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• The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award names winning project of 14th edition

  The winners of the fourteenth edition of The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award are Noora Jabir, a 2024 graduate of NYU Abu Dhabi, and Moufida Mohideen, a 2024 graduate of the University of Sharjah. Their interdisciplinary practice explores archaeology, material culture, and the relationship between communities and their environments.

  Aletihad | July 07, 2026
• MoIAT, NYUAD sign MoU to accelerate commercialisation of applied research, advance UAE’s innovation ecosystem

  The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as one of the key partners of the ScaleUp Hub, an integrated platform that brings together startups and key ecosystem players to access knowledge, resources, and collaboration opportunities.

  WAM | June 29, 2026
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society names second cycle winners of Universal Design for Inclusion programme

  The Cognitive category winner, Konstant, created by a team of students from NYU Abu Dhabi, is a mobile application that passively tracks patterns in daily activity, including movement, sleep quality, and phone usage.

  Aletihad | June 22, 2026
• NYU Abu Dhabi study links wild fig trees to food security

  Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have uncovered a new origin story for figs, showing that wild fig trees are critical for future food security.

  Aletihad | June 09, 2026