Global News, Research, and Partnerships
The local and the global come together as our Steinhardt faculty engage in research that is on the cutting edge of social science, humanities, the arts and the sciences. Research projects take place around the globe and right here in New York City where we study issues impacting the transnational communities of New York City.
Steinhardt's commitment to international research is strengthened by numerous partnerships with univeristies, research institutes and education agencies around the world.
The news items below highlight recent faculty research projects and collaborations.
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Nicholas Negroponte: Design as Strategy
- Presented by NYU Steinhardt's Program in Educational Communication and Technology and CREATE Lab. Thursday, November 17, 2011 6pm-7pm CREATE Lab, 196 Mercer St, 8th Floor Open to the public. Space is limited, please RSVP. Nicholas Negroponte ... More
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Mike Ananny and Kate Crawford: Technologies for Listening: Mobiles, Newsware and Beyond.
- Presented by the Information Futures Initiative of NYU Libraries, and NYU Steinhardt's Program in Educational Communication and Technology. Friday, September 16, 2011 11am-12noon The Avery Fisher Center, East Room, 2nd Floor, ... More
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Rodney Benson on Public Media as Engine for Democracy
- Rodney Benson associate professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, discusses the political and cultural fallout of defunding National Public Radio (NPR) in The Christian Science Monitor’s Opinion column. Benson argues that research on public media in other democracies shows that public radio and television deserve support. “The highest quality, most independent public media systems – such as those in Germany, Britain, and the Scandinavian countries – tend to be those that can rely on a steady, substantial stream of public funding,” he writes. Benson views public media as “an engine for democracy,” a benefit, he believes that should resonate with lawmakers across the political spectrum. Read NPR defunding vote: Don’t diminish democracy to settle a political score. More
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University Partnerships Allow Students to Explore More Study Abroad Options
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Qalandia Checkpoint: A Palestinian Icon with Helga Tawil-Souri
- Helga Tawil-Souri, Assistant Professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, Steinhardt School, New York University, was interviewed about her article "Qalandia Checkpoint: The Historical Geography of a Non-Place" ... More
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Understanding Privacy in Context: A Discussion at the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
- Helen Nissenbaum, Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication & Computer Science; Senior Faculty Fellow, Information Law Institute, New York University, will participate in a talk Monday, October 4, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, in the Al Mamoura ... More
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ECT Student Selected for the NSF Nordic Research Opportunity
- Gabriela Richards, a third-year ECT doctoral student, has been selected to participate this summer in the Nordic Research Opportunity, a new National Science Foundation (NSF) program for NSF's Graduate Research Fellows. It is a pilot program ... More
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Dr. Yumary Ruiz and Dr. Farzana Kapadia receive NYU Challenge Grants
- Dr. Yumary Ruiz, Clinical Assistant Professor and Public Health Internship Director, and Dr. Farzana Kapadia, Assistant Professor of Public Health, recently received two grants: the New York University Research Challenge Fund Program grant and ... More
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Halkitis Delivers Lecture on HIV/AIDS in Munich, Germany
- Perry Halkitis, professor of applied psychology and director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies at NYU Steinhardt was recently invited to give a guest lecture at Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, ... More
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Matter in Question: What virtues in your students give you hope for the future of our complex, global world?
- James Macincko Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health Students at NYU embrace diversity and complexity, and they don't shy away from challenges. While working on field research, for example, our ... More
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Doctoral Students receive Global Fellowship to teach in Shanghai and Paris
- Juliette Berg received a Global Fellowship from the Office of Globalization and Multicultural Affairs at NYU. Her project will be conducted during the Spring semester (2009) in Paris in collaboration with Dr. LaRue Allen and the American ... More
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Aber Receives $2.3 Million Grant from NIH for South Africa Study
- Larry Aber, professor of applied psychology and public policy, has been awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (a division of the National Institutes of Health) for a 3-year longitudinal study ... More
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Steinhardt and East China Normal University Forge Partnership Devoted to Language Education
- Addressing the huge demand in the United States for more teachers of Mandarin Chinese, the Steinhardt School recently began a working relationship with East China Normal University (ECNU)—the NYU partner school in Shanghai. The agreement ... More