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MAYOR BLOOMBERG LAUNCHES NYC MEDIA LAB – Innitiative to Promote Media Innovation

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR- 268-10
June 14, 2010

Partnership of the City, Polytechnic Institute of NYU and Columbia University Will Connect Media Companies with Academic Institutions and Drive Independent Technology Research

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today launched NYC Media Lab, a new initiative to promote innovation within New York City’s media industry. The new laboratory – a consortium of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) and Columbia University – will drive new technology research and connect companies looking to advance new media technologies with local academic institutions undertaking related research. NYC Media Lab builds on models established at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University and is the nation’s first government-supported laboratory for media innovation. It will be housed within the NYU Polytechnic Institute campus in Downtown Brooklyn. Mayor Bloomberg made the announcement at the Wired “Disruptive by Design” conference held at the Morgan Library and Museum, where he was joined by New York City Economic Development Corporation President Seth W. Pinsky, NYU-Poly Provost Dianne Rekow, Columbia University Vice President for Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer Orin Herskowitz, and AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong, an advisor to the City’s MediaNYC 2020 initiative. Continue reading →

I’m Graduating From NYU… now where are these jobs I was promised?

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Commencement Webcast

The 2009 Commencement ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 13th beginning at 9:30 AM. Friends and family who are not present at graduation can still join in the celebration by returning to this page Commencement day for the simultaneous Webcast.

http://www.nyu.edu/commencement/webcast.html

Thanks for all your support!  I officially graduated from NYU this January with my MA degree in Graphic Communications Management and Technology.

M.A. in Graphic Communications Management and Technology

NYU M.A. program in Graphic Communications Management and Technology wins award for Excellence in Education, for Innovation in Higher Education

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Tuesday March 4th at the EDSF Leaders Luncheon at the On Demand Conference in Boston the Excellence in Education award was given.

Program Director Bonnie Blake made the announcement to students via email late Tuesday night. “It is with great pleasure that we announce that the NYU-SCPS M.A.
Program in Graphic Communications Management and Technology received the
2008 EDSF Award for Excellence in Education for Innovation in Higher Education” she stated.

“The Excellence in Education Awards honor worldwide academic institutions and professional organizations for their educational and innovative efforts relating to the document management and communications industry. Recipients address industry issues, reflect state-of-the art technology and benefit the industry through their programs”. EDSF

Follow this link to learn more about the award from DesignerToday.com

Follow this link to learn more about the award from Biz.Yahoo.Com.

As a graduate student in this program I am delighted that we’ve been recognized. Congratulations to our program director, the advisory board members, and the students!

Robert Ivan