Washington Square News, New York University, NY
5 days ago by Eric Platt
Ted Allen helped solve a predicament straight men faced in 2003, and now he's back to help out everyone else. One fifth of the "fabulous five" on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Allen will be back on TV this summer. On July 29, Food Network will premiere Food Detective.
Washington Square News, New York University, NY
4 days ago by Jane C. Timm and Eric Platt
UNIVERSITY | The New York State Education Department's Board of Regents gave the NYU-Polytechnic merger its approval on June 24 at the board's meeting - the final approval the deal needed to go forth. NYU will now effectively own Polytechnic University, a Brooklyn engineering school, which will be renamed the Polytechnic Institute of New York University.
Washington Square News, New York University, NY
5 days ago by Chris James
UNIVERSITY | Jason Furman, a visiting scholar at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, was appointed director of economic policy for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign earlier this month. The NYU scholar and leading economist now has the important task of counseling the Democratic nominee on what has recently become a main focus in his campaign: the economy.
The Triangle, Drexel University, PA
5 days ago by Nancy Lan
Max Brindle, a freshman in the LeBow College of business and a member of Drexel's lacrosse team, died the morning of June 18 after a bicycling accident in his hometown, Wayne, Pa.
Brindle, 20, was riding his bicycle when it crashed into the back of a car, according to the Daily News.