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Videogame On—in Brooklyn
By Laura Kusisto, The Wall Street Journal, March 18th, 2013
Downtown Brooklyn, which has been struggling to attract more hip technology companies, has lured a new tenant that arguably epitomizes the nerdy-cool image it wants to project—a videogame institute. New York University is launching an interdisciplinary center to train budding game makers in...
NYU super-student invents instant blood-clotting gel
By Victoria Wellman, Mail Online, March 18th, 2013
NYU boasts many budding geniuses among its students but one has already proven he is an Einstein in the making by inventing a gel that stops bleeding instantly and heals wounds without the need for a single bandage. Joe Landolina, a bachelor's student of bio-molecular chemical engineering who...
Lego robotics competition
By Jill Nicolini, MyFoxNY, March 15th, 2013
NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) - This weekend the students at Fort Greene Prep are preparing for the FIRST Lego League Robotics Competition. We were there to cheer them on: go Wolf Pack! More than 200 student teams will be competing in the 13th annual New York City FIRST celebration. The school partnered with...
NYU-Poly Scientist Gets Google Grant for Social Networks Research
By João-Pierre S. Ruth, xconomy, March 14th, 2013
Google has awarded Oded Nov, an assistant professor at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), a multiyear grant to support a research project that will examine the role of design in shaping online behavior. Nov, from the Department of Technology Management and Innovation at NYU-...
NYU student creates Veti-Gel, a possible cure for excess bleeding
By Adam Edelman, NY Daily News, March 12th, 2013
A student at New York University has invented what could end up being a cure for excessive bleeding. Veti-Gel is a new medical product designed to help close up wounds quickly and stop major bleeding. Joe Landolina, a third-year student at NYU Polytechnic, helped discover the compound and co-...
The Princeton Review Names Top Undergrad And Grad Schools To Study Game Design For 2013
KSFY, March 12th, 2013
-- U-Utah #1 on Undergrad List / U-Southern Cal #1 on Grad List NEW YORK, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Princeton Review (www.princetonreview.com) -- one of the nation's best-known education services companies -- today issued its fourth annual report naming the schools with the best...
NYU-Poly professor Nikhil Gupta recognized for research, development of safer metals
By Neela Qadir, Washington Square News, March 12th, 2013
Nikhil Gupta, a professor at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU was a recipient for the Young Leader Professional Development Award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society for his work in developing lightweight composite materials for aircraft, marine vessels and automobiles. His recent...
STEMinist Profile: Jin K. Montclare, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
By Ann Hoang, Steminist, March 11th, 2013
What inspired you to pursue a career in STEM? While I was always interested in science and math as a young girl, it was through the encouragement of my teachers, mentors and family that led me to my career. I was really fortunate to have had a number of wonderful teachers and mentors throughout my...
How Secure Are Our Smartphones?
By William Wei, San Francisco Chronicle, March 11th, 2013
We used to only be able to make and receive calls on cell phones. Then, we started communicating with friends and families using 160 characters or less via text messages. Nowadays, though, cell phones allow us to take high quality photos, send and receive emails, and surf the web at ridiculous...
The Startup Guide
Crain's New York Business, March 10th, 2013
New York City is home to 46 workspaces in addition to the 30 incubators and 14 accelerator programs, according to Crain's research, and the number is expected to only grow. Total city funding for launched incubators is over $3.5 million. About three quarters of the city's incubators,...
