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For the NYU News team, this was the year we stood in the heat to hear Pharrell speak at commencement and in the cold with brand new Chief Diversity Officer Lisa Coleman to urge people to take the Being@NYU Assessment. We watched a provocative educational theater experiment in gender-swapped presidential debates go viral, quizzed faculty couples about who hogs the bookshelf, and gave professors a platform to make the case for attending their office hours (free espresso, anyone?). After another busy 365 days of chatting with rising stars on the verge of big breaks and asking top experts some very elementary questions, we can't wait to see what weird and wonderful NYU stories 2018 will bring. But before we settle in for a short winter’s nap, join us in taking a quick look back at some of our favorite articles and videos from the past 12 months.

These were some of our most popular Instagram posts of 2017. See NYU’s year in photos.

#NYU #instanyu

By the age of 6, girls are less likely than boys to think of their own gender as "smart." People with higher cognitive abilities are more likely to learn and apply stereotypes. Tweets with moral-emotional language are more likely to go viral—but only within their own political "bubbles."

We're counting down to the new year with 17 NYU research findings that made headlines in 2017.

#NYU #research

We're honored to partner with Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee, who have been awarded the MacArthur Foundation’s $100 million 100&Change grant to educate children displaced by conflict and persecution in the Middle East. Led by professor Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Steinhardt’s Global TIES for Children center will lead research on how best to aid children's development in humanitarian settings.

What Would Christmas Be Without Scrooge?

Dickens figured out how to profit off of Christmas before anyone else.

#humbug day

“The important thing is not to stop questioning,” Albert Einstein once said. “Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” In this series, we turn to NYU facu...

Do nuclear weapons keep us safe? According to Waheguru Pal Sidhu, clinical associate professor at The Center for Global Affairs at NYU, they provide a perception of security, while true security is provided by nuclear order and world order.

Thirteen members of the New York University community received a total of 20 nominations when the Recording Academy announced its annual list of contenders for the 60th Grammy Awards.

Congratulations to the 13 NYU faculty and alumni nominated for a total of 20 Grammys this year! 👏 Music to our ears. 😉

Heard on campus—former Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs He Yafei spoke about U.S.-China relations at the NYU School of Law last month:

#NYUVibe

Violet Spotlight: Karan Ganta ‘20

“I get to meet all these interesting people, and I have friends that I feel closer to than a lot of other people in my life, even though I’ve only known them for a year,” says Karan Ganta (Tandon ’20) about his favorite part of studying at NYU. Those friendships are part of what have helped him adjust to life in New York, where, so far, anyway, he plans to stay after graduation. As a freshman, Karan lived in Othmer Hall, in Brooklyn, where the dining hall is so close that the Alpharetta, Georgia, native would walk there wearing flip flops in the snow. Now, making the trek from Carlyle Court to Palladium through always-bustling Union Square, he’s more likely to cover up. “There’s so many people, it’s like, okay, I can’t go out in shorts and a t-shirt,” he jokes. “People are going to look at me like, what are you doing?” While dressing for winter didn’t come naturally, over the course of his time at NYU, Karan has discovered that he’s passionate about problem solving, whether in the realm of his computer science major, or in his student government work. As the treasurer for the Tandon Undergraduate Student Council, as well as the vice president of events for the Inter-Residence Hall Council, he has enjoyed channeling his critical thinking toward the improvement of students’ lives. Karan is hasn’t yet decided on exactly what he wants to do after graduation (it’ll probably relate to his computer science studies), but he knows that he wants to continue developing relationships, listening to others, and finding ways to address their concerns. He calls it stereotypical, but he’s eager to make society work better. “Everyone always has a story,” he says, “and it’s always interesting.”

#NYU #violetspotlight

New York University just opened an institute that studies the social implications of artificial intelligence. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with co-founder Kate Crawford.

"What these systems are showing us is that data sets are always functions of human history. They reflect who we are. So in many ways, we have to think about these problems as social problems first, not technical. And so for us, that means bringing a lot more disciplines into the room." —NYU AI Now Institute co-founder Kate Crawford

December and still so green.

#NYUvibe

Sunday Snapshot: Washington Square Park. #NYUVibe

Big congrats to all the NYU Tisch School of the Artsalumni nominated for Film Independent Spirit Awards: http://bit.ly/2B3cg9L 🎬🎥

Autumn has arrived in Greenwich Village!

During this season of gratitude and giving back, we salute our employees who support NYU's workplace charitable giving program. Since its inception in 1982, it has raised almost $3 million for non-profits in the neighborhoods surrounding our Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses:

Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies Colin Jerolmack makes the case for going to talk to your profs during office hours ☕️

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