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NEWS ABOUT: New York University

New York University stories: 11 news summaries

 Pre-Lady Gaga Wowed NYU 

She used to be Stefani Germanotta, student

Nov 20, 09 2:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Before she was an over-the-top star dogged by rumors that she's intersex, Lady Gaga was babelicious Stefani Germanotta, a New York University student with a killer voice who wowed her classmates at a 2005 talent show. Gaga strutted her new stuff for fictional students of her near-alma-mater (she never graduated... More »

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transgender • New York University • singer • Gossip Girl • Lady Gaga • Tisch School of the Arts

OPINION

Baldwin to CNN Anchor: I'll Run If I Want To

Would-be pol threatens to discuss hit-and-run bust...whoops

Jul 9, 09 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - CNN’s Jack Cafferty sneered at Alec Baldwin’s possible entry into politics yesterday, noting that while newly sworn-in Sen. Al Franken is “Harvard educated,” Baldwin’s “credentials are questionable”—and the NYU grad is having none of it. “Perhaps New York University should print... More »

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crime • Senate • Alec Baldwin • feud • CNN • New York University • NYU • Al Franken • hit-and-run • Jack Cafferty • Harvard University • public office

 Killer Harassed 
 Wesleyan Student 
 2 Years Ago 

Two were in summer program at New York University

May 8, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Morgan sent slain Wesleyan student Johanna Justin-Jinich 38 “insulting” and “unwanted” emails during a brief summer program the two attended at New York University in 2007, according to a police report that quoted an expletive-tinged email as reading, “You’re going to have a lot more... More »

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crime • harassment • New York University • shooting • Wesleyan • Johanna Justin-Jinich • Stephen Morgan

Dr. Doom
Still Gloomy
on Economy

NYU's Roubini
thinks more rough times lie ahead

Apr 7, 09 9:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dr. Doom isn't ready to ditch his nickname. Nouriel Roubini, the New York University economist who predicted much of the current malaise, says he doesn't see a happy ending any time soon, Reuters reports. Although the stock market has generally performed well of late, he thinks it will be a... More »

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New York University • bear market • economy • Nouriel Roubini

Now NYU
Goofs on Acceptance Notices

Congrats, you've been accepted—not!

Apr 5, 09 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just to make college admission a tad more excruciating, New York University has become the latest school to screw up on college acceptance notices, reports the Los Angeles Times. Some 500 rejected applicants were erroneously emailed last week that they had been accepted into an NYU graduate program. Officials blamed... More »

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California • New York City • college admissions • San Diego • New York University • NYU • University of California at San Diego • college applications

OPINION

 Magna Cum Fraud: 
 Top Schools for Scoundrels 

People behind financial crisis went to same universities

Mar 24, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many of the bigwigs involved in the financial crisis went to the same few elite schools, notes Joe Weisenthal in Business Insider. Maybe, he writes, when the crisis begins to fade, we’ll think twice about having another Harvardian or MIT grad running things. Among the offending institutions:
  • New
... More »

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education • CEO • list • New York University • universities • politician • Richard Fuld • financial crisis

NY Investigates Madoff Chum in Charity Losses

Nonprofits say Merkin invested millions without their knowledge

Jan 15, 09 6:44 AM CST
(Newser) - New York investigators widened their inquiry into Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme yesterday, as claims emerged that a middleman may have defrauded charities of millions of dollars. Money manager Ezra Merkin allegedly invested the money of 15 nonprofits in Madoff funds without their knowledge, reports the New York Daily News. New... More »

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fraud • charity • nonprofit • New York University • Ponzi scheme • Carnegie Hall • Yeshiva University • Bernard Madoff • Ezra Merkin

Perez Hilton, Music Mogul?

Celebrity blogger is in a deal with Warner Music to start his own imprint

Feb 27, 08 5:29 PM CST
(Newser) - “Madonna’s leaving, Perez is coming.” Those words are straight from the mouth of the music industry's most unlikely new player, gossip blogger Perez Hilton. He has parlayed posts praising unknown and upcoming acts on his website into a possible deal doing the same for Warner Brothers Records,... More »

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blogosphere • blog • New York University • Warner Music • blogger • record sales • Perez Hilton • Madonna • Pitchfork • online music • music label

Colleges Give It the Old Foreign Campus Try

Top US schools opening full-degree programs across globe

Feb 10, 08 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - With overseas demand for an American education skyrocketing, US universities are racing to go global, reports the New York Times. Many schools are building foreign branch campuses, where students, especially in the Middle East, can skip over to Abu Dhabi and return home with an NYU degree—without mastering culture... More »

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higher education • New York University • student • University of Pennsylvania • professor • universities • international study • Dana Rohrabacher • study abroad

Brains Hard-Wired to
Swing Left or Right

Liberals deal with ambiguity better; conservatives are single-minded

Sep 10, 07 3:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The brains of conservatives and liberals function in fundamentally different ways—with liberals more capable of accepting ambiguity and conflict, and conservative better able to pursue a single-minded course. That's the conclusion of  a new study on the neurobiology of politics, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience. More »

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politics • UCLA • New York University • neurology • neurobiology • Nature Neuroscience • anterior cingulate cortex • Frank J. Sulloway • Marco Iacoboni

Murder Charge for Boyfriend
of NYU Student

Suspect slits wrists, confesses to killing 20-year-old

Aug 9, 07 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ex-boyfriend of a New York University student found dead Sunday has been charged with her murder, the New York Post reports. Michael Cordero told his brother-in-law he'd killed her, in a jealous rage, then slit his wrists and fled. He was chased by both family members and cops and... More »

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murder • New York University • NYU • Michael Cordero • Boitumelo McCallum • student

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