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 degree. Graduates of the program will transition to a variety of career paths and opportunities where they will use their talents, experiences and knowledge to address real-world challenges in urban environments.

By engaging in a wide range of interdisciplinary classes, participating in global Data Dives, and applying newly developed skills to capstone challenges, CUSP students are prepared to approach complex urban issues with a spirit of innovation, collaboration, and community in mind. As students have been working hard to positevely impact communities of New York City, CUSP is honored to reward students with their achieved awards. The 2023 year’s winners are receiving honorable Professional Student Award, Promising Researcher Award, Scholastic Award, Inclusive Excellence Award, Community Building and Leaddership Award. Congratulations to all the winners! Recipients include: 

Professional Student Award

This award recognizes graduating students with professional commitments. These students have demonstrated impressive balance and commitment to their profession and academics. Students recognized have two or more part-time semester statuses throughout their academic progress and 3.5 or higher GPA.

Danielle Bayer
Matthew Coughlin
Rahnuma Tarannum
William Maney 

Inclusive Excellence Award

Established in 2021 by the Office of Inclusive Excellence, this award is presented to a student or students in each academic department who has demonstrated a commitment to advancing inclusion, diversity, belonging and equity (IDBE) at Tandon.

Elizabeth Johnson

Promising Researcher Award

This award recognizes graduating students with impressive scholarly contributions who have demonstrated a promising future in research and academia. 

Akshay Shetty
Hongzi Chen
Jiashun Lian
Junru Song
Seung Hwa Lee
Vickram Peter

Community Building and Leadership Award

This award recognizes graduating students committed to community building within CUSP and demonstrated extraordinary leadership initiative. 

Analaura Tostado
Ananya Rajesh
Anna Kramer
Yang Liu
Punit Vats
Vickram Peter

Scholastic Award

This award recognizes graduating students with notable academic honors and the highest GPA in the program. 

Ajayrangan Kasturirangan
Akshay Shetty
Anna Kramer
Danielle Bayer
Jingjing Ge
Matthew Coughlin
Zhiwen Zhao
Yichen Guo

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