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In the News 2019

• Academics to be issued first 10-year visas say it makes the ‘UAE feel like home

  The first batch of specialists to benefit from the new long-term visas have praised the scheme for making them feel welcome and said it will help attract leading expert in their fields.
  

  The National | January 18, 2019
• Going strong at 84, Jane Goddall is on a mission in the Middle East

  Legendary conservationist Jane Goodall, renowned for her pioneering research on wild chimpanzees, is reaching out to a relatively untapped resource in protecting the environment — the children.
  

  Friday | January 18, 2019
• Past and present: an artistic journey through Abu Dhabi's Cultural Foundation

  To mark the Cultural Foundation’s re-opening, a core group of artists present an exhibit of its past.
  

  The National | January 15, 2019
• Back to school - for a day

  Save the date: it's time for the class reunion. But the question is: would you go? While some swear they've no desire to catch up with former classmates, others can't wait to 'hear the school bell' again. We find out why the jury is out when it comes to reunion RSVPs.

  Khaleej Times | January 11, 2019
• As Disease Ravages Coral Reefs, Scientists Scramble for Solutions

  As oceans warm, coral reefs are suffering not only from bleaching but from deadly outbreaks of disease. Researchers are developing remedies, but the key question is whether these solutions can work on a large-enough scale to save vast reef systems from Florida to Australia.
  

  Yale Environment 360 | January 10, 2019
• Why language is so important to cultural diversity

  Ever since he first met people from the Gulf in his student days, Nasser Isleem, a senior Arabic language lecturer at NYUAD, has been fascinated by how languages can splinter and evolve.

  Abu Dhabi World | January 09, 2019
• NYUAD students take on the world for 'J-term'

  Students to go around the world in 21 days as they put their studies in practice to research, among other things, the affect of the refugee crisis on Athens, Greece.
  

  The National | January 08, 2019
• 50 to follow

  A compilation of what we regard as 50 of the most interesting people active in UAE’s cultural world.

  Magpie | January 07, 2019
• More women are taking up STEM opportunities in UAE

  Issue of STEM subjects as being primarily male preferences is no longer the truth in UAE.
  

  Gulf News | January 04, 2019
• This is what we’re most excited about in 2019

  2018 was so last year – literally. We’re looking forward to some amazing events and initiatives in the next 12 months.

  Abu Dhabi World | January 03, 2019