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New York University’s Stern School of Business unveiled a landmark gift of $50 million, the largest scholarship gift in the School’s history, from the Berkley Family Foundation, established by alumnus William R. Berkley and his wife…

Tooth loss is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia—and with each tooth lost, the risk of cognitive decline grows, according to a new analysis led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and published in JAMDA:…

“Red flag” gun laws—which allow law enforcement to temporarily remove firearms from a person at risk of harming themselves or others—are gaining attention at the state and federal levels, but are under scrutiny by legislators who deem…

Nicole R. Fleetwood, author of the award-winning Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration, will join New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development as the inaugural James Weldon Johnson…

Study Highlights Importance of Respect, Agency, and Consent in Clinical Interactions Surrounding ChildbirthPregnant woman in hospital bed looking upset with hand over her face© Getty ImagesWhen a pregnant person declines a recommended…

Age, Obesity Rate, Island Geography, and Border Measures Explain Nations’ Case Differences Differences among nations’ COVID-19 infections are due to a country’s median age and its obesity rate, along with its border-closure measures and…

Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle, giving the planet a “pulse,” according to a new study published in the journal Geoscience Frontiers.“Many geologists believe that geological events are random over…

Our ability to confront global crises, from pandemics to climate change, depends on how we interact and share information, concludes a global team of researchers, who call for a “crisis discipline” —similar to what has been established in…

The Silver School of Social Work at New York University has received a visionary $16 million gift from Dr. Constance and Martin Silver to harness the emerging power of big data to identify the root causes of society’s most pressing…

Understanding the strengths and challenges faced by women entrepreneurs, who are drivers of economic growth across Africa, can provide better support to them in the COVID-19 pandemic and afterward. However, reliable information has been…