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Challenge to NYU Law Review's Race and Sex Preferences May Proceed Pseudonymously, at Least for Now

[UPDATE: Added a brief discussion of pseudonymity and class actions.]

Reason

Prof. Samuel Estreicher (NYU) on The Laws of War, as to the Hamas-Israel War

From the article, by a leading American academic who teaches and writes about, among other things, Foreign Relations Law and the law of war: Those who argue Israel does not have a right of self defense make two claims: First, they argue that Israel's "inherent right" is nullified because it…

Reason

Arkansas man receives the world's first whole eye transplant plus a new face

The NYU medical team announced Thursday that Aaron James is recovering well from the dual transplant last May and the donated eye looks remarkably healthy.

WEKU

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Doctors perform 1st-ever whole eye, partial face transplant

This is the first whole-eye transplant performed in a person, and it was completed alongside a partial face transplant.

LiveScience

Man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. It's a step toward one day restoring sight

Surgeons in New York have performed the world's first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant

The Independent UK

'A Tyranny of the Minority': Why This College Dropout Wants To Cancel Cancel Culture

"Being a true free speech champion does require that you defend speech that even you disagree with," says libertarian Rikki Schlott.

Reason

FIRE Letter to NYU School of Law About the Ryna Workman Pro-Hamas-Attack Speech Controversy

Here's the text of today's letter (see here for the full letter, including footnotes): FIRE is deeply concerned by New York University School of Law's recent suggestion to The New York Times that it may be investigating student Ryna Workman for their protected political speech amid intense public and campuswide…

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Some Cancellations are Justified

Whether a person deserves to be "cancelled" for saying awful things depends on the nature of what they said and the nature of their job.

Reason

Hamas attacks on Israel expose the moral rot on college campuses

One can support the Palestinian cause and mourn their suffering — for they, too, are victims of Hamas — and criticize Israeli policies while also acknowledging the loss of life among Jews, without blaming them for their own murders.

Chicago Sun-Times

Two Law School Deans on the Massacre in Israel

Moral clarity from Scalia Dean Ken Randall, and lack thereof from NYU Dean Troy McKenzie.

Reason

NYU Law School Student Bar Association Newsletter Expresses Support for Hamas Attack on Israel

The Daily Mail (UK) (Claudia Aoraha) reports (see also N.Y. Post), and includes this screenshot: I think the student who wrote the message should have every right to express her views, including views that support the killing of civilians. I most certainly don't share the student's views, and I do…

Reason

Are you saving enough for college? Here's what to know

As the cost of college continues to rise, families have new questions about how to save up. For answers, we turned to Ron Lieber, author of The Price You Pay For College.

WEKU

Edith Grossman obituary

Exceptional translator of novels by Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa as well as other Hispanic authors

The Guardian - UK

Scientists reveal everyday pleasures that elevate brain performance

A group of researchers looked at a new NYU Tandon School of Engineering study involving MindWatch a brain-monitoring technology - here’s what they found

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 movie review: the party’s over with this shoddy threequel

The first film proved box office gold but the fizz has gone flat and it’s now time to bury the franchise

The Independent UK

Students transform their drab dorm rooms into comfy living spaces

A studded headboard for your dorm bed

The Independent UK

How a family's choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants

A sister’s choice to donate her brother’s body for research is helping doctors learn how to one day use pig organs to save human lives

The Independent UK

Genetically modified pig kidney still functioning 32 days after transplant into brain dead man

Surgery marks major milestone in field of xenotransplantation

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The Independent UK

Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants

New York surgeons transplanted a pig's kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it's worked normally

WEKU

New study shows just how Facebook's algorithm shapes conservative and liberal bubbles

Research conducted at the height of the 2020 election reveals new details about how Facebook's algorithms handle political content. But it suggests there are no easy fixes to political polarization.

The Guardian - US

‘Bastion of the super-rich’: inside a New York billionaire’s private museum

A collection of art, featuring pieces by Picasso, Lichtenstein and Cézanne, has been kept secret for years but for select members of the public, the door is slowly being opened

Fortune

The professor who wrote the book on ‘jerks at work’ is sounding the alarm about a new office scourge: Too much niceness

Leaders’ fear of being too harsh is “completely backfiring,” NYU’s Tessa West tells Fortune. “We've created a culture where critical feedback is called toxic.”

Reason

"The Neglected Value of Effective Government," by Prof. Rick Pildes (NYU)

"How law and policy have undermined the ability of government to deliver both large-scale policies and a range of public goods."

Reason

Upcoming Cato Institute Event on the Private Sponsorship Revolution in Immigration Policy

Participants include Prof. Adam Cox (NYU), David Bier (Cato), Kit Taintor (Welcome.US), and myself.

Tribune News Service

NYC congressional leaders call on city universities to turn their dorms into migrant housing this summer

New York City universities and colleges should open up their student dorms and apartments to asylum seekers this summer, two of the state’s congressional representatives said Monday as the city continues to struggle to find room for the tens of thousands of migrants who’ve arrived since last year.

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