https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXVUpWcI-xI Abstract Homophily, the tendency for humans to be attracted to and prefer to interact with similar others, can be both problematic and promising. On one hand, a lack of it can hinder human collaboration by making it difficult for… Continue Reading Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion or Not in the Age of AI and Robotics
Engineering Electro-organic Reactions for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu40ySlOHfM Abstract The chemical industry produces more than 70,000 products (1.2 billion tons in total) via thermal processes powered by fossil fuel combustion, accounting for ~5% of the US energy utilization and >30% of the US energy-derived industrial CO2 emissions.… Continue Reading Engineering Electro-organic Reactions for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing
New Statistical Model Accurately Predicts Monthly U.S. Gun Homicides, Overcoming Limitations of Official Government Data
April 5, 2023 Originally published by NYU Tandon. The United States experiences a staggeringly high rate of gun homicides, but accurately predicting these incidents – especially on a monthly basis – has been a significant challenge, due to the lag… Continue Reading New Statistical Model Accurately Predicts Monthly U.S. Gun Homicides, Overcoming Limitations of Official Government Data
2023 Award Recipients
NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP), created 10 years ago as part of the City of New York’s Applied Sciences NYC initiative, has consistently expanded and refined its innovative Masters of Science in Applied Urban Science and Informatics… Continue Reading 2023 Award Recipients
Framing Active School Travel in Ontario: A Content Analysis
https://youtu.be/LSoWA4cSap8 Presentaiton Slides Abstract Active school travel (AST) has been increasingly encouraged by various stakeholders in Ontario, Canada through efforts such as school travel planning. Education strategies like workshops or resources that promote AST are commonly implemented. The framing of… Continue Reading Framing Active School Travel in Ontario: A Content Analysis
Scaling properties of urban health and urban infrastructure in Brazil and Latin America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHD48y3Ej6k Abstract The scaling analysis of urban indicators helps to understand important features and consequences of city growth, which impact infrastructural and socioeconomic aspects as well as health outcomes. Several arguments have been posed on the universal character of the… Continue Reading Scaling properties of urban health and urban infrastructure in Brazil and Latin America
Honeybee hives may reveal the microbial signatures of urban aerobiomes, researchers at NYU Tandon find
March 29, 2023Originally published by NYU Tandon. Honeybees foraging in urban environments could provide valuable information about the communities of fungi and bacteria that exist there, some of which impact people’s health and well-being, a study published in Environmental Microbiome… Continue Reading Honeybee hives may reveal the microbial signatures of urban aerobiomes, researchers at NYU Tandon find
Highlights from Panel on Civic Trust for NYC Open Data Week
March 29, 2023 Originally published by Data Stewards Network. Civic trust is vital for people to engage with the institutions and community around them. Yet, there is no consensus on how to establish it or how to measure it. How… Continue Reading Highlights from Panel on Civic Trust for NYC Open Data Week
Who leaves, who stays? Gender, Mobility and Climate Changes in India and Romania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW-LGZz9y8g Abstract How are women from vulnerable communities, impacted by the axis of environmental disasters and patterns of mobility? Addressing this question, the talk presents the findings from ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Ro?ia Montan? (Transylvania), Romania and West Bengal (Sunderban… Continue Reading Who leaves, who stays? Gender, Mobility and Climate Changes in India and Romania
NYC Housing Preservation and Development Data Deep Dive: Affordable Housing Production
Last week NYU Tandon hosted a series of events in the frame of NYC Open Data Week 2023. One of the highlights became an informative seminar related to housing, the goal of which was to inform participants about the Department… Continue Reading NYC Housing Preservation and Development Data Deep Dive: Affordable Housing Production
NYU Tandon School of Engineering hosts inaugural Metropolitan Water Research & Innovation Workshop, a UNESCO initiative
March 20, 2023Originally published by NYU Tandon. Image source: unesco.orgUnder the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), NYU Tandon School of Engineering is co-organizing and hosting the inaugural Metropolitan Water Research & Innovation Workshop (WRI), an… Continue Reading NYU Tandon School of Engineering hosts inaugural Metropolitan Water Research & Innovation Workshop, a UNESCO initiative
NYU Tandon professor wins NSF CAREER Award for boosting the perception and navigation capabilities of construction-site robots
March 1, 2023 Originally published by NYU Tandon. Robotics expert Chen Feng aims to alleviate long-standing problems in occupational safety, productivity, costs, and labor shortages in the construction industry. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected an NYU Tandon School… Continue Reading NYU Tandon professor wins NSF CAREER Award for boosting the perception and navigation capabilities of construction-site robots
Reengineering the graduate engineering curriculum
March 14, 2023Originally published by NYU Tandon. A student on the NYU RoboMaster Team UltraViolet, a Vertically Integrated Project, demonstrates a rover as NYU President Andrew Hamilton looks on at last year's Research Excellence ExhibitAt NYU Tandon, students are encouraged… Continue Reading Reengineering the graduate engineering curriculum
CUSP introduces The CUSP Network!
CUSP Network - space for opportunities! We created the CUSP Network - a platform that brings together professionals from the urban industry who partner with CUSP. The mission of the platform is to create space where researchers, industry, and government… Continue Reading CUSP introduces The CUSP Network!
Beyond System Resilience – New Approaches To Understand The Symbiosis between Systems and Communities in Times of Disruption
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq_Vqqr-cGM Abstract In this Keynote talk I will start by defining a common language for the analysis of system resilience with corresponding limitations and opportunities for research. I will then move to current work being done in my research lab… Continue Reading Beyond System Resilience – New Approaches To Understand The Symbiosis between Systems and Communities in Times of Disruption