Academics
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NYU Tandon’s Concrete Canoe Team Paddles Toward a Sustainable Future
Every year, NYU Tandon’s Concrete Canoe team design and build a canoe made from the unlikeliest of materials as an engineering challenge.
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An NYU Shanghai Junior Finds the Best of Both (Research) Worlds
NYU Shanghai Junior Yolanda Huang dove into research during her time in an intensive eight-week Amgen Scholars Program.
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I Did It at NYU Part Two: NYU Resources Abound
Here, students have access to unique resources—from labs and studios to mentors and makerspaces—to help them achieve their goals.
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In Manus et Machina, Students Go Beyond the Nuts and Bolts
In the class Manus et Machina, NYU Abu Dhabi students envision the future in a class where they design and build their own machine.
![Portrait of Andrea Durham seated at a library desk. A laptop and a brain model are on the desk, with rows of bookshelves behind her.](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1716300935277.jpg)
A Tandon Student Finds Her Research Path Through Writing
NYU student Andrea Durham's writing class sparked her research career, leading her to Alzheimer’s research at Mount Sinai and beyond.
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At NYU, Research is for Everyone (Part Two)
Explore NYU’s extensive research network where you have opportunities to advance your field—and the world—with your research.
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At NYU, Research Is for Everyone (Part One)
Explore NYU’s extensive research network where you have opportunities to advance your field—and the world—with your research.
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With NYU Libraries, Curious Minds Access a World of Discovery
With the world’s scholarship within your reach at NYU Libraries, learn how to get the most from NYU's global library system.
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At NYU, Research Is for Everyone (Part Three)
At NYU, students are using research in numerous ways to advance both their fields of study and the world around them.
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NYU Tandon’s Emerging Media Playground @ the Yard
NYU Tandon @ the Yard, an emerging media lab, offers students the chance to explore extended reality (XR), virtual production, and more.
![Professor Joyce Onyenedum (center) smiling and working with her team members in her lab, where they study plant diversity and evolution.](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/231107-Onyenedum-Lab-7778.jpg)
Exploring Plant Diversity with Professor Joyce Onyenedum
In her lab and courses, Professor Onyenedum delves into the intriguing traits and evolution of the plants in New York City and beyond.
![Yasmin Hung, adorned in her graduation attire, holds a sign declaring her affiliation with NYU’s College of Arts and Science, majoring in Psychology.](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_3233-scaled.jpeg)
Shifting Perspective: Psychology Major Yasmin Hung Intersects Research and Public Health
Yasmin Hung, a Psychology major and Global Public Health minor, follows her passions for public health and research at NYU.