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Peer Tutoring

For those who wish to polish their writing and speaking skills, The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is now putting in place a pilot program for peer tutors.
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Partnering with Yangjing School

On April 10, NYU Shanghai announced a partnership with the Yangjing High School, as a part of university's service in the local community with the Pudong government.
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Multilateral Opportunities

Thinking about a career in international public policy or diplomacy? Check out the internship opportunities at UNICEF and other intergovernmental organizations; and meet with Associate Vice Chancellor Hongxia Liu next week at the Career Development Center.
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Quick Takes

Artist Will Owen described his art practice through social and sonic experiences; Karina Puente presented her notebooks and drawings at the Literary Reading Series; Christoph Brumann illustrated “World Heritage”; Business leader Steven Chang shed light on Tencent’s Path of Innovation; the Global Perspectives on Society Film Series closed this week with a screening of the film SWAGGER (2016) and discussion with director Olivier Babinet.
Find out what alumni Kenny Song, Baaria Chaudhary, Alex Mayes and Reida Akam are doing now in the latest issue of NYU Q Magazine.
Apply to be a Postdoctoral Fellow/Junior Research Fellow for the Center for Global Asia, NYU Shanghai and Asia Research Center, Fudan University here.
Affiliated Professor of Biology, Fei Li presented how the positioning and function of centromeres are mediated by mechanisms independent of DNA sequences at this Thursday’s Faculty Lunch Speaker Series.
Come to Shanghai Exhibition Centre to support our faculty and students from the Art Programs and IMA at the Shanghai Art Education EXPO from April 16-18. More details here.
Students: Join the Dialect Expo held by the Chinese Language Program on April 17. More details here. || RSVP to the TEDxNYUShanghai committee’s first salon on sex education before April 17. || Email shanghai.financial.support@nyu.edu to find out more about the Global Financial Support Seminar on April 25. || Join us for a trip to Shanghai’s Formula One on April 15. || Please note that the NYU Shanghai 2018-2019 Academic Calendar has been updated. || Interested in becoming a summer assistant? Apply before April 18.

Graduate Spotlight

A Link Between China and Greece

To speed up his fluency in Chinese during freshman year, Louis Demetroulakos ’18, would stop speaking English every day at 4pm. Now he's working to build China and Greek business relations.
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Heard on Campus

"Our theme was stories of heroes and hope."

Founder and executive director, Nancy Rosenthal at the 5th annual New York WILD film festival, featuring documentaries on topics related to exploration, adventure, wildlife and the environment.
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In the Media

Cryptocurrency Arbitrage

Reuters interviewed Professor Christian Grewell about the massive underground cryptocurrency trading in Asia after China closed its local cryptocurrency exchange. Professor Grewell said peer-to-peer platforms and other direct payment methods allow Bitcoin arbitrage to thrive in China.
Higher Education Reform

The One News spoke to Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman about NYU Shanghai’s experiment and innovation in higher education on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up.
Prospects of Brain Science in China

Nature quoted Professor Jeffrey Erlich, commenting on China’s latest launch of a pioneering brain science center. Professor Erlich suggested that China should boost funding for junior researchers.

From Around NYU

Justin Trudeau to Speak at NYU’s Commencement

Honorary degree recipients also include Didi Chuxing President Jean Liu, Chair and CEO of United Therapeutics Martine Rothblatt, NYU Law Professor and Founder of Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson, and NASA’s Voyager Mission team members.
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