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Posted August 16th, 2012

Students Discover the Science Behind Smart Cities

Was Ben Esner, director of the Center for K-12 STEM Education at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), saving the best for last? The center focuses on providing science,...

Posted August 14th, 2012

A Much Needed SIP: Summer Incubation Program for Student Startups

What’s better than a sip of something cool on hot days? For entrepreneurs, that would be a Summer Incubation Program (SIP), a three-month student program organized by the Polytechnic Institute...

Posted August 9th, 2012

Schooling the Instructors: High School Teachers Attend Cyber Security Boot Camp

When asked how he’d know that the Cyber Security Boot Camp he organized with two other professors at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) had been successful, Nasir Memon...

Posted July 31st, 2012

Weaving Research and Social DNA at NYU-Poly

In a harbinger of things to come, the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) hosted a brunch late in July at MetroTech Center’s outdoor square for the departments (electrical...

Posted July 26th, 2012

NYU-Poly’s Jin Kim Montclare Awarded DURIP Grant

Jin Kim Montclare, an assistant professor in the department of Chemical and Biological Sciences at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), is the recent recipient of a grant from...

Posted July 13th, 2012

Nikhil Gupta Explains the Science Behind Helmet Safety at the 2012 Olympics

This summer, the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) will make an appearance of sorts at the London 2012 Olympic Games, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Nikhil Gupta, Associate...

Posted July 2nd, 2012

The Startup Campus Comes to MetroTech Center

Musicians. Artists. Filmmakers. Entrepreneurs. What do they have in common? A thirst for innovation, no matter if it’s cinematic, painterly, or technological in form. Their quest culminated...

Posted June 27th, 2012

Public Fears in Virtual Places

We all spend a lot of time in a place that’s the “perfect playground for criminals,” according to Marcus H. Sachs, the vice president of Government Affairs, National Security Policy...

Posted June 25th, 2012

Professor Evgeny N. Vulfson Receives Distinguished Teacher Award

Although the old adage claims that experience is the best teacher, it might have to settle for second place this year, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Evgeny N. Vulfson, the Polytechnic Institute of New...

Posted June 22nd, 2012

Serious Competition: NYU-Poly’s Men’s Soccer Team Takes on Italy

Verona, Venice, Rome, Milan. These were just some of the stops made by the Polytechnic Institute of New York University’s (NYU-Poly) men’s soccer team during its first international trip...