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‘Sweet Spot’ With Mike Sugerman: Scientists Study Sounds To Bring Some Quiet To NYC
NYU CUSP Senior Research Scientist Charlie Mydlarz & the Sounds of New York City (SONYC) project is featured by WCBS Newsradio 880. Noise is the number one complaint of New Yorkers, according to the number of 311 calls to the city.… Continue Reading ‘Sweet Spot’ With Mike Sugerman: Scientists Study Sounds To Bring Some Quiet To NYC
New York Is a Genuine Tech Hub (and That Was Before Amazon)
Featured by the New York Times. In 2003, Craig Nevill-Manning, a computer scientist at Google, wanted to set up an engineering outpost in New York. Google’s top leaders were skeptical, but they told him that he could go ahead if… Continue Reading New York Is a Genuine Tech Hub (and That Was Before Amazon)
The Developing Power of Big Data
Professor Constantine Kontokosta is featured by Urban Land Magazine. Jong Limb, cofounder and president of Irvine, California–based developer Newport Partners, decided to build one of his firm’s standard 50- to 100-unit affordable housing apartment complexes in Arizona somewhere around either… Continue Reading The Developing Power of Big Data
Professor Debra Laefer Discovers a New Way to Analyze Building Strengths and Weaknesses
Featured by New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. Hyperspectral imaging can help researchers studying the built environment distinguish between materials like stone and concrete that is colored and finished to look like stone without the need to be directly on-site.… Continue Reading Professor Debra Laefer Discovers a New Way to Analyze Building Strengths and Weaknesses
How Sound Affects Our Health
NYU CUSP Senior Research Scientist Justin Salamon and the Sounds of New York City (SONYC) project featured by The Wall Street Journal. Public officials and scientists are increasingly absorbed in the study of how sound affects our health. Negative effects,… Continue Reading How Sound Affects Our Health
Engineers & Scientists Tackle Urban Issues at NYU
Featured by Engineers and Scientists Acting Locally (ESAL). Our “Local STEM” series highlights local government and community initiatives and organizations in areas that relate to STEM. by Chris Spitzer, ESAL Content Director The Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) brings the… Continue Reading Engineers & Scientists Tackle Urban Issues at NYU
Hyperspectral Imaging to Analyse Building Material Strengths
Featured by GIM International. A recent study has shown that, with proper post-processing of the data, hyperspectral imaging can automatically and reliably detect weak from strong hardened concrete and normally fired bricks, all without any destructive testing or direct contact… Continue Reading Hyperspectral Imaging to Analyse Building Material Strengths
6 Organizations Making a Big Impact on Smart Cities
Featured by Future Structure. For city governments, getting the most out of their digital transformations requires planning, engagement with residents and the ability to measure the impact of their investments. But because of limited resources and the demands of their… Continue Reading 6 Organizations Making a Big Impact on Smart Cities
Breakthrough research finds hyperspectral imaging can characterize building material strengths
Featured by Phys.org. Professor Debra Laefer from NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP), in collaboration with Professor Aoife Gowen and Zohreh Zahiri from the University College Dublin, recently demonstrated for the first time the ability to use hyperspectral… Continue Reading Breakthrough research finds hyperspectral imaging can characterize building material strengths
Why Partnerships Are Key to Success for Urban Science Programs
Amen Ra Mashariki shares his experience as the Chief Analytics Officer of New York City working with NYU CUSP graduate students on GovLoop. The other day I was reading an article from Wired that a colleague shared with me. It was entitled:… Continue Reading Why Partnerships Are Key to Success for Urban Science Programs
Sounds of NYC project underway in Brooklyn
NYU CUSP Senior Research Scientist Charlie Mydlarz discusses how the Sounds of New York City (SONYC) project is using sensors in Downtown Brooklyn to measure noise pollution in New York City (via News 12 Brooklyn). DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A new research initiative… Continue Reading Sounds of NYC project underway in Brooklyn
Noise exposure is becoming ‘the new secondhand smoke’
Featured by the Washington Post. NEW YORK — One of the quietest places in this noisy city is in the middle of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which draws 7 million visitors a year. Most don’t know of the tiny Astor… Continue Reading Noise exposure is becoming ‘the new secondhand smoke’
In Building Where Subway Tokens Were Counted, NYU Readies Hub of Media, Technology, and Arts
April 3, 2018 Featured by New York University. If by some strange occurrence you ever had the opportunity to take a ride on the “money train”—the armored yellow subway that clanged through the New York underground from 1951 to 2006,… Continue Reading In Building Where Subway Tokens Were Counted, NYU Readies Hub of Media, Technology, and Arts
Why Policymakers Should Learn to Be Data Analysts
March 23, 2018 Evidence-based governing requires training. Governing Magazine discusses why data analysis skills are important for policymakers, and highlights new resources such as the Coleridge Initiative, a joint training program from the University of Chicago, University of Maryland, and NYU… Continue Reading Why Policymakers Should Learn to Be Data Analysts
Big data is going to shape our future cities. Will it treat us all equally?
March 16, 2018 Featured by ABC News. In 2013 the police chief in Reading, Pennsylvania invested in a predictive policing tool. Based on historical police data, the software was trained to forecast where crimes were likely to occur, explained data scientist… Continue Reading Big data is going to shape our future cities. Will it treat us all equally?