New York University's Polytechnical Institute announced plans to launch an interdisciplinary center for the creation of video games in downtown Brooklyn. The 40,000-square-foot center, Media and Games Network, will launch in the fall and will host programs from a master's degree in game design to [Full Story…]
#NYUPoly Scientist Receives Google Grant for Social Network Research
March 20, 2013 at 1:57 pm
An assistant professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University has received the Google Focused Research Award to support his research on social networks. Oded Nov, in collaboration with Mor Naaman from Rutgers, will be using psychology and sociology to look at the ways in which user [Full Story…]
#NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress Director Wants to Create SimCity
March 1, 2013 at 11:27 am
In the last few weeks, New York University's Center for Urban Science and Progress has been working to promote science in the city with its first project proposal to the National Science Foundation. The initiative is run by Steven Koonin, a Brooklyn native and former Department of Energy employee [Full Story…]
First Round Capital to Fund $500K to NYC University Startups
February 28, 2013 at 3:36 pm
Students in NYC will now have access to a $500,000 fund put into place by First Round Capital. The initiative, The Dorm Room Fund, was begun in Philadelphia and last year invested in student-run start ups at the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel. NY-based Partner Phin Barnes, said that the [Full Story…]
#NYCDigital Officer Rachel Haot Discusses City Tech Initiatives with #NYU
February 27, 2013 at 11:23 am
Only days ago Mayor Bloomberg announced the launch of "We are Made in NY" and reaffirmed his passion for helping the emerging tech scene in NY. The office behind these initiatives is NYC Digital and the woman behind that office is Rachel Haot, Chief Digital [Full Story…]
#NYU Launches Data Science and Statistics Initiative
February 21, 2013 at 11:34 am
As part of an effort to drive breakthrough research, New York University has launched a data science and statistics initiative. Their website says that the U.S. will need from 140,000 to 190,000 people with analytic skills and up to 1.5 million for what they call "big data" jobs. The University-Wide [Full Story…]
NY: Reaping the Rewards of Higher #STEM Education
December 22, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Mayor Michael Bloomberg knows how to leverage an investment. Even though Cornell won NY’s $100 million competition for a state-of-the art tech school, other institutions of higher learning are also reaping rewards. The New York Daily News reports that NYU, the Genome Center, the Institute for Data [Full Story…]
#NYU Students Create Email Replyallcalypse
December 2, 2012 at 12:16 pm
What happens when you accidentally hit "Reply All?" NYU sophomore Max Wiseltier quickly found out when he "replied all" to an email sent to 40,000 NYU students. The email requested students sign up for 1098-T paperless tuition forms. According to BuzzFeed, Wiseltier asked his mother for advice, but [Full Story…]
#ColumbiaUniversity Study: #Journalists Still Needed in #News
November 30, 2012 at 9:58 am
A major study released by Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism concluded that computer generated articles, crowdsourcing and bloggers are not expected to replace professional journalists. The report, titled "Post-Industrial Journalism," said that the technological information boom [Full Story…]
#NYU Founders Showcase Features Six New Startups
November 28, 2012 at 12:21 pm
The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Association and the NYU Entrepreneurs Network are hosting a founders showcase. Three startups from NYU-Poly incubators and three student startups will pitch to a panel of experts and venture capitalists. Judges include Peter Flint, General Partner at Polaris [Full Story…]
Apps Changing Technology, Economy and Diapers
November 20, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Illustrating the pervasiveness of apps, John Bringardner said when his wife was in labor, they both spent a lot of time on their phones. She was using Full Term, an app that measures contractions, while he was reading books on his Kindle app. Now his wife uses Total Baby to track feedings, diaper [Full Story…]
#NYU Alums Raised $1.2B in Funding for Startups
November 5, 2012 at 9:56 am
According to CB Insights, startups founded by New York University alumni raised $1.2 billion during the past five years. The University Entrepreneurship Reports revealed that the most of the funding went to Internet companies. Of these, 95 percent are still in business and 70 percent conduct [Full Story…]
NY Church Holds Tech Seminars for Elderly
October 24, 2012 at 8:21 am
Every month the First Presbyterian Church in Greenwich Village hosts a seminar for teaching elderly people about technology. Many older people have been left behind in the technological age, according to The New York Times, and see classes like this as a way to improve their knowledge. Many of [Full Story…]
NY’s $80M Student Database Rarely Used by Educators
October 23, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Educators use an $80 million student database less than one hour a year, according to a new study by New York University. About 69 percent of teachers used the Achievement Reporting and Innovation System. More than one third of the users spent roughly 44 minutes with ARIS, while some only used it [Full Story…]
NYU Ranked Tops in Internet Piracy
October 18, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Torrent Freak released a list of BitTorrent usage at universities, and NYU came in at second place. Despite most universities' anti-piracy policies, college students still participate in illicit file-sharing on their school networks. NYU totaled at about 986 hits behind Rutgers, in first place, [Full Story…]
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