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Programming Prejudice

Has humanity accidentally programmed its own bias in machines?

The Way We Were

Ancient receipts, boats made of reed, and old photos long forgotten serve as wayfinders for researchers challenging the historical narrative of the Middle East.

On the Quest for the Unknown

Marta Losada was part of a legendary research team that made one of the most exciting and impactful discoveries of our time. Now she brings decades of experience to NYU Abu Dhabi.

City Life. It's In Our Nature

Humans move to cities to satisfy an overwhelming natural instinct to connect with each other.

Fragmented Sleep Patterns Can Predict Vulnerability to Chronic Stress

These important findings have the potential to inform the development of sleep tests that can help identify who may be susceptible -- or resilient -- to future stress.

The Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning Opens at NYU Abu Dhabi

The Center is dedicated to fostering innovation and inclusion in higher education teaching and learning.

From Irrelevant to Passion

Senior Sree Jyothish was all set on becoming a music major until he discovered the world theater.

Exciting Research in 2021

Several projects in almost every academic field promise a bright beginning to NYUAD’s research enterprise as faculty look ahead.

Can We Predict Virus Emergence?

Talk
January 18, 2021

Predicting novel emerging viruses that could cause a pandemic is the ultimate challenge. Even at an epidemic scale, predicting new virus strains—such as influenza and now SARS-CoV-2—is of great public health relevance. 

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Exhibition
January 20 - July 10, 2021

Nine artists and art collectives employ technology for self-expression and self-fashioning.

The End of the Western Model

Talk
January 20, 2021
6:30‐8pm

Brexit and the election of Donald Trump to the pandemic, have terminated the role that the United States and its Western allies assumed after 1945 as political teachers and role models to the rest of the world.