Health Sciences
The organelle known as the "powerhouse of the cell."
What is Mitochondria
Which of the following is considered one of the four cardinal motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease?
What are resting tremors?
This is the color of NYU's flag and most branded gear.
What is violet?
This NYC-based MLB team plays in the Bronx.
What are the Yankees?
This macromolecule is built from amino acids linked by peptide bonds.
What is a protein?
Parkinson's is classified as this type of disease that causes neurons to progressively break down and die.
What is neurodegenerative?
This individual was a former sophomore at Gallatin, but never completed his degree and is currently dating Kylie Jenner.
Who is Timothée Chalamet?
This competitive NYU club team requires members to travel to a center in Bergen County, New Jersey, where they're evaluated on posture and form, not just skill. They have no say in which specific animal they're paired with in competition.
What is the NYU Equestrian Team?
This gas is produced by gut bacteria and causes flatulence in humans. Cow farts release enough of it to be a real contributor to climate change.
What is methane (or hydrogen sulfide)?
This is the general age range when most people are diagnosed with Parkinson's (over this age).
What is 60?
Which NYU school did this notable alumnus attend?
What is NYU Tisch Film School?
This Knicks point guard was named NBA Finals MVP in June after dropping 45 points in Game 5 to lead New York to its first NBA title since 1973.
Who is Jalen Brunson?
This principle states that a system at equilibrium shifts to counteract an imposed change.
What is Le Chatelier's Principle?
This neurotransmitter, depleted in Parkinson's, is also central to the brain's reward pathway.
What is dopamine?
This establishment — the second-largest of its kind in the borough — is set to close by the end of 2026 after NYU Langone, which owns the property, terminated the lease.
What is AMC Kips Bay 15?
At the 2025 US Open, an NYC restaurant's viral six-piece chicken nugget box, topped with caviar, cost this much.
What is $100?
In 2022, this NYU organic chemistry professor, previously at Princeton, was let go after students petitioned that his course was too hard.
Who is Maitland Jones Jr.?
This actor and Parkinson's advocate, diagnosed at age 29, founded a major research foundation bearing his name.
Who is Michael J. Fox
This 1911 garment factory fire, which spurred major labor law reforms, took place in the Brown chemistry building.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
This hybrid sport alternates rounds, with contestants winning by checkmate or knockout, whichever comes first.
What is chess boxing?