While spring break brings to mind travel and relaxation, this year a group of NYU Shanghai students embarked on two…
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- Arts and Science College of Dentistry Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Gallatin School of Individualized Study Grossman School of Medicine Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Institute of Fine Arts Leonard N. Stern School of Business Long Island School of Medicine Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service Rory Meyers College of Nursing School of Global Public Health School of Law School of Professional Studies Silver School of Social Work Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Tandon School of Engineering Tisch School of the Arts
An NYU Shanghai-led study traces how Chinese college students’ beliefs about meritocracy shift over four years of…
Here's where students are going to move, unwind, and build connections that stretch beyond the classroom.
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Sophia Wan Zhiyan ’26: Portrait of a Young Artist
Sophia Wan Zhiyan ’26 didn't always see herself as an artist. But four years of Interactive Media Arts (IMA) classes have convinced her she is one. In her first year, she enrolled in the introductory course Communications Lab, drawn by an urge that s
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Maotou Zhou, MSOMS ’26: Making Connections, Leading Together
“I’d say my career path hasn’t been linear,” he reflected. “I wanted to have my own focus and specialty, but I also wanted to go abroad and pick up a variety of new skills along the way.”
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Raquel Jimenez ’26: Choose the Harder Path and Make it Your Own
It's been a tough road since she took a 180-degree turn and switched major in her late sophomore year. But passion and perseverance helped her get through.
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Rudraksha Bhukhanwala ’26: Choosing Purpose, Creating Community
How NYUSH NOW anchorman Rudrasksha (Rudy) Bhukhanwala ’26 found his calling for teaching and mentoring.
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Cao Yijia ’26: Pursuing Curiosity Over Certainty
Looking back on her college career, Yijia doesn’t hesitate with her rating: a perfect 10. “Because if I could travel back in time,” she says, “I would still make the same choices.”
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Emily Tsiang on Cities, Agency, and Experiential Learning
Emily Tsiang exemplifies how life design extends beyond the classroom, emphasizing the importance of the questions we ask ourselves in the places we inhabit.
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Yan Dengfeng on Decoding Consumer Behavior
Professor Yan embodies a simple belief: the most meaningful research begins and ends with people.
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Stanley Virgint ’23 on Asking for What You Want
As a travel-loving teenager, Stanley Virgint '23 found himself flying off to Shenzhen—despite knowing no Chinese—after landing a summer internship at DJI, the world’s largest drone company. Now as the founder of Soar, a smart travel app startup, he f
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Addison Zhang NYU '26 on Studying Away to Connect With Home
What brought Addison Zhang '26 to Shanghai was the call of home and family.
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242 Study Away Students Kick off 2026 Spring Semester
NYU Shanghai welcomed a record 242 study away students from 29 countries for the Spring 2026 semester.
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