's Advice for #NYU2019
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Nikita Chaudhry, a Senior at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, took a risk freshman year when she applied for president of her residence hall. In this video for the newly admitted NYU Class of 2019, Nikita explains how getting out of her comfort zone helped her to become a leader.
Watch more videos and connect with other admitted and current NYU students: admissions.nyu.edu/classof2019
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- Finding Community: Darrius's Advice for #NYU2019
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Darrius Shaw, Senior at NYU's Polytechnic School of Engineering, is going to "love and covet" his Engineering degree, but what he will remember most is the community he discovered over his four years. In this video for the newly admitted NYU Class of 2019, Darrius introduces us to his friend Corey and explains the importance of getting out there and meeting new people when you get here.
Watch more videos and connect with other admitted and current NYU students: admissions.nyu.edu/classof2019
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- Internships at NYU: Banu's Advice for #NYU2019
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Banu Ibrahim, Junior at NYU's College of Arts and Science, describes her experiences as an intern writing food and music reviews for Nylon Magazine. In this video for the newly admitted NYU Class of 2019, Banu explains the advantages of having these types of internship opportunities all year round.
Watch more videos and connect with other admitted and current NYU students: admissions.nyu.edu/classof2019
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- Global Advocacy: Addressing Modern Antisemitism @ NYU DC March 12, 2015
- Runtime
- 1:00:55
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- According to many, Antisemitism in Europe is believed to be the worst since the Nazi era. As the conflict between Israel and Palestine intensifies, so do incidents across Europe targeting Jewish communities. This discussion will focus on the many layers of antisemitism in Europe, taking into account a long history of religious discrimination, coupled with a newer and vehement attempt at suppression; xenophobia; secular nationalism; and the rise of Islamism. Panel experts examine how these factors affect European Jewish communities, and consider how these nations ought to respond.
As the world endures events like those recently experienced in Paris and Copenhagen, there is a growing sense of urgency among Jews, and of mutual responsibility. The desire to act is strong, but how to do so while still respecting the integrity and unique character of these communities is the challenge.
This panel considered what can be done, and what kind of future can be imagined.<...
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- #NYUhappydance—Spring Break Countdown Edition
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Midterms are stressful. Snowstorms are stressful. Life is stressful. But dancing feels oh so good! Here's the first installment in our series of reminders that a smile and a little shake go a long way.
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- 'And Now I'm There': One NYU Story
- Runtime
- 4:22
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Reflecting our motto, “a private university in the public service,” one of NYU’s most potent tools in increasing access to higher education is the extraordinary level of civic and community involvement by our university community. We are proud to have been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in eight out of the past nine years, achieving the “With Distinction” recognition seven times. This winter, NYU was re-awarded the Community Engagement Classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognition granted to under 10 percent of all colleges and universities in the U.S.
NYU's near-peer efforts—several entirely conceived and run by NYU students—share in the conviction that providing opportunity to students of all backgrounds is essential, not only to NYU as an institution, but also to the health and future of our country.
Read more about our near-peer programs and the impact they...
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- #nyumoment: A Cut Above
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A look inside NYU's teaching kitchen, with Professor Lourdes Castro and her Introduction to Food and Food Science class.
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- 90 Seconds in Ancient Mesopotamia
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Millennia after her death, the Mesopotamian Queen Puabi became an unlikely 1920s fashion icon when archaeologist Charles Leonard Woolley discovered her tomb filled with exquisite jewelry. Woolley's team assembled from a pile of thousands of lapis beads and gold jewelry a headdress that bore a striking resemblance to the beaded headbands popular among flappers at the time; it made the cover of style magazines. In the exhibition "From Ancient to Modern: Archaeology and Aesthetics," NYU's Institute for the Ancient World explores this and other examples of how archaeological objects are transformed from artifacts to artworks and, sometimes, to popular icons. The show includes some 50 ancient Mesopotamian artifacts as well as works by contemporary artists inspired by these objects from the distant past. It's a meditation on how, in every era, the way we interpret of archaeological finds says as much about us and our values as it does about the ancient world.
For more informatio...
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- Dear Albany: I Stand for Student Aid
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Each year, a group of NYU students, alumni, and staff travel to the New York State capitol to advocate for the expansion of state financial aid. Many of the students who meet with legislators to share their personal stories are themselves the recipients of state-funded education aid through programs such as Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), or the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP). This February 10, 2015, 102 people joined in the 30th annual NYU Albany Day for face-to-face advocacy in a total of 20 meetings with legislators and staff. This video follows one NYU freshman in her quest to make her voice heard.
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- The Death of Print Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- "Reports of the death of the book have been greatly exaggerated," says Max Schumann, channeling Mark Twain in this video sneak peek at 80WSE's exhibit Learn to Read Art: A Surviving History of Printed Matter. Schumann is the acting director of the organization established by Carl Andre, Edit DeAk, Sol LeWitt, Lucy Lippard, Walter Robinson, Pat Steir, Mimi Wheeler, Robin White, and Irena von Zahn in 1976 to support artists producing their own books—outside the traditional publishing or gallery system. The 80WSE show, on through February 14, explores the non-profit bookstore's history through administrative documents, programming ephemera, and publishing projects—and also includes a Printed Matter satellite store selling artists' books and a working print shop supporting the work of artists in residence. It's the testament to the sustained power of print in the digital age.
Learn more:
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/80wse
https://printedmatter.org
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- NYU's Coding Community
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Video produced by Lewie Kloster
The Student Technology and Research Committee (STARC) is committed to helping to reimagine educational technology at NYU through hackathons that bring together students and faculty from across New York University.
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- Peel, Pucker, Pinch, or Puncture? Coffee Lids, Explored
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Gallatin professor Louise Harpman—designer and founding partner of Louise Harpman__PROJECTS—is the co-owner (with Scott Specht) of the world's largest collection of disposable plastic coffee lids. While the individually patented treasures usually live in a closet, protected in acid-free boxes, they have also been featured in the Smithsonian's “FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000" exhibit as examples of innovation that enabled American on-the-go dining culture. The lids have also made cameos at the Morgan Library and MMuseumm.
In this video, Harpman outlines the practical challenges various coffee lid designers have attempted to address—and shows off her full collection, highlighting a few favorite and unusual models. Design is everywhere, she insists, even in the everyday objects we take for granted. For more on the astonishing variety of coffee lid types, read her analysis in Cabinet magazine: http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/19/harpman.php
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- #nyumoment: Subway Daze
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- #nyumoment: a contemplative Instagram video series.
Music by Willbe (via Free Music Archive)
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- #NYUMoment: Winter Village
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- #nyumoment: A contemplative mini-video series.
Music by Glass Boy (via Free Music Archive)
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- Happy Holidays from the NYU Children's Chorus
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The NYU Children's Chorus—open to any singer between the ages of 6 and 12, with or without prior singing experience—is an outreach program offered through Steinhardt to the community free of charge. Participants learn the fundamentals of vocal technique, musicianship, and teamwork, and perform as part of a group of more than 75 children.
NYU Stories sat down with Children's Chorus founder and 2013 GRAMMY Music Educator Award finalist Elaine Gates on the eve of her last concert as director of the group, in December 2014. Gates, who was Steinhardt's director of music education for many years, is also a former teacher to stars such as Natalie Portman and Mariah Carey.
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- When Long Island Was the Eugenics Capital of the World
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- From 1910 to 1939, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, was home to the Eugenics Record Office, a center for genetic research aimed at preserving a “pure” American hereditary ideal by ridding the nation of the “unfit” and “degenerate.”
At its height in the 1920s, eugenics was far from a fringe movement: Research at the ERO was supported by the Rockefeller family and the Carnegie Institution, and the office’s director testified before Congress, leading to the passage of the exclusionary Immigration Act of 1924 as well as laws in many states mandating sterilization of those of “inferior” races and abilities.
With The Haunted Files, a chilling installation showing at NYU’s Asian/Pacific/American Institute through March 15, 2015, NYU professor John Kuo Wei Tchen and graduate students Noah Fuller and Mark Tseng Putterman have re-created the Eugenics Record Office as it looked and sounded in 1924, complete with creaking doors and reproductions of t...
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- George Reis Takes You on a Tour of the Campus Grounds
- Runtime
- 4:26
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- George Reis explains how NYU is creating a more sustainable university through the use of Urban Agriculture.
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- Leanne Brown Makes a Pumpkin Pie—With a Little Help from President John Sexton
- Runtime
- 4:26
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Just in time for Thanksgiving, NYU food studies alumna Leanne Brown returns to Steinhardt's teaching kitchen to bake a classic pumpkin pie—with help from a special guest. For more on Brown, her cookbooks, and her campaign to make simple, delicious recipes accessible to all, visit http://www.leannebrown.com. And to recreate her dish for your holiday table, download the recipe here: http://po.st/PovDOd
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- 25 Years Later, the Berlin Wall Still Casts a Shadow
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- NYU Deutsches Haus Director Juliane Camfield remembers the Berlin Wall as a constant—and ominous—presence during her childhood in West Berlin. Built in 1961, the wall was a symbolic divider and a focal point for the Cold War, but also a very real physical barrier that kept families apart—many people were killed trying to cross. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall—on November 9, 1989—Camfield shares her personal story and reflects on the lessons to be learned from this painful history.
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- L. Jay Oliva: In His Own Words
- Runtime
- 10:37
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Having served at NYU for 42 years—as faculty member, dean, vice president, chancellor, and president (from 1991 to 2002)—L. Jay Oliva touched the lives of so many who studied, taught, and worked throughout NYU and beyond. Hear him describe that experience.
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- Fresh Veggies for All
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Speaking from New York City’s Union Square Greemarket at the height of the fall harvest, Steinhardt’s Carolyn Dimitri discusses how vouchers for produce can help improve the diets of the economically disadvantaged. Though low-income families often go without fruits and vegetables due to lack of access or inability to pay, Dimitri, an associate professor of food studies, and colleagues found that market vouchers for SNAP (food stamps) recipients can change that.
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- How It Works: NYU's Co-Gen Power Plant
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- See how NYU dramatically raised the efficiency of its co-gen power
plant—the largest privately-owned facility in Manhattan.
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- Be Safe: Street Smarts
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- For the start of the school year and New York City National Preparedness Month, Alison Leary, Executive Vice President for Operations, gives the NYU community tips about staying safe on campus and in the city.
http://www.nyu.edu/besafe
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- Judge Someone in an Instant? Who, Me?
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Sex. Race. Age. Emotional State. Personality. These are just some of the characteristics the human brain gleans about another person through split-second visual perceptions—a process studied extensively at NYU's Social Cognitive & Neural Sciences Lab.
In this video, lab director Jonathan Freeman discusses how we make snap judgements about people's appearance—without even knowing that we're doing it. His previous research found that the speed with which test subjects categorized a female politician's gender could predict whether she wins or loses her election, and that people were more likely to consider a mixed-race person "black" if he appeared low-status apparel, like a janitor's uniform.
Freeman pioneered software that can track the brain's decision-making process by analyzing the millimeters of movement of a test subject's mouse cursor—technology that was used in a recent experiment exploring the amygdala's role in determining whether a given face ...
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- NYU Engineer Jonathan Viventi on What It Means to Be 'Brilliant'
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Jonathan Viventi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, was recently named to the MIT Technology Review's annual Innovators Under 35 list as well as Popular Science's "Brilliant Ten of 2014." In this video, he describes how he moved from developing wireless technologies for cellphones to building devices that can interface with the brain to control "smart" hearing aids and prosthetic limbs. Plus, a note to parents: If your kid is constantly taking things apart, he might be destined to become a brilliant engineer.
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- The Quest for the World's Rarest Records
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Amanda Petrusich’s research for Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World’s Rarest 78 rpm Records sent her to junkyards and basements across the country, as well as to scuba class—in the hopes that by learning to dive she could retrieve a lost trove of Paramount Records gems from the bottom of the Milwaukee River. Part history and part character study, the book explores the haunting power of country blues captured on 10-inch shellac discs at the start of the 20th century—and offers a thoughtful meditation on why some collectors spend their whole lives in pursuit of such elusive objects. It is also something of a conversion story: In the video above, Petrusich, a music critic and part-time Gallatin faculty member, discusses how she too came to love 78s.
