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This year, about a dozen student musicians took the train out to the Prague suburbs to perform there, after preparing with two rehearsals organized by music ethnologist and music history instructor Matěj Kratochvíl. The ensemble learned a couple of Czech folk songs to perform at the start of the festival and during the parade itself. Cultural immersion abroad Student Musicians Join Prague Parade Cultural immersion abroad In and of the World NYU News Searching for Library Design Inspiration in London After working on Bobst’s recent first-floor renovations, the director of user experience for NYU Libraries headed across the pond for further research on building functional, inclusive spaces. She chose NYU London as her home base because the city is renowned for its rich architecture and cultural and academic spaces, and because it has a host of sites that have been adapted for different uses. Meeting visitors' evolving needs Searching for Library Design Inspiration in London Meeting visitors' evolving needs NYU News Hope for Ugandan Children Facing HIV Silver School professor Fred Ssewamala was raised as an orphan after losing his family to Uganda’s civil war in the 1980s. As a global health researcher, he has devoted 20 years of his career to developing support for children in remote villages, including the one where he grew up. The interventions are designed with one overarching goal: to improve the odds for youth who live with HIV and have lost one or both of their biological parents to the disease. A researcher's purpose Hope for Ugandan Children Facing HIV A researcher's purpose NYU News Student Musicians Join Prague Parade The Roztoky Masopust celebration, one of the traditional Czech festivals marking the start of Lent, is renowned for its music, giant puppets, and folk traditions. This year, about a dozen student musicians took the train out to the Prague suburbs to perform there, after preparing with two rehearsals organized by music ethnologist and music history instructor Matěj Kratochvíl. The ensemble learned a couple of Czech folk songs to perform at the start of the festival and during the parade itself. Cultural immersion abroad Student Musicians Join Prague Parade Cultural immersion abroad Brooklyn is Now Home to a Major Hub for Robotics and Embodied Intelligence The NYU Center brings together researchers tapping into AI to develop intelligent machines that can sense, navigate, and act autonomously in complex real-world environments, from operating rooms to disaster zones Explore Envision Yourself Here Discover life at NYU Learn how to apply Request more information