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Posted June 10th, 2013

Top Down Teaching

When it comes to organic chemistry, Professor Mark M. Green refuses to go by the book

Mark M. Green, a Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, is fond of a quote by Charles Kettering, who invented the first electric starter for automobiles: “The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress. “ Green has experienced the truth of that statement about a new top down approach he has created to teaching organic chemistry.

Posted June 10th, 2013
Canada’s World Wildlife Fund Gets an Accomplished, Visionary New Leader: NYU-Poly's David Miller
In 2011, when David Miller, former mayor of Toronto, was named a Future of Cities Global Fellow by the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), it was an exciting addition to an already impressive list of positions and accomplishments.
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Posted June 6th, 2013
The World Comes to Brooklyn
On June 1, the World Science Festival (WSF) came to MetroTech Center, transformed for the day into Innovation Square. Thousands of people strolled the plaza to interact with robots, play the latest video games, hear inventive and unusual instruments, and more.
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