The Office of Community Outreach at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has launched a Virtual Do Good Guide to provide a wealth of resources for people who wish to make a positive impact in the world, from the safety of their homes. The Guide features content from a diverse range of sources that are intended to […]
NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Class of 2020 student Chiran Raj Pandey has become both the first ever student at NYUAD and the first Nepali student to be awarded the prestigious Ertegun Scholarship for study in the humanities at the University of Oxford. He will travel to the UK in the fall of 2020 to pursue […]
NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Athletics will be posting weekly virtual yoga and meditation classes every Thursday, at 8am GST. Led by NYUAD Physical Education Instructor Miriam Maher, the classes will be shared once a week to help the global community maintain their mental and physical health, and will include various yoga and mindfulness practices. The […]
The UAE Healthy Future Study (UAEHFS), in association with its Abu Dhabi partner Tamkeen, has shifted to online recruitment in response to the precautions set out by the UAE government to protect public health and limit the spread of the coronavirus. The long-term study, launched at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) in 2017, aims to determine the causes of common chronic diseases in […]
NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) announced that Health Hero Match, a website that connects medical workers with hospitals currently facing staffing shortages, has won first place at the 2020 Annual NYUAD International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World, which was held online for the first time, with more than 170 programmers joining the event […]
Aldar Education’s The Pearl Academy is inspiring its pupils to get creative in their homes – by staging its first-ever E-learning Creative Arts Week. Starting from Sunday, April 19, the week-long celebration of the arts aims to encourage The Pearl Academy’s young students to learn and practice a new creative medium and keep students engaged […]
The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) will present a live streamed cross-cultural exchange event titled “Re-imagining Community: Cross-Cultural Collaboration in the Age of Physical Distancing” this Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 8pm (EMT+4). The virtual event, a partnership with the Embassy of the United States in the United Arab Emirates, will bring together […]
NYU Abu Dhabi’s UAE Healthy Future Study will share information on its new research approach and ongoing progress. The study, which commenced in 2017, aims to recruit 20,000 Emirati nationals aged 18-40 by March 2021 to determine the causes of common chronic diseases in the country’s national population. Speakers will include: Director of the Public […]
In line with the government’s instructions and procedures to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi announced its success in implementing the remote work system. Professor Silvia Serrano, Vice Chancellor of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, highlighted the importance of maintaining the safety of employees by providing them with all the technological means […]
NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) will be hosting the 2020 Annual NYUAD International Hackathon for social good in the Arab World from April 16 to April 19. The ninth edition of the programming marathon will be hosted online for the first time ever and will tackle challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing together aspiring programmers […]