Lady Gaga Guests on Gossip Girl Nov 18, 2009
The show scores points for having writers who do their homework, as a character says Lady Gaga attended Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. This is a biographical Gaga fact. (Suite101.com)
Group starts 'faith' blog Nov 18, 2009
The idea for the publication came from Schafer's contacts at New York University, where the NYU Seed club puts out a magazine full of faith-based articles every semester. PSU Seed doesn't have the funding to keep publishing a magazine, but members are happy to go "completely multimedia" and update the blog two to three times a week, Schafer said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Roubini: Oil and Metals Near Top Nov 18, 2009
Rallying commodities such as oil are due for a crash, as economic fundamentals cannot support any more meteoric rises, says New York University economist Nouriel Roubini. The global economy is recovering but on a slow pace due in part to weak labor and credit markets, which will make demand for commodities low when compared to the supply. (Newsmax)
Putting Madness in Its Place: Can the Environment Explain Schizophrenia's Hereditary Patterns? Nov 18, 2009
I think we need to pause and think through the risk pathways to disease more clearly, says Dolores Malaspina, director of the social and psychiatric initiatives program at New York University Langone Medical Center. In particular, devotees of might want to cede a little ground to their colleagues in epidemiology, who over the past decade have amassed a provocative, interlocking set of studies implicating urban birthplace and migrant status as persistent risk factors. (Scientific American)
No. 13 Cal Heads to MSG to Face No. 25 Syracuse Nov 17, 2009
In December of 1957, Cal participated in the Holiday Festival at MSG, finishing 2-1, with victories over Dayton (60-55) and New York University (96-65), and a loss to Temple (69-59). While at Stanford, won the Coaches vs. Classic in 1999 defeating Iowa, 72-58, in the final. (Calbears.com)
Low Rates: Steroids for the Rally? Nov 17, 2009
New York University Professor Nouriel Roubini warned earlier this month that low rates are creating a "monster bubble," as cheap dollars push markets to unsustainable heights. After examining data on trading and fund flows, UBS () economist Larry Hatheway has concluded that the carry trade is not a major factor. (BusinessWeek)
Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought Nov 17, 2009
Dr. Marc Siegel, associate professor of medicine at New York University, said the new study "gives more substance to something we already know, that infection with H1N1 is not an all-or-nothing situation.". But it's also clear that some people are more vulnerable to the H1N1 virus than others, Siegel said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
A conversation with landscape historian Marie Stella Nov 17, 2009
Previous to that I had an undergraduate degree from Vassar in history and a master s in history from New York University. I switched my focus of history from the studies of the generalities of history to a specific focus on the landscapes. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Northern Partitioning and Political Expediency Part 3 Nov 16, 2009
Ali Mazrui of New York University [sic ... Mazrui, who is the Albert Schweitzer Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at the Binghamton Campus of the State University of New York (SUNY), NOT New York University (NYU), was also one of the very first recipients of a free autographed copy of my volume of poetry titled Atumpan (Drum-Talk). (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Computer Database Compresses DNA Sequences Used in Medical Research Nov 16, 2009
27, 2004) Chemists at New York University have developed a device that allows for the translation of DNA sequences, thereby serving as a factory for assembling the building blocks of new materials. The. (Science Daily)
Letter to The President # 5 Nov 16, 2009
In an interview with the IDAYA magazine in Fall 2008, Professor Yaw Nyarko of New York University questions the US and western world's approach to dealing with Africa through the prism of aid, drawing attention to China's importance as a consumer of Africa's raw materials and as an investor in infrastructure projects on the continent, for instance in the case of power plants in Nigeria. Experts say the roads, bridges, and dam s built by Chinese firms are low cost, good quality and... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Stocks rose too much, too fast, professor says Nov 16, 2009
US stock prices have risen prematurely and for no justifiable reason in the past eight months, New York University professor Nouriel Roubini, who forecast the global financial crisis, said on Israel s Channel Two television yesterday. Since March, stock prices in the US have gone up too much, too fast, too soon, and for reasons not fully justified by the economic fundamentals, Roubini said. (Boston Globe)
Bucknell Swimming and Diving Teams Begin Competition at Princeton Open Nov 15, 2009
In addition to Bucknell and host Princeton, Fordham New York University and a small group of unattached swimmers are competing at the Princeton Open, which will continue on Saturday at DeNunzio Pool. 2009-10 Information. (Bucknellbison.com)
James Franco loses identity, gains perspective Nov 14, 2009
"Performing with 50 percent of the emotion and physical energy creates a new character," says Franco, on the phone from New York, where he's studying fiction writing at Columbia and directing at New York University. Carter's disorienting collage of dialogue and gesture "almost takes on its own narrative. Like why is this guy in this weird space having strange conversations on the phone? On one level, he's a slightly mad, possibly drugged guy who's isolated in this space struggling to be an... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Karzai government reaching out to insurgents (with US support) Nov 14, 2009
One part-time adviser to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Barnett Rubin, pursues the issue of reconciliation while wearing his other hat, as an Afghanistan expert at New York University. I sensed no urgency on the American side to see dialogue with the big Taliban in the near term. (Juneau Empire)
Women Freezing Their Eggs Now for Later Nov 14, 2009
Dr. Nicole Noyes, a professor at New York University School of Medicine, has specialized in the field of since 1990 and helped more than 300 women freeze their eggs since 2003. The technique is very precise. (ABC News)
Development Effectiveness - Aid Comes Under Scrutiny Nov 13, 2009
In another recent book titled, "The White Man's Burden", New York University teacher, William Easterly, contends that "the West has failed, and continues to fail, to enact its ill-formed, utopian aid plans because, like the colonialists of old, it assumes it knows what is best for everyone". Current aid strategies, Easterly argues, provide neither accountability nor feedback. (allAfrica.com)
Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Found in Canadian Father Nov 13, 2009
Dr. Marc Siegel, an internist and associate professor of medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City, said that "Tamiflu prophylaxis given to the wrong people can increase your risk of a resistant strain developing -- and that's the last thing we need." ... SOURCES: Guy Boivin, M.D., Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec, Quebec, Canada; Marc Siegel, M.D., internist and associate professor, medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York City, and... (MEDLINEplus)
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Students start successful politics blog Nov 13, 2009
Five other GW students contribute to the blog, as do students at New York University and Georgetown. Politics started as a hobby for sophomore Conor Rogers. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
China's Yuan `Straitjacket' Risks Inflating Asset Bubbles as Growth Surges Nov 13, 2009
They may allow minimal gains to the yuan, but in the foreseeable future, I dont expect a major change in policy, New York University Professor said in an interview at a conference in Tel Aviv. In its effort to avoid the jump in credit undermining the quality of banks loan books and inflating asset bubbles, Chinas banking regulator is toughening guidance to lenders. (Bloomberg)
How to stay healthy during flu season Nov 13, 2009
"Washing your hands is the best way to fight viruses and germs if you do it properly," says Philip Tierno, PhD, director of clinical microbiology and immunology at New York University and author of "The Secret Life of Germs: What They Are, Why We Need Them, and How We Can Protect Ourselves Against Them.". Soap the top and bottom of your hands (including under your nails) for as long as it would take you to sing "Happy Birthday" twice, says Tierno. (MSNBC -- Health)
Grade 4-6 Book Club resumes Dec. 17 Nov 12, 2009
Salome, a Croatian refugee whose family settled in Louisiana (her father is known as the Oyster King), met Toby at New York University, where he was instantly smitten not only by her dark good looks but also by her self-assurance born of shouldering adult responsibilities from a very early age. Chloe, feeling vulnerable and threatened, immediately dislikes Salome, viewing her as something like a predator. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Global asset bubble, inflation concerns 'premature': Fitch Nov 12, 2009
Near-zero interest rates in the US, Britain and Japan are depressing the dollar and fueling a surge in asset values, Nouriel Roubini, the New York University professor who predicted the crisis that began in 2007, said on November 1. Commodities led by gold are trading near record highs, and cheap borrowing costs are pushing up property and equity prices. (India Times)
New Orleans pondering move from D-I to D-III Nov 12, 2009
NCAA spokeswoman Jennifer Kearns said in an e-mail that other moves from Division I to Division III were: Brooklyn College in 1998, Utica in 1988; New York University in 1984, and Catholic in 1981. Copyright 2009. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
Political Grapevine Nov 11, 2009
New York University professor Paul Light, a federal bureaucracy expert, says: "Obama is well on pace right now to set a new record in terms of lateness.". There is no one permanently in charge of Medicare or Medicaid at a time when the president is pushing health care reform in Congress. (Fox News)
Heart drug affects men and women differently Nov 11, 2009
The study by Dr. Jeffrey Berger of the New York University School of Medicine offers the first look at gender differences with Plavix a $9 billion-a-year seller made by Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Denney going green in career endeavors (4) Nov 11, 2009
The path home proved to be a long one for Denney, who began her college education at New York University ... Upon graduating from New York University, I realized what I wanted to get up and do every day wasnt working in the music industry. (Washington Daily News, NC)
FDIC's 20% Shorter `Merit' Examinations Preceded Failures of Three Banks Nov 11, 2009
They also examined fewer loans and loan documents -- between 21 percent and 25 percent of the total, down from 36 percent to 50 percent -- according to published in New York University Law Schools in 2007 citing FDIC data. Over the last 10 years, the FDICs ability to ensure the safety and soundness of the U.S. banking industry has once again been significantly undermined, wrote Straw, at the time a law clerk to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge. (Bloomberg)
Scientists Grow New Penile Tissue in the Lab Nov 11, 2009
SOURCES: Anthony Atala, M.D., director, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and chairman, Department of Urology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Andrew McCullough, M.D., director, male sexual health, fertility and microsurgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, and associate professor, New York University School of Medicine, New York City; Nov. 9, 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
Grad student wins Latino de Oro award Nov 11, 2009
He graduated high school in 1987 and was set to go to New York University for pre-med, but due to financial troubles, he had to put his education off a year. In 1988, he started at Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY), for a degree in community health. (The Daily Campus, CT)
Obama budget chief pledges deficit cuts Nov 11, 2009
"We are currently considering a number of proposals to put our country back on firm fiscal footing, and to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of the President's first term," Orszag said in remarks delivered at New York University. Orszag, however, gave no details on the higher taxes or spending cuts that will be required to curb the deficit. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Slow money gains momentum Nov 11, 2009
"Investors don't know anymore where their money goes and more and more, they want to see an impact for what they give in their own lives and own communities," Tasch recently told a capacity crowd at New York University. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
* Asian nations bear brunt of dollars prolonged slide Nov 10, 2009
Nouriel Roubini, the New York University professor who earned the nickname Dr Doom for predicting the global financial crisis, warned last week that this mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Legacy Of The Berlin Wall's Fall Nov 10, 2009
(The New Republic) Joshua A. Tucker is Associate Professor of Politics at New York University, a National Security Fellow at the Truman National Security Project, and a co-author of the political science and policy blog. Monday marks the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (CBS News)
Computer Predicts Reactions Between Molecules And Surfaces, With 'Chemical Precision' Nov 10, 2009
(May 11, 2005) Chemists at New York University have elucidated a mechanism by which organic molecules attach to semiconductor surfaces, a finding that has implications for the semiconductor industry. The industry. (Science Daily)
Wagner sworn in as U.S. Attorney Nov 10, 2009
Before joining the in 1992, Wagner graduated New York University School of Law in 1986 and Dartmouth College in 1982. He worked for five years as legal associate at the New York firm of Cahill, Gordon & Reindel. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Tarullo Says Dividing Bank Operations May Not Cut Risk to Financial System Nov 10, 2009
Some very large institutions have in the past encountered serious difficulties through risky lending alone, the central bank governor said in remarks yesterday to the Money Marketeers of New York University. U.S. legislators are drafting the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression after risky mortgage lending triggered more than $1. (Bloomberg -- US)
Wood Fires Can Harm the Youngest Lungs Nov 10, 2009
D., professor, environmental medicine, New York University School of Medicine, and director, Particulate Matter Health Effects Research Center, Tuxedo Park, N.Y.; Nov. 15, 2009, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, online. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
When it comes to music, just remember the passion Nov 10, 2009
One of our speakers was the noted musicologist Michael Beckerman of New York University, one of the worlds most prominent scholars of Dvorak, who had fun in a roomful of critics by poking fun at the notion of, well, critics. I think there is arguably as much nonsense spewed authoritatively about classical music as anything else, he said. (Fresno Bee)
Best friends, but not forever Nov 10, 2009
"We're brought up with this romanticized myth that you're supposed to keep your best friends forever... We hear things in the media that we should try to stay friends, which makes it very uncomfortable. We only have a finite period of time and we have to focus our time and intention on the friendships that are rewarding," said Levine, a professor of psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine. Many students experience losing high school friends as they start college - you make new... (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Blowing Bubbles Nov 10, 2009
Roubini is, of course, the once-obscure New York University economist whose dire warnings about a financial crisis proved depressingly prophetic. Last week, Roubini was shouting. (The American Conservative)
Seasonal Flu Vaccine May Lessen Swine Flu Impact Nov 9, 2009
Dr. Marc Siegel, an associate professor of medicine at New York University School of Medicine in New York City, isn't surprised to hear that a seasonal flu shot offers some protection from the swine flu ... SOURCES: Jose Luis Valdespino-Gomez, M.D., M.P.H., epidemiologist, Laboratorios de Biologicos y Reactivos de Mexico, Mexico City; Marc Siegel, M.D., associate professor, medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, and author, Swine Flu: The New Pandemic; Oct. 7, 2009,... (MEDLINEplus)
Roubini Versus Rogers Is Right Debate for 2010 Nov 9, 2009
That, in a nutshell, is Roubinis shtick and its hard to refute the views of the New York University professor. Yes, inflation must be contained, but so must the forces of deflation in the short run. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
* Internet debate over scrolls leads to arrest Nov 9, 2009
Under the name of a professor he was trying to undermine, prosecutors charged, Golb wrote a quasi confession to plagiarism and circulated it among students and officials at New York University ... For a while, no one knew that 50 different names in the Dead Sea Scrolls debate were Golb, a graduate of Oberlin College who has a law degree from New York University and a doctorate in comparative literature from Harvard (dissertation: The Problems of Privacy and Trust in Modern Literature, and their... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Dorothea Lange,' by Linda Gordon Nov 9, 2009
Linda Gordon, a historian at New York University, takes us through that richly detailed journey. Her book's subtitle - "A Life Beyond Limits" - is crucial. (San Francisco Chronicle)
New music stifled Nov 9, 2009
My stepson is at New York University (NYU) and he was telling me how he's currently into Cole Porter, music from the 1920s and swing music from the 40s. So the availability and accessibility of music on the internet today is truly incredible, and I applaud anything that can inspire interest or curiosity in anyone. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
When the Berlin Wall came down Nov 9, 2009
New York University historian Tony Judt points out in an e-mail that from the Russian perspective, "1989 triggered the collapse of an empire which dated territorially at least from Catherine the Great. "The areas lost to Russia, from the Baltics to the Crimea and on to the Caucasus had been [Russia's] for over 200 years in some cases," says Mr. Judt, author of "Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945. " "That's quite an imperial collapse. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Nation's unemployment rate at 10.2% in October Nov 8, 2009
"This may be the toughest employment situation we've seen in the postwar era," said Mark Gertler, an economics professor at New York University. The economy lost 190,000 jobs in October, the 22nd consecutive monthly decline and the longest losing streak on record dating back 70 years. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Budding scientists compete at MIT for $100,000 prize Nov 8, 2009
Those candidates moving on to the finals will present their research projects again in December at New York University. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Fort Hood: What the right and the left have gotten wrong about Hasan Nov 7, 2009
Jonathan Zimmerman teaches history and education at New York University. He is the author, most recently, of "Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory.". (Christian Science Monitor)
Lap Band Surgery Effective For Morbidly Obese Children, Study Finds Nov 7, 2009
6, 2009) A surgeon at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents ... Funding was provided by the Harris Obesity Prevention Effort at New York University and performed at NYU Medical Center. (Science Daily)
National jobless rate over 10 percent Nov 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. 2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Read the story Nov 7, 2009
clearly has not worked - particularly in a time of double-digit unemployment," said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. One sign of how hard it still is to find a job: The number of Americans who have been out of work for six months or longer rose to 5.6 million, a record. They account for 35.6 percent of the unemployed population, matching a record set last month. Congress sought to address the impact of long-term unemployment this week by approving legislation extending... (CBS News -- Evening News)
Death shuts Gate on plan for new nightspot Nov 7, 2009
Over the years D'Lugoff, who earned an economics degree from New York University, built his club into an internationally acclaimed destination ... Over the years D'Lugoff, who earned an economics degree from New York University, built his club into an internationally acclaimed destination. (New York Post -- News)
Personal loyalties may decide Hu case Nov 7, 2009
Professor Jerome Cohen, an expert on China's criminal justice system at New York University, said he has been involved in a Chinese criminal case whose outcome had been negotiated directly between China's foreign minister and his overseas counterpart. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith is maximising the chances of a similar negotiated outcome by saying little publicly except that he respects China's legal processes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Unemployment tops 10 percent for first time since 1983 Nov 7, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009. Breaking News/Updates. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Darling project Nov 7, 2009
That warning has come from Nouriel Roubini, the New York University professor who was the leading prophet of doom in the current financial crisis. Brazil has already put a new tax on investment inflows - in financial markets, not on investment in new factories. (BBC News -- Europe)
Obamacare Counts Calories Nov 7, 2009
Writing in October 6 s Health Affairs, New York University and Yale researchers describe their interviews with patrons at Burger King, KFC, McDonald s, and Wendy s locations in Gotham -- both before and after Bloomberg s labeling law, and in Newark, New Jersey, which lacks such strictures. Only 27. (Human Events Online)
Coyotes attendance brings up questions Nov 7, 2009
New York University professor and sports business expert Robert Boland said the Coyotes may be in a Montreal Expos or Cleveland Browns type of situation. Fan interest dwindled before those teams moved to their new homes. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Obituaries in the news Nov 7, 2009
After serving in the Army Air Forces in China during World War II, D'Lugoff graduated with a bachelor's degree from New York University. . (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time sin... Nov 7, 2009
Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Perfect practice until performance Nov 6, 2009
The event will bring schools such as Columbia University, New York University and the University of Pennsylvania to Foggy Bottom to showcase their talents. Last year, the GW team came in second to Pennsylvania State University. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Toback: Numbers show more attention is paid to the calorie counts Nov 6, 2009
According to a New York Times article last month, a study conducted by several New York University and Yale University professors in July 2008 found that 28 percent of these customers said it influenced their decision of what to order. Ninety percent said they were making healthier decisions due to the calories available on the menu. (Daily Orange, NY)
Latvia Spares Currency, Devalues Economy to Save Path to Euro Membership Nov 6, 2009
The New York University professor in the Financial Times on June 10 that Latvias policy was a self-defeating strategy and that the country would have to devalue, as Argentina did in 2002. More Time. (Bloomberg)
