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Cai in front of the NYU Shanghai sign on Century Ave during his first semester.

Steve Cai Jingyuan ’22 - A Bridge Between Cultures

Cai talks about his time as a research assistant, basketball captain, and his…

Dean Keith Ross: Mastering Machine Learning in Shanghai

I thought taking part in building the first Sino-US joint university would be…

Wu Xiaogang: A Researcher’s Journey Home

“I have a special attachment to Shanghai, a place I’d like to call home. This…

An NYU Shanghai Student’s Life in Sketches

Four years of NYU Shanghai and several sketchbooks later.

Taylah Bland '21: Seizing Every Opportunity

Taylah Bland talks about self-designing a major, leading student government,…

Floormates to Friends: Sarah Armstrong ’22 and Leslie Huang Sijia ’22

How chance encounters at the dorm fridge led to being best friends.

Li Li: Follow Your Heart and Let the Data Speak for Themselves

NYU Shanghai Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology Li Li’s career has taken…
Glinton holds Bahamian flag as she poses with Lujiazui skyline in the background

Kristen Glinton '19: Pioneering Her Way to a Fulbright

The first Bahamian Fulbright scholarship winner in nearly 25 years is putting…

Cheng Yue: Carrying on a Family tradition across East and West

Following his grandparents, father, mother and sister into the family "…
Hazin stands in front of Olympic rings against Tokyo skyline

Meet Jeremy Hazin ’25, NYU Shanghai's First Olympian!

Jeremy Hazin ’25 shares his experience as an Olympic athlete in Tokyo.
Zuo looks pensively up under shadow of buildings

Zuo Lala: Storytelling Through Architecture

"Shanghai is an architectural museum. In it, we can see... tradition,…

Zane Fadul ’21: Rising to the Occasion

A computer science major talks about the importance of personal agency and…