#NYU, other top US schools, evacuated over bomb threats

#NYU, other top US schools, evacuated over bomb threats

“#NYU, other top US schools, evacuated over bomb threats” New York University evacuated three of its Greenwich Village buildings after receiving multiple bomb threats Thursday evening. The threats were leveled at the Stern School of Business, Center for Neural Science, and Hebrew Union College, the university tweeted at 7:24 p.m. The NYPD was unable to…

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#NYU launching M Center for Psychedelic Medicine in Manhattan

#NYU launching $10M Center for Psychedelic Medicine in Manhattan

“#NYU launching $10M Center for Psychedelic Medicine in Manhattan” New York University wants to expand our minds — but in a trippy new way. NYU Langone Health’s Department of Psychiatry plans to establish a Center for Psychedelic Medicine, a hallucinatory hub that will support research on treating addiction, chronic pain, opioid addiction and “existential distress”…

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#Dead Pigs, Birds of Prey, and More – /Film

#Dead Pigs, Birds of Prey, and More – /Film

“#Dead Pigs, Birds of Prey, and More – /Film” Dead Pigs is the kind of directorial debut that declares a new voice is on the scene. “Pure” is a word that comes up in our conversation with filmmaker Cathy Yan, whose first feature-length film is just that. It called to mind a Danny Boyle quote, that first…

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#NYU professor sues colleagues amid COVID-19 mask controversy

#NYU professor sues colleagues amid COVID-19 mask controversy

“#NYU professor sues colleagues amid COVID-19 mask controversy” A New York University professor sued fellow faculty members for libel this week after they complained to administrators about his encouraging students to question whether masks actually prevent COVID-19 from spreading. Mark Crispin Miller — a media professor at NYU’s Steinhardt School known for his contrarian views…

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#NYU settles anti-Semitism complaint brought by student

#NYU settles anti-Semitism complaint brought by student

“#NYU settles anti-Semitism complaint brought by student” New York University has settled a complaint brought by a student after the school presented an award to Students for Justice in Palestine — an organization which has been repeatedly accused of anti-Semitism. The settlement explicitly cited President Trump’s executive order from December, 2019 adding anti-Semitism to Title…

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