Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi’s (NYUAD) chemistry program and colleagues from the University’s biology program have developed and studied the biological activity of five new, metal-organic hybrid knotted molecules, termed metal-organic trefoil knots (M-TKs). These molecules can effectively deliver metals to cancer cells, demonstrating the potential to act as a new category of anti-cancer agents. […]
Four talented students from NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have been awarded prestigious global scholarships to further their studies at top schools around the globe. Class of 2019 senior Amal Badri, 21, from the UAE, currently majoring in Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded the UAE Fulbright Scholarship and will pursue a MS in Mechanical Engineering at […]
The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) welcomed representatives from 12 of UAE’s top schools to participate in the second edition of the AppVision competition; which pledges to recognise young talent in the region. Twelve students in total were awarded Academic Scholarships in order to pursue their higher education; winning projects included, Projectify by Future International […]
Nine Repton students were selected to take part, aged from 9 to 12, and played as an ensemble using a range of instruments including keyboard, violin, flute, ukulele, voice and percussion. The concert featured schools from the UAE performing short works of either music, drama or dance/movement, exploring the themes of tolerance and what it […]
Wakkalni Food Savour, an application that connects grocery stores with shoppers to minimize food waste, won first place at NYU Abu Dhabi’s (NYUAD) 2019 Annual International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World, a three-day programming marathon, which was held at NYUAD from Friday, April 26, until Sunday, April 28. Developed by students Zijie […]
The Khalifa University of Science and Technology has announced that it has risen to 28 in the prestigious Times Higher Education, THE, Asia University Rankings 2019 that was released in Abu Dhabi. With the new ranking, Khalifa University, a research university dedicated to the advancement of learning through the discovery and application of knowledge, has […]
Bonnie St. John will offer remarks at NYU Abu Dhabi’s graduation ceremony on May 27, 2019. NYU Abu Dhabi’s graduating class is comprised of some 270 students from more than 75 countries around the world. The graduation ceremony will be held at NYU Abu Dhabi’s campus on Saadiyat Island. Despite having her right leg amputated […]
Corals in the Arabian Gulf, the most thermally tolerant in the world, are not immune to extreme heat events associated with global warming that are impacting coral reefs elsewhere in the world. Using reef-based temperature loggers and mathematical models, researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi showed that coral in the Gulf become more vulnerable to bleaching […]
NYU President Andrew Hamilton announced the appointment of Mariet Westermann — Executive Vice President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, former provost of NYU Abu Dhabi, former director of NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts, and art historian — as the Vice Chancellor of NYU Abu Dhabi, effective August 1, 2019. Her selection follows a 10-month long, international […]
As part of its Fikret Science club, NYU Abu Dhabi’s (NYUAD) Center for Genomics and Systems Biology is organizing its seventh talk On the Wings of the Monarch Butterfly: When Science Meets Film. Taking place on Tuesday, April 30, at The Arts Center at NYUAD, the public talk will highlight the role of science in […]
