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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

A man reading the October 4, 2022, edition of The New York Times. The newspaper headline reads “N.Y.U. Students Were Failing Class. The Professor Lost His Job.”

Editorial: The New York Times article on Maitland Jones was incomplete.

An article published in the New York Times on Monday discussed the firing of Maitland Jones Jr., a renowned chemistry professor. The article, however, gravely misrepresented NYU students.
WSN Editorial Board Oct 5, 2022

On Monday, The New York Times published a news article about the firing of a renowned professor from NYU’s organic chemistry program this summer. Maitland Jones...

A portrait of Dr. John Michael Halpin. (Photo courtesy of John Michael Halpin)

From Walter Reed to Ph.D.: How a motorcycle crash catalyzed an NYU professor’s chemistry career

A motorcycle crash took John Michael Halpin out of the Army and led him toward becoming the first in his family to go to college. Five academic degrees later, Halpin is a distinguished chemistry professor at NYU and an inspiration to hundreds of students.
Ivy Zhu, Under the Arch Senior Editor Aug 30, 2021

With only six and a half months left of his time in the U.S. Army, John Michael Halpin woke up in a hospital bed at Walter Reed Medical Center with a shattered left wrist, fractured...

HUMOR: Pre-Med Students Put on Endangered Species List

HUMOR: Pre-Med Students Put on Endangered Species List

Mai Tran, Contributing Writer Mar 5, 2018
Pre-med students are going extinct.
Transferring schools at NYU isn’t as difficult as it seems. CAS sophomore Narissa Hajratalli originally studied in Tandon’s Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering program, but now studies Neural Science at CAS

Students Struggle to Transfer from Tandon

Htoo Min, Deputy News Editor Mar 6, 2017
Chemistry credits are not transferring for students that are trying to transfer from Tandon to CAS.
Hamilton’s Commitment to NYU Science Prestige Laudable

Hamilton’s Commitment to NYU Science Prestige Laudable

Chuyu Xiong, Contributing Writer Nov 8, 2016
Hamilton’s effort to cultivate the sciences is a good sign not just for students or professors in the departments themselves, but also for the rest of the community to be more informed of NYU’s broad academic reach.
Majors and Non-Majors Orgo Should Not Be Separate Courses

Majors and Non-Majors Orgo Should Not Be Separate Courses

Aparna Alankar, Staff Writer Nov 7, 2016
NYU needs to abolish the separation between non-major and majors Orgo courses.
[VIDEO] Op Ed Live: Science in Core Curriculum

[VIDEO] Op Ed Live: Science in Core Curriculum

Apr 4, 2014
Students cannot opt out of several humanities courses.
Courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

NYU alumni receive MacArthur Genius Grants

Emily Bell Sep 26, 2013
Two NYU alumni, an organic chemist and a choreographer, received a $625,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation.
Felipe De La Hoz/WSN

NYU, USC study finds potential cancer treatment

Sep 18, 2013
An NYU and USC research team released their findings that could help stop tumor growth.
File Photo by Gloria Lee

NYU opens first university chapter of Chemists’ Club

Nov 12, 2012
NYU's Chemists' Club aims to provide resource for future chemists.

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