James Michael Devitt
@jamesdevittnyu
NYU's Office of Public Affairs
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http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news.html 26-09-2012 20:03:04
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The right music can get you pumped up to ace an exam or help you find the focus to finish that term paper. 🎧 NYU Libraries has curated Spotify playlists for every finals week need: nyu.edu/about/news-pub…
What was #TinaTurner's legacy? NYU Arts & Science Professor Mahon covered it in her 2020 book:
.Sanna Marin's remarks at our Commencement made the The Guardian's list of best 2023 graduation speeches! theguardian.com/education/2023…
Cool piece of NYC police-mob history that "highlights the importance of having a really good relationship between police and community. It’s certainly at the root of a lot of problems now in policing." Paul Moses James Michael Devitt nyu.edu/about/news-pub…
"These detectives were the people in the middle." @nyupress author Paul Moses says that this unusual story about the Italian officers tasked with rooting out organized crime within their own community sheds light on problems with policing in our own time: nyu.edu/about/news-pub…
Knowing when someone else is the jerk at work is easy. Knowing when it’s you is hard. But there are ways to find out. NYU Psychology's Tessa West explains: wsj.com/articles/offic…
Is it really a #BarbieWorld? NYU Journalism's Azadeh Moaveni recounts the doll's stops, and missteps, around the globe in Foreign Policy: bit.ly/3JjALFm
Taking on #BigTech: NYU Journalism's Meredith Broussard among those recognized by The Chronicle of Philanthropy for 'rallying against the immediate dangers of machine learning, algorithms, and other A.I. technologies': bit.ly/3OqIMu6
.NYU Arts & Science's Boone focuses on the legacy of a Harlem photographer in new Duke University Press book:
Thrilled to be able to launch The Transmitter into the world with the best team in science journalism. Read about our ambitious plans for covering neuroscience. thetransmitter.org/neuroscience/w…
What history is not being taught that students should learn? NYU Journalism's Chenjerai Kumanyika cites "many powerful moments that people don't know enough about":
What's a new way for AI to learn a language? NYU Data Science researchers asked a kid:
Professor Rachel Swarns and her student Samantha Donndelinger talked with @wnyc's Michael Hill about a new NYU Journalism project that shines a light on the lives of lynching victims in Northern states: wnyc.org/story/nyu-prof…
A team of scientists from New York University discovered that Neanderthals used a sophisticated multi-component adhesive to create stone tools, demonstrating advanced cognitive and cultural development. aau.edu/research-schol…
What happens when the "who" in a whodunnit is rich and famous? Liberal Studies Professor James Polchin, the author of a new book on a case from the 1920s tabloids, compares the role of class privilege and mass media in true crime stories then and now: nyu.edu/about/news-pub…