Experts
NYU Scholar Available for Comment On History Behind New Holocaust Film, "Adam Resurrected"
Dec 10, 2008 — New York University’s Rakefet Zalashik is available for comment on the history behind the new film “Adam Resurrected” (July August Productions), which follows the story of a patient at a mental institution for Holocaust survivors in Israel. Set in 1961, the film stars Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe and is directed by Paul Schrader (“Affliction,” “Light Sleeper,” “The Comfort of Strangers”). Read more »
NYU Wagner Professor Joe Magee, an Expert On Power and Corruption, Is Available for Comment On Indictment of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
Dec 09, 2008 — Joe Magee, a professor of management at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, is available to discuss the indictment of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Read more »
NYU Biologist Bonneau Named Among 20 “Visionary” Scientists Under 40 by Discover Magazine
Nov 13, 2008 — New York University Biologist Richard Bonneau has been named one of 20 “visionary” scientists under the age of 40 by Discover magazine. Bonneau, 33, is an assistant professor who holds appointments at NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology and the university’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. The story, “Best Brains in Science 2008,” appears in Discover’s December issue. Read more »
NYU Wagner Professor Paul C. Light Debuts Column in Washington Post
Nov 13, 2008 — Paul C. Light, Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University and author of the 2008 book A Government Ill Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It, has launched a partnership with the Washington Post during the presidential transition, entitled “The NYU Wagner Presidential Transition Project.” Read more »
Video Interview: Wagner’s Paul C. Light Comments on the 2008 Presidential Transition
Nov 05, 2008 — Paul C. Light, Goddard Professor of Public Service at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, talks about the 2008 Presidential transition. Read more »
NYU Steinhardt’s Balter on How to Talk to Your Kids About the Financial Crisis
Sep 26, 2008 — The current economic crisis affecting Wall Street could have a profound impact on families with young children, says Lawrence Balter, professor of applied psychology in NYU’s Steinhardt School. Balter, a parenting expert and author of Not in Front of the Children: How to Talk to Your Child About Tough Family Matters, is available for interview on the subject of how parents affected by the crisis can best talk to their children. Read more »
CCPR Investigators Available for Comment and Interview on Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna, and Ike.
Sep 04, 2008 — New York University’s Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response (CCPR) supports 10 independent studies looking at the impacts of hurricanes on society including several studies that were established in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The investigators of these projects are available for comments and interviews. Read more »
Ancient Greek Astronomical Mechanism Designed to Record Olympiads, New Study in Nature Reports
Jul 30, 2008 — The Antikythera Mechanism, which was used in ancient Greece to make astronomical calculations, has now been discovered to also record the times of the Olympiads. The findings appear in the July 31 edition of the journal Nature. Read more »
NYU School of Law’s Barkow Available for Comment On Supreme Court’s Rejection of Death Penalty for Child Rape
Jun 25, 2008 — New York University School of Law Professor Rachel Barkow is available for comment on the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision outlawing executions of people convicted of raping a child. Read more »
In Letter, NYU Wagner Professor Paul Light Urges Presidential Candidates to Support “McCain-Obama Government for the 21st Century Act”
Jun 24, 2008 — In a letter released today, Professor Paul Light of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University is urging John McCain and Barack Obama to use their influence and unique position as sitting senators running for president to pass bi-partisan legislation that would reform the appointment process and improve government performance. Read more »