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To Print or Not to Print? Books in the Digital Age
By Andy Gregory, NYUAD Public Affairs
Is curling up to read on a tablet just as good as curling up with an actual book?
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Falling in Love With Arabic
By Emina Osmandzikovic, Class of 2017
I’m from Bosnia and I don't know why exactly, but when I came to NYU Abu Dhabi I fell in love with Arabic. I’ve always loved languages, ever since I was a child. Back home, we don’t speak English at all, so learning English really made me fall in love with all the languages.
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NYUAD Hosts Second Lady of the United States
It was a rare opportunity to shake hands with one of Washington's most influential women.
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An Ordinary Day, an Extraordinary Photograph
This black and white photograph by NYU Abu Dhabi sophomore Zane Mountcastle was selected as a feature piece at the 4th Annual Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival.
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NYU President Visits NYUAD
NYU President Andrew Hamilton can add desert dune climbing to his already impressive list of accomplishments.
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NYUAD Junior Appointed to Emirates Youth Council
NYUAD Public Affairs
NYU Abu Dhabi political science major Dubai Abulhoul (Class of 2017) has been appointed to the Emirates Youth Council. Its aim is to develop government strategies to keep up with youth trends, identify challenges facing today's youth, and ensure participation of youth in UAE public affairs.
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Abu Dhabi: From Unknown to Beloved
By Tanya Bansal, Class of 2018
NYU Abu Dhabi brings together a community at the crossroads of the world in an environment conducive not only to academic learning but also to learning that extends beyond textbooks and labs into a city that's cosmopolitan, dynamic, modern and culturally vibrant.
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Life Beyond Saadiyat: Where Are They Now?
NYUAD Career Development Center & NYUAD Public Affairs
At NYU Abu Dhabi's Class of 2015 commencement ceremony, His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development said, "In seeking to be wise, you must be change-makers, willing to take risks, to be different." Clearly, the graduates were listening.
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NYUAD Congratulates UAE Youth Minister Shamma Al Mazrui
NYUAD Public Affairs
Less than two years after graduation, NYU Abu Dhabi alumna Shamma Al Mazrui has landed one of the UAE's top jobs.
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Simple Tricks to Reinvent Your Campus Living Space
By Imen Hadded, Residential Education and Housing
Your space as a student really includes the whole university campus. You may spend more time in the lab conducting experiments or talking to friends in the dining halls than you do in your room. But when you exile yourself to your personal space, it should be comfortable, cheerful, clean and absolutely Zen, especially after a long and stressful day.
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The Conversation: How People Are Shaping the Future of the Wild with Dr. Jane Goodall and Charles Siebert
NYUAD Public Affairs
Dr. Jane Goodall is a primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist who has conducted remarkable studies of wild chimpanzees and spent decades working in conservation. Charles Siebert has written several books on the interactions between humans and animals and is a professor of practice of Literature and Creative Writing at NYU Abu Dhabi.
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J-Term: Up Close & Personal
NYUAD Public Affairs
In January Term, NYU Abu Dhabi students are here, there and everywhere from Shanghai to London, Sydney to New York, and around the UAE.
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Monkey on a Mission
By Public Affairs & Abhimanyu Vasishth, Class of 2018
This stuffed monkey is bananas for NYU Abu Dhabi and the environment.
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Life in Residence is a World of Difference
By Hadeel Marzouq, Class of 2018
One of the most beautiful sights at NYU Abu Dhabi is a dorm room decorated by people from two or three different countries. It's common to see walls and windows covered with multiple flags and religious symbols, and the cupboards stocked with an assortment of mysterious ethnic foods. Residence is a place where cultures are intertwined and the unexpected happens.
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Studying in the UAE is a "Shift in Perspective"
By Ankita Banerjea, NYU Class of 2018
When I accepted my offer to attend NYU New York, I was determined to take advantage of the university's global network. But when I decided to spend a semester abroad in Abu Dhabi, I received a lot of comments from confused friends. Why Abu Dhabi? You’re from India, the UAE is practically your backyard! Why would you choose the desert heat instead of NYU London or Florence?
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15 Memorable Moments of 2015
NYUAD Public Affairs
Each year seems to get better and better at NYU Abu Dhabi. 2015 was marked by incredible student accomplishments both in and out of the classroom, research breakthroughs by faculty, and a full schedule of interactive public celebrations of art and culture.
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Young Entrepreneur of the Year
NYUAD Public Affairs
The 3rd Arabian Business Achievement Awards recently celebrated the UAE’s most impressive achievers in the growing startup and small-medium business sector. NYUAD student Mohamed Amine Belarbi (Class of 2016) was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
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Social Impact Leaders: Robert Swan
By Janice Liu, NYUAD Public Affairs
Robert Swan is a polar explorer and environmentalist. He was the first man ever to walk unsupported to both the North and South Poles. The coldest day he ever experienced was minus 81 degrees Celsius, where sweat turned into ice inside his clothes. With firsthand experience of the effects of environmental damage on the polar icecaps, Swan has dedicated his life to the preservation of the Antarctic.
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NYU Abu Dhabi Senior Named UAE Rhodes Scholar
By Andy Gregory, NYUAD Public Affairs
NYU Abu Dhabi computer engineering major Farah Shamout has long-term dreams of making a big difference in the UAE science and tech sectors, particularly by empowering young women to believe in their talents and academic potential. She is committed, ambitious, and engaged with her community. -
UAE Then & Now
By Andy Gregory, NYUAD Public Affairs
The rapid pace of development in the United Arab Emirates over the past few decades is sometimes difficult to comprehend. In the 1960s, not only did the UAE not exist yet as a country, there was no marked highway system to connect the small number of people who lived here. In fact, back then in the Trucial States (as it was called by the British) they didn't need paved roads because few people had cars.
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Tired, Stressed & Lonely: The Totally Normal Life of a College Student
By Nia Wilson, Resident Assistant, Class of 2016
Whether you're juggling complex assignments, preparing for exams, or applying for jobs or graduate schools, university life is an intense up-and-down adventure. Many students, from freshman to PhD, agree that the excitement of meeting new people and starting new classes can eventually fade into homesickness and disappointment that things aren't going as planned. Fear of failure is rampant across university campuses though few of us will admit it, especially to each other.
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Touched by Science
By Tanya Bansal, Class of 2018
Abu Dhabi's Mushrif Central Park has been transformed into an 11-day science extravaganza of more than 50 interactive workshops and exhibitions, fun experiments and performances to educate young minds about diverse topics in science like the environment, the human body, aerodynamics and outer space.
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NYU Abu Dhabi's Kaleidoscope of Classes
By Hadeel Marzouq, Class of 2018
Snap judgments, exile, monsters and nomads have all formed the basis of courses at NYU Abu Dhabi. It is a liberal arts university known and celebrated for offering a wide scope of courses from basic requirements such as Introduction to Psychology, to the more obscure classes like Wood.
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Six Things Grad Schools Want You To Know Before Applying
By Dana Downey, Associate Director, Career Development Center
Deciding what to do after earning a university undergraduate degree can be daunting, particularly for students thinking about getting a master's. Many prospective graduate school students struggle with questions like, "What should I study? Where should I apply? Can I afford it? Is it worth it?"
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Stories from the Ocean to the Amazon: Céline Cousteau
By Tanya Bansal & NYUAD Public Affairs
“We are not apart from nature. We are a part of nature." An important message, and one that resonated with the crowd as Céline Cousteau concluded her talk at NYU Abu Dhabi with a moving film that demonstrated the adverse impact humanity is having on the natural world.
A celebration of Emirati culture and traditions.