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NYU Spotlights Innovation at the Second Annual Entrepreneurs Festival

NYU will host the second annual NYU Entrepreneurs Festival on March 1 and 2, bringing together successful startup founders and renowned venture capital investors from NYU?s thriving entrepreneurial community of students, faculty, and alumni.

Source: NYU Spotlights Innovation at the Second Annual Entrepreneurs Festival

TISCH ALUMNUS ANG LEE WINS BEST DIRECTOR  AT 85TH ACADEMY AWARDS

Ang Lee, alumnus of New York University?s Tisch School of the Arts graduate film program, won the academy award for best director at the 85th Academy Awards for his film, Life of Pi.  The award marks Lee?s second Academy award for Best Director, which he also won in 2005 for the film Brokeback Mountain

Source: TISCH ALUMNUS ANG LEE WINS BEST DIRECTOR  AT 85TH ACADEMY AWARDS

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Partners with National Gerontological Nursing Association to Improve Nursing Care for Older Adults

The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) located at the NYU College of Nursing and the National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA) have joined together to launch a new webinar series to improve nursing care for older adults. The one-hour webinars will be held every month, and then archived on the Hartford Institute e-Learning center

Source: Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Partners with National Gerontological Nursing Association to Improve Nursing Care for Older Adults

NYU Fusion Film Festival Names Oscar Nominee Lucy Alibar ?Woman of The Year?

The Fusion Film Festival, NYU Tisch School of the Arts? premiere student film festival showcasing the work of emerging female artists in film and television, marks its 10th Anniversary by naming Academy Award Nominee, Lucy Alibar, the festival?s inaugural Woman of the Year.  An NYU Tisch alumna, Alibar will be honored at a special evening featuring a reading of her play, Juicy & Delicious, upon which her screenplay for Beasts of the Southern Wild was based.

Source: NYU Fusion Film Festival Names Oscar Nominee Lucy Alibar ?Woman of The Year?

New IOM Report Highlights PEPFAR's Successes; NYU College of Nursing Global?s Dr. Ann Kurth Committee Member

Report Calls on Initiative to Intensify Efforts to Enhance Partner Countries' Management of Programs and to Improve Prevention

Source: New IOM Report Highlights PEPFAR's Successes; NYU College of Nursing Global?s Dr. Ann Kurth Committee Member

NYU Receives Record Number of Applications Across Its Global Network of Campuses

NYU received a record 48,606 applications from young men and women seeking admission to an NYU campus, representing a 12% increase from last year. NYU has degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and--beginning this fall--Shanghai.

Source: NYU Receives Record Number of Applications Across Its Global Network of Campuses

Glucksman Ireland House NYU To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Year with Readings, Talks, Concerts, Performance, and Workshops

A dynamic line-up of events celebrates the 20th anniversary of New York University's Irish cultural center.

Source: Glucksman Ireland House NYU To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Year with Readings, Talks, Concerts, Performance, and Workshops

NYU Steinhardt Researcher Analysis Shows Increasing Evidence Linking Diet and Acne; Encourages Medical Nutrition Therapy to Treat Acne

Culling information from studies between 1960 and 2012, researchers concluded that a high glycemic index/glycemic load diet and frequent dairy consumption are the leading factors in establishing the link between diet and acne.

Source: NYU Steinhardt Researcher Analysis Shows Increasing Evidence Linking Diet and Acne; Encourages Medical Nutrition Therapy to Treat Acne

Philosopher Cartwright to Deliver 2013 Frumkes Lecture, ?Where Morals and Methods Mix?and Not Always for the Best,? March 28

Nancy Cartwright, a professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego and Durham University (UK), will deliver NYU's Annual Lewis Burke Frumkes Lecture on Thursday, March 28, 7:30-9 p.m. at NYU?s Kimmel Center for University Life, Eisner and Lubin Auditorium.

Source: Philosopher Cartwright to Deliver 2013 Frumkes Lecture, ?Where Morals and Methods Mix?and Not Always for the Best,? March 28

?Safeguarding Higher Education in Tunisia and Beyond? to Feature University of Manouba?s Kazdaghli?Feb. 21-22 in Tunis, Tunisia

University of Manouba Dean Habib Kazdaghli, recognized as a prominent voice for university autonomy and academic freedom in Tunisia, will be among the speakers at ?University and the Nation: Safeguarding Higher Education in Tunisia and Beyond,? Feb. 21-22, at the University of Manouba in Tunis, Tunisia.

Source: ?Safeguarding Higher Education in Tunisia and Beyond? to Feature University of Manouba?s Kazdaghli?Feb. 21-22 in Tunis, Tunisia

Courant Institute to Host ?Abel in New York,? Featuring World?s Top Mathematicians?Feb. 21

NYU?s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences will host ?Abel in New York? on Thurs., Feb. 21, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at NYU?s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

Source: Courant Institute to Host ?Abel in New York,? Featuring World?s Top Mathematicians?Feb. 21

NYU Project to Examine Social Media?s Impact on Political Attitudes and Behavior

NYU professors have established a project to examine the impact of social media use on political attitudes and participation by applying methods from a range of academic disciplines.

Source: NYU Project to Examine Social Media?s Impact on Political Attitudes and Behavior

A conversation in French with renowned playwright Yasmina Reza is among the enticing March, 2013, offerings at New York University's French cultural center.

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NYU Launches Initiative in Data Science and Statistics to Push Advances in Medicine, Science, Technology, and Other Fields

NYU has established an Initiative in Data Science and Statistics that aims to harness today?s torrent of data in order to make advances in medicine, science, technology, business, and a range of other fields.

Source: NYU Launches Initiative in Data Science and Statistics to Push Advances in Medicine, Science, Technology, and Other Fields

NYU?s Educating for Sustainability Lecture: Jonathan Foley ?Can We Feed a Growing World and Still Sustain the Planet?? Feb. 26

Jonathan Foley is the director of the Institute on the Environment (IonE) at the University of the Minnesota, where he is a professor and McKnight Presidential Chair in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. He also leads the IonE?s Global Landscapes Initiative.

Source: NYU?s Educating for Sustainability Lecture: Jonathan Foley ?Can We Feed a Growing World and Still Sustain the Planet?? Feb. 26

NYU Center for Teaching Excellence Announces Spring Programs

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Source: NYU Center for Teaching Excellence Announces Spring Programs

NYU Deutsches Haus to Host Opening Night Reception of German-language Literary Festival in New York ? Feb. 21

Festival Neue Literatur is New York?s pre-eminent German-language literary festival.

Source: NYU Deutsches Haus to Host Opening Night Reception of German-language Literary Festival in New York ? Feb. 21

Music Legend Clive Davis Returns to Alma Mater to Unveil New Autobiography

One of the most revered names in popular music ? and chief patron of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU Tisch ? Davis will launch his book at a the NYU School of Law Tishman Auditorium, Thursday, February 21, 7 ? 8:15 p.m.

Source: Music Legend Clive Davis Returns to Alma Mater to Unveil New Autobiography

Neuroeconomics Lecture, ?Action and Value,? by University College London?s Ray Dolan, March 5

Ray Dolan will deliver ?Action and Value,? NYU?s Annual Dean for Science Lecture in Neuroeconomics, on Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m. at NYU?s Kimmel Center for University Life.

Source: Neuroeconomics Lecture, ?Action and Value,? by University College London?s Ray Dolan, March 5

NYU Steinhardt Policy Breakfast Talks Common Core Challenges; Assessment, Achievement, and Outcomes, Feb. 22

Over the course of three sessions, the 2012-2013 NYU Steinhardt Education Policy Breakfast Series will examine the Common Core Standards. This next session will focus on how achievement of the Common Core Standards will be evaluated.

Source: NYU Steinhardt Policy Breakfast Talks Common Core Challenges; Assessment, Achievement, and Outcomes, Feb. 22

NYU Launches Marron Institute on Cities and the Urban Environment

NYU today announced the launch of the Marron Institute on Cities and the Urban Environment, an ambitious new initiative made possible by a generous gift of $40 million by Donald B. Marron, an entrepreneur, successful businessman, and philanthropist who was previously chairman of Paine Webber and is the Founder and current Chairman of Lightyear Capital.

Source: NYU Launches Marron Institute on Cities and the Urban Environment

CAS Alumna Carlan Selected as 2013 Gates Cambridge Scholar

Hannah Carlan, an alumna of NYU's College of Arts and Science, has been named a Gates Cambridge Scholar for 2013, one of 39 Americans nationwide who received this honor. Carlan is NYU?s fourth Gates Scholar in the last four years.

Source: CAS Alumna Carlan Selected as 2013 Gates Cambridge Scholar

Tax Policy Center?s Marron on ?The Rhetoric of Economic Policy??March 7 Lecture at NYU

Donald Marron, Jr., director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, will deliver a public lecture, ?The Rhetoric of Economic Policy,? on Thurs., March 7, 5:30 p.m. at NYU?s Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center.

Source: Tax Policy Center?s Marron on ?The Rhetoric of Economic Policy??March 7 Lecture at NYU

Gallatin to Host ?Celestial Twins???A Conference on the Relationships between Music and Poetry, Feb. 28

The Gallatin School of Individualized Study will host ?Celestial Twins? Conversations, Performances, and Readings on the Relationships between Music and Poetry,? on Thurs., Feb. 28, 4-9 p.m., at the Jerry Labowitz Theatre.

Source: Gallatin to Host ?Celestial Twins???A Conference on the Relationships between Music and Poetry, Feb. 28

NYUCN?s Dr. Judith Haber Receives a Three-Year, $1.12 M HRSA Grant for ?Teaching Oral-Systemic Health?

The project seeks to expand access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations in primary care settings through APRN and interprofessional training.

Source: NYUCN?s Dr. Judith Haber Receives a Three-Year, $1.12 M HRSA Grant for ?Teaching Oral-Systemic Health?

Jim Anderson, NYU Tisch Professor of Recorded Music, Wins Grammy Award

Jim Anderson, Professor at the Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music, received his tenth Grammy Award February 10 for Best Surround Sound Album at the 55th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.  Anderson received the award for the album Modern Cool by Premonition Records.

Source: Jim Anderson, NYU Tisch Professor of Recorded Music, Wins Grammy Award

Creative Writing Program to Feature Pulitzer?Prize Winner Paul Muldoon, Brooklyn Poet Laureate Tina Chang in March

The Creative Writing Program?s Spring 2013 Reading Series continues in March with events featuring Brooklyn Poet Laureate Tina Chang (March 14) and Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon (March 28).

Source: Creative Writing Program to Feature Pulitzer?Prize Winner Paul Muldoon, Brooklyn Poet Laureate Tina Chang in March

Collins' New Book, Paleopoetics, Sheds New Light on the Reading Experience

Christopher Collins, an NYU professor emeritus of English, introduces readers to paleopoetics, a new field of research that combines an array of established disciplines in order to shed new light on the experience of reading.

Source: Collins' New Book, Paleopoetics, Sheds New Light on the Reading Experience

Mental Health Burdens Contribute to HIV in Gay Men Says NYU Steinhardt Researcher

Racism, discrimination, homophobia, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) fuel the HIV epidemic among many young black and Latino men, according to a study by Perry Halkitis

Source: Mental Health Burdens Contribute to HIV in Gay Men Says NYU Steinhardt Researcher

Israeli Author A.B. Yehoshua to Speak on ?The Ethics of Aesthetics??March 13

Israeli author A.B. Yehoshua, author of the recently released The Retrospective, will discuss his new work in a lecture entitled ?The Ethics of Aesthetics: Looking Back, Looking Ahead,? on Wed., March 13, 5:30 p.m. at NYU?s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center.

Source: Israeli Author A.B. Yehoshua to Speak on ?The Ethics of Aesthetics??March 13

Courant?s Kleiner Wins National Academy of Sciences Award

Bruce Kleiner, a professor of mathematics at NYU?s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, was named the recipient of the National Academy of Sciences Award for Scientific Reviewing.

Source: Courant?s Kleiner Wins National Academy of Sciences Award

?Fotogramas? Exhibit Opens Feb. 12 at NYU?s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center

" 'Fotogramas' and Film Culture in 1940s and 1950s Spain" will showcase covers of the magazine from 1946 to 1962, together with displays relating to censorship, cinema theaters, and handbills from the 1940s and 1950s in Spain.

Source: ?Fotogramas? Exhibit Opens Feb. 12 at NYU?s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center

NYU?s Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Releases ?ConsultGeriRN? its First iPad App

The App is designed to help healthcare professionals with their decision making in providing the best quality care for older adults.

Source: NYU?s Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Releases ?ConsultGeriRN? its First iPad App

What to do with your old laptop


Source: What to do with your old laptop

A Visit to AVG?s Virus Labs Nerve Center


Source: A Visit to AVG?s Virus Labs Nerve Center

This Valentine?s Day, Keep Your Head On


Source: This Valentine?s Day, Keep Your Head On

How to self audit your public information


Source: How to self audit your public information

Your Reputation in a Single Tweet?


Source: Your Reputation in a Single Tweet?

Cyberbullying in the Office: The Politics of Friending Your Workmates


Source: Cyberbullying in the Office: The Politics of Friending Your Workmates

CES shows desire to create a simpler life through automation


Source: CES shows desire to create a simpler life through automation

My favorite technology at CES from smartphones, gutter cleaners to a ride-on suitcase


Source: My favorite technology at CES from smartphones, gutter cleaners to a ride-on suitcase

Keeping your MMO accounts safe


Source: Keeping your MMO accounts safe

Striking the right digital balance


Source: Striking the right digital balance

Buying and Protecting Mobile Phones for your kids


Source: Buying and Protecting Mobile Phones for your kids

New Year?s Online Clean-Up Tips for Grads and Job Seekers


Source: New Year?s Online Clean-Up Tips for Grads and Job Seekers

Holiday Parties: Act Like the Celebrity That You Are


Source: Holiday Parties: Act Like the Celebrity That You Are

AVG NewsWire 50: QR code bandits on the rise


Source: AVG NewsWire 50: QR code bandits on the rise

The Santa Claus Conundrum


Source: The Santa Claus Conundrum

He Sees You When You?re Sleeping?


Source: He Sees You When You?re Sleeping?

Twitter and your perfect job


Source: Twitter and your perfect job

Is the CV dead?  A summary of the AVG Digital Diaries blogger event


Source: Is the CV dead?  A summary of the AVG Digital Diaries blogger event

Weekly NewsWire 49: Goblins and Hashtags


Source: Weekly NewsWire 49: Goblins and Hashtags

Mind your manners with LinkMe SMS bracelet


Source: Mind your manners with LinkMe SMS bracelet

Boeing Dreamliner battery-fire report out tomorrow


Source: Boeing Dreamliner battery-fire report out tomorrow

Three name-your-own price indie game bundles


Source: Three name-your-own price indie game bundles

Mu aims to offer thermal imaging cam for cheap


Source: Mu aims to offer thermal imaging cam for cheap

Sheryl Sandberg launches site to inspire women to 'Lean In'


Source: Sheryl Sandberg launches site to inspire women to 'Lean In'

Samsung's investment in Sharp could prick Apple


Source: Samsung's investment in Sharp could prick Apple

Could goggles hold key to detecting strokes early?


Source: Could goggles hold key to detecting strokes early?

Roku 3 streaming box rocks new features


Source: Roku 3 streaming box rocks new features

Hottest cars from Geneva auto show caught on tape


Source: Hottest cars from Geneva auto show caught on tape

Facebook's breast police censor famous art museum


Source: Facebook's breast police censor famous art museum

Growing pressure in Congress to fix flaws in DMCA law


Source: Growing pressure in Congress to fix flaws in DMCA law

On Quora, reviews are the new Q&A


Source: On Quora, reviews are the new Q&A

Google celebrates one year of Google Play with deals


Source: Google celebrates one year of Google Play with deals

The 404 1,221: Where it's the fungus that kills us (podcast)


Source: The 404 1,221: Where it's the fungus that kills us (podcast)

'Sesame Street' tops 1 billion YouTube views, the Count celebrates


Source: 'Sesame Street' tops 1 billion YouTube views, the Count celebrates

Chillsner chills beer bottles from the inside out


Source: Chillsner chills beer bottles from the inside out

Carl Icahn to take up stake in Dell, says CNBC


Source: Carl Icahn to take up stake in Dell, says CNBC

Man allegedly cuts Internet, TV wires 'to relieve brain'


Source: Man allegedly cuts Internet, TV wires 'to relieve brain'

Why Facebook needs a new News Feed, and now


Source: Why Facebook needs a new News Feed, and now

Telly for iOS udpates to 2.0, adds Vine-like capability


Source: Telly for iOS udpates to 2.0, adds Vine-like capability

WebmasterWorld Weekly Roundup September 13

WebmasterWorld's weekly roundup of hot topics and discussions you may have missed in the last few days. (-Subscription required)

Source: WebmasterWorld Weekly Roundup September 13

Google Quietly Adds Car Insurance Comparison to Financial Services

"Following credit cards and bank accounts, Google has quietly launched a price comparison service for car insurance in the UK, one which appears prominently on its search engine result pages when querying the relevant keywords "

Source: Google Quietly Adds Car Insurance Comparison to Financial Services

The Status of Social Authority Signals In Google

WebmasterWorld Members discuss the status of social media signals with Google, and whether their is any 'authority' with those signals.

Source: The Status of Social Authority Signals In Google

Zuckerberg On Facebook Search Engine: "At some point we'll do it"

"We have a team working on it."

Source: Zuckerberg On Facebook Search Engine: "At some point we'll do it"

Feedburner Is Dying?

Google neglected to renew the feedburner.jp domain. All services using that domain have gone dark. How long will Feedburner be there for the rest of us?

Source: Feedburner Is Dying?

Your AdSense Earnings Less in 2012 than in 2003?

When someone posts that they are earning less in 2003 than in 2012, it's easy to dismiss it that the world has changed. It's too easy. But then again it's always more difficult to take a moment to think things through, so one can't be faulted for dismissing such a statement. But if you do dismiss that statement then you'll miss out on what's really going on behind the scenes.

Source: Your AdSense Earnings Less in 2012 than in 2003?

GoDaddy Outage: Millions of Sites Affected

According to the official GoDaddy Twitter account the company is aware of the issue and is working to resolve it.

Source: GoDaddy Outage: Millions of Sites Affected

New Google AdSense Support Options

Google AdSense has launched new support options for Publishers.

Source: New Google AdSense Support Options

Google Updates and SERP Changes - September 2012

WebmasterWorld's monthly look at Google's SERPs changes.

Source: Google Updates and SERP Changes - September 2012

Google SERPs and Traffic Shifting: Penguin Update Started?

WebmasterWorld Members reporting swings and shifts in SERPs and traffic.

Source: Google SERPs and Traffic Shifting: Penguin Update Started?

Firefox 15.0.1 Fixes Not So Private Browsing Bug

This new version resolves the issue but it doesn't clear the files and cookies you may have downloaded while in private browsing mode.

Source: Firefox 15.0.1 Fixes Not So Private Browsing Bug

WebmasterWorld Weekly Roundup September 6

WebmasterWorld's weekly roundup of hot topics and discussions you may have missed in the last few days. (-Subscription required)

Source: WebmasterWorld Weekly Roundup September 6

"Bing It On" Blind Comparison Test

Bing launches 'Bing It On" blind comparison test.

Source: "Bing It On" Blind Comparison Test

Twitter API V1.1 Launches, With API Clarification Over API Limits

"The 100,000 user token limit applies only to the small set of clients replicating the core Twitter experience."

Source: Twitter API V1.1 Launches, With API Clarification Over API Limits

Bing Experiments with More than 10 Results on SERPs.

Members notice Bing increasing the number of results on SERP's.

Source: Bing Experiments with More than 10 Results on SERPs.

German Search News Listing Law Gets Legs with Backing By Cabinet

The German cabinet gave its backing Wednesday to a draft law extending copyright protection to snippets of news articles republished by search engines, although proposals to make bloggers pay to quote articles they comment on have been dropped. Google said it was a bad day for the Internet in Germany. The law is about piracy and stealing content on the internet, said federation spokeswoman Anja Pasquay. Search engines are pirating content by publishing the snippets, "and they don't even ask, they simply take it," she said.

Source: German Search News Listing Law Gets Legs with Backing By Cabinet

Mashable: Did Google Just Jump the Shark?

One of the most heavily read blogs on the Web, Tee's Up Google from an Op-Ed piece : "In case you missed it, Google broke a cardinal rule of its famously clean white-space design Tuesday morning. For the first time, the company put an animated banner ad on its sacrosanct search homepage.

Source: Mashable: Did Google Just Jump the Shark?

Google Copyright Infringement Take Down Actions Skyrocket 1100%

Google is receiving over a million requests for result removals a week

Source: Google Copyright Infringement Take Down Actions Skyrocket 1100%

IAC Has Bought About.com From The New York Times For $300M In Cash

"...$300 million acquisition price includes About.com, ConsumerSearch.com and CalorieCount.com and the deal will close in the next several weeks. Full release below."

Source: IAC Has Bought About.com From The New York Times For $300M In Cash

Google crafts algorithms to get more women in more positions

Engineering has historically been male-dominated, but geek culture runs particularly deep at the Chocolate Factory, where job interviews involve marching potential recruits through a battery of logic puzzles and coding challenges that rival most oral dissertation exams.  Google-watchers say that tendency has increased since Larry Page became the company's CEO in 2011. A programmer himself, Page has assembled an inner circle of top product engineers to help steer the company, most of whom have been men.

Source: Google crafts algorithms to get more women in more positions

What Does Over Optimization Really Mean?

This long wandering thread has some very interesting insights into what search engines may consider 'over optimization'.

Source: What Does Over Optimization Really Mean?

Server Migrated, DNS Migrated, but Google Still Spiders Old Server

It has been about ten days since we migrated. I have been waiting for Google to get the news that this server is not "the" server anymore, but they still crawl it.

Source: Server Migrated, DNS Migrated, but Google Still Spiders Old Server

I'm Feeling Kinda Sorta Maybe Lucky?

"... on Thursday Google tweaked the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button on its front door, the option that fetches immediate results based on your search queries. Now, scrolling over the button leads to other types of 'feelings,' which return various nerdy results."

Source: I'm Feeling Kinda Sorta Maybe Lucky?

Facebook Adds Sponsored Search Advertising Option

"Facebook on Wednesday officially launched a new type of ad that shows up when you use the social network's search bar. The new ads, called "Sponsored Results," to a degree follow in the footsteps of one of Facebook's biggest rivals: Google."

Source: Facebook Adds Sponsored Search Advertising Option

Jury finds Samsung guilty of infringing on Apple's patents

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Source: Jury finds Samsung guilty of infringing on Apple's patents

New interface or adsense webpage CSS look

"...a cleaner design on the Adsense page."

Source: New interface or adsense webpage CSS look

Microsoft Updates Logo

For the first time in 25 years, Microsoft is changing its corporate logo.

Source: Microsoft Updates Logo

Panda Refresh Monday 8/20/2012

Googler confirms update with Tweet.

Source: Panda Refresh Monday 8/20/2012