NYU-Poly Press Releases

Public Invited to Stroll Through Year’s Best in Engineering, Science, and Math

hmd272 — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:59:32 +0000

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NYU-Poly Research Expo Takes Over Brooklyn’s MetroTech Plaza with Robots, Mobile Apps, Smart Concrete, Gaming, Startup Business Tech, and More

NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 – As a newly minted class of engineers walk the stage at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) Commencement next week, New Yorkers will have an op

NYU and NYU-Poly Researchers Apply Lessons of Animal Herd Behavior to Reduce Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths

hmd272 — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:01:31 +0000

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NIH-Funded Study will be First to Employ Systems Science to Study Effective State Policies on Drinking and Driving

NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 – Maurizio Porfiri, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Back in Brooklyn

mhelal — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:25:59 +0000

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NYU-Poly Commencement Returns to Brooklyn at Barclays Center; Grants Honorary Degrees to Noted Physicist S. James Gates and Josh S. Weston, Leader of ADP and FIRST

NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 – A short ride on the B63 from the park recently named for Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boy who crowed “No Sleep ‘til Brooklyn,” Polytechnic Institute of N

WNYC Presents “STEM is the New Space Race”

mhelal — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:29:40 +0000

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A panel discussion on the state of STEM education in New York City Co-Hosted by WNYC Reporters Beth Fertig and Manoush Zomorodi

(New York, NY – May 7, 2013) -- The White House, business leaders, and the scientific and technology communities have declared a state of emergency in STEM (science, technology, engineering a

NYU-Poly’s Oded Nov Maps the Silicon Brain

mhelal — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:22:19 +0000

NEW YORK, May 10, 2013 – The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative announced it will fund research by a team led by

MTA, NYU-Poly and AT&T Kick Off App Quest Challenge With Hackathon This Weekend

mhelal — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:49:20 +0000

NEW YORK, May 3, 2013 –Hundreds of app developers and technological whizzes will gather this weekend for an intensive weekend-long collaboration/competition expected to result in big benefits

Small School, Big ROI

mhelal — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:11:03 +0000

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PayScale Ranks NYU-Poly Third Among All Schools for Financial Return on Students’ Tuition

NEW YORK, May 1, 2013 – The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) has been ranked third among all schools in the nation in PayScale’s read more

NYU-Poly Students Row Their Boat to Victory

ar3396 — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:07:42 +0000

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NYU-Poly Hosts New York Metropolitan Student Engineering Chapters, Competes in Popular Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe Competitions

NEW YORK, April 30, 2013 – Proving that innovative engineering can overcome specific weight, students of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) this weekend steered their

Civil Engineering Society Honors NYU-Poly Professor for Service to Students

mhelal — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:10:05 +0000

NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 – The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has awarded

Finance Industry to Explore Risks and Rewards of Big Data

ar3396 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:47:58 +0000

NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 – At what may well be the first conference of its kind, Commissioner Scott D.

Different Games: A Conference on Diversity, Difference and Inclusivity in Games

ar3396 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:29:01 +0000

BROOKLYN, New York, April 23, 2013 – Different Games will celebrate its inaugural conference on April 26 and 27, 2013, at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly).

NYU-Poly Partners with HEAF to Offer "STEM" Education to Middle School Students

mhelal — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:03:10 +0000

NEW YORK – April 18, 2013 – Continuing its tradition of offering the most advanced coursework to its middle and high school students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Katepalli Sreenivasan Appointed President of NYU-Poly

mhelal — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:35:37 +0000

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New President to Complete Merger, Lead Transition to NYU’s School of Engineering, and Sharpen Role in Innovation Economy

Dr. Katepalli R.

NYU-Poly Team Trades with the Best of Them

ar3396 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:59:32 +0000

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Financial Engineering Students Take Second Place in CME Group Commodity Trading Challenge

NEW YORK, April 4, 2013 – Four financial engineering students of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) traded simulated crude oil, gold and corn futures 23 hours a day f

NYU-Poly Conference to Explore New HR Weapons in the ‘War for Talent’

ar3396 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:26:56 +0000

NEW YORK, April 2, 2013 – There’s a battle going on right now, as companies compete to attract and retain top talent.

NYU-Poly Gala to Raise Funds for Higher Education Scholarships

ar3396 — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:29:17 +0000

NEW YORK, March 27, 2013 – The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) will honor three remarkable leaders of industry and education during its annual i²e Gala, on

American Society of Civil Engineers Honors Scholar of Water Issues

mhelal — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:03:49 +0000

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NYU-Poly Director of Environmental Engineering Mohammad Karamouz Lauded for Research and Leadership

NEW YORK, March 26, 2013 – The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded Mohammad Karamouz, the dir

NYU to Open Media and Games Network in Brooklyn

mhelal — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:38:43 +0000

New York University is launching the Media and Games Network (MAGNET), a facility in Brooklyn’s MetroTech Center that will bring together NYU and Polytechnic Institute of NYU faculty whose te

NYU-Poly Professors Aim to Make Web Traffic Flow More Smoothly

mhelal — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:25:30 +0000

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Huawei Technologies Awards Grants to H. Jonathan Chao and Kang Xi to Advance Performance and Resilience of the Internet

NEW YORK, March 18, 2013 – There are few things more frustrating to an Internet user than interruptions or slow-downs in service.

NYU-Poly Professor Honored for Contributions to Smart Structures and Materials

mhelal — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:50:28 +0000

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ASME Awards Maurizio Porfiri its Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award

NEW YORK, March 15, 2013 – Maurizio Porfiri, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of New