Nu or NU may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music Nu metal, a heavy metal fusion genre Nu jazz, a jazz fusion genre Nu-disco, a genre of dance music Nu gaze, a derivative form of shoegaze and alt-rock genre Nu prog, a subgenre of progressive rock Nu-funk, a genre of dance music
Other media Nu-13, a fictional character from the BlazBlue video game series Nu (Chrono Trigger), a fictional species from the video game Chrono Trigger N.U. (film), 1948 documentary film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni Mr. Nu, a fictional character from the novel Hitman: Enemy Within Nu Gundam from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Nickelodeon Universe, an indoor theme park at Mall of America Nu, a 1934 collection of essays written in Romanian by Eugène Ionesco
Businesses and organizations Universities United States National University (California), a private nonprofit university in La Jolla, California, US Niagara University, a Roman Catholic university in Niagara County, New York, US Northeastern University, a research university in Boston, Massachusetts, US Northwest University (Washington), a private university in Kirkland, Washington, US Northwestern University, a research institution in Evanston, Illinois, US Norwich University, a private military and traditional university in Northfield, Vermont, US University of Nebraska–Lincoln, a public land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Japan Nagoya University, a national research university Niigata University, a national university Nihon University, a private university in Tokyo
Other countries National University, Bangladesh, a public collegiate university of Bangladesh Nazarbayev University, an international research university based in Astana, Kazakhstan Nanjing University, a national university in China Naresuan University, a public university in Phitsanulok, Thailand Nile University, a private research university in Egypt National University (Philippines), a private, non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines NU Bulldogs, the intercollegiate athletic program of the above school Nkumba University, a private university near Entebbe, Uganda Nirma University, a private university in Ahmedabad, India Northern University, Nowshera, a private university in Nowshera, Pakistan
Other businesses and organizations Nahdatul Ulama, an Islamic group in Indonesia Northeast Utilities, a gas and electric company in the northeastern US Northern Union, an early name of the Rugby Football League NU.nl, a Dutch online newspaper Nubank (NYSE: NU), a Brazilian bank Japan Transocean Air (IATA airline designator NU)
Language and scripts Nu (cuneiform), a cuneiform sign Nu (Greek) (Ν or ν), the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet Nu (Armenian) (Ն or ն), the 22nd letter of the Armenian alphabet Nu (kana), the Japanese characters ぬ and ヌ Nu (Yiddish), an interjection meaning "so what" or "hurry up" Nǀu language, a moribund Tuu (Khoisan) language spoken by the Nǁnǂe people in South Africa
People Burmese people Nga Nu, a pretender to the Ava throne (1367) Saya Gyi U Nu, a writer famous during King Bodawpaya's reign (r. 1782–1819) Me Nu, chief queen of King Bagyidaw (r. 1819–1837) U Nu, prime minister of the Union of Burma (1948–1958; 1960–1962)
Other peoples Nu people, a Chinese ethnic group
Places Nu river or Salween River, in China, Burma, and Thailand Nicaragua (NATO country code NU) Niue, (ISO 3166 country code NU) .nu, the Internet top-level domain for Niue Nunavut, the largest and newest of the territories of Canada North Uist, an island in the Scottish Hebrides
Science and technology Norton Utilities, system diagnostic software .nu, the Internet top-level domain for Niue Nu (programming language), an interpreted object-oriented programming language NuMachine, a computer architecture developed at MIT Nucellar embryony (Nu+), a form of seed reproduction that occurs in certain plant species Nusselt number (Nu), a dimensionless heat transfer ratio Nanodalton, a unit of mass; see dalton (unit) Natural uranium, referring to uranium with the same isotopic ratio as found in nature, abbreviated "NU" Sega Nu, arcade board architecture Not used (N.U.), indicating not populated parts in schematics and BOMs Poisson's ratio, a dimensionless ratio relating strain on element along one axis to the strain in an orthogonal axis, is symbolized by the Greek letter Nu, ν Nucleophile (Nu), a chemical species that forms bonds by donating an electron pair
Other uses Negative utilitarianism, an ethical philosophy Nu (mythology), the male form of the Egyptian goddess Naunet The Chinese term for crossbow, as in the chu-ko-nu or repeating crossbow Bhutanese ngultrum (Nu.), the official currency of Bhutan Japan Transocean Air (IATA airline code NU) NU, designation used for the Nestle-Aland and United Bible Societies biblical texts in the New King James Version NU 107, defunct radio station in the Philippines Hyundai Nu engine, an engine produced by Hyundai Motor Company
See also Nus (disambiguation) Gnu GNU New (disambiguation)