Over the many years President Andy Hamilton has spent as a university administrator, he has never lost sight of his first love: chemical biology research. The lab he leads at NYU synthesizes compounds that could one day be used to treat Alzheimer's and other diseases.

"The difference is when you go to a place that's not trained for Alex, you're given a band-aid. But here, you're given the best." Paul and Janice Katz have been searching for a dentist who would be willing to treat their son Alex, who has autism. But with the opening of the NYU College of Dentistry's Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities, Alex can now get the care that he needs.