Mathematician Richard Courant overcame war and antisemitism to build the institute that bears his name
Policy experts rethink how to stop the financial bleeding in health care
NYU aims for a profound—and necessary—expansion throughout its home city
> THE GODFATHER OF REALLY SMALL THINGS
Ned Seeman’s nanoscale world
> REMEMBER THE TRIANGLE
A century later, New York refuses
to forget the fire that changed history
> CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH
The science of study
breaks, Africa's AIDS
catch-22, the kindness of
strangers, and the most
biodiverse place on earth
> THE OBSTACLES OF AID
NYU doctors recall days on the ground in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake
> FIRST CLASS
Students from around the world flock to NYU’s bold Abu Dhabi experiment
> BEST OF NEW YORK
NYU faculty, staff, and alumni offer up their favorites
> THE PRIZEFIGHTER
Screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher proves that good things come to those who stay on their feet
> DIARY OF A SOLDIER
A Marine documents the real life of those serving in Iraq
> CREDITS
Spotlight on alumni stage and screen stars
> TONY JUDT’S LAST LESSON
Before his death, the historian offered up a future for social democracy
> VAMPIRES BITE BACK
Scott Snyder and Stephen King breathe life
into the fatigued phenomenon
> THE FINAL BATTLE
John B. Poindexter / STERN ’71, ’76
> A LIFE UNDER THE SEA
Eugenie Clark / GSAS ’46, ’50