In the News

2025

• The question of Palestine: Is recognition the answer?

  Ban Barkawi follows the journey of Palestine at the UN from division to recognition, and asks whether that will change anything. She speaks to Riyad Mansour, permanent observer of Palestine to the United Nations, and to Saul Takahashi, visiting professor in legal studies at NYU Abu Dhabi.

  The National | September 23, 2025
• Meet Fatma Alhantoubi: This Emirati eco warrior believes human will to change remains at the heart of climate action

  Alhantoubi has received several awards for her work and advocacy. She has been acknowledged as an Emirati Woman Achiever by startAD, the startup accelerator powered by Tamkeen and anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). She has been named an “Outstanding Eco Warrior” and has earned the “Social Media Ambassador Award” from the Emirates Creative Association.

  Aletihad | September 19, 2025
• 'Surprising' chemistry of interstellar comet could offer insight into distant planets

  The comet, which travelled from outside our solar system, has always fascinated scientists.

  The National | September 19, 2025
• NYUAD's The Arts Centre tells ‘Stories of our Communities’ through theatre, dance, music, multimedia

  The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has unveiled its Season 11 programme – a vibrant, thought-provoking series of performances that celebrate history, identity, and the shared experiences of global communities.

  Aletihad | September 14, 2025
• National Experts Program empowers new cadre of future leaders with hands-on experience

  Earlier this year, eight experts presented their work at Behavioural Exchange (BX2025), the global behavioural science conference hosted by the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and the Behavioural Science Group, in partnership with the Center for Behavioural Institutional Design at NYU Abu Dhabi.

  Aletihad | September 12, 2025
• Alien life might be able to eat cosmic shrapnel from dying stars

  High-energy particles zipping through the cosmos are harmful to life on Earth, but scientists think it could be food for potential alien life elsewhere.

  National Geographic | September 12, 2025
• How Sharjah coral reefs are turning the tide in recovery from bleach damage

  The development was outlined in a paper published in Diversity - a peer-reviewed, open access journal – in August. It showed how a biodiversity assessment led by NYUAD's Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences in collaboration with a faculty member at the American University of Sharjah and with the support of the Sharjah Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA).

  The National | September 11, 2025
• Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi launches Executive MBA programme

  The Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi (Stern at NYUAD) has announced the launch of its Executive MBA (EMBA) programme.

  Aletihad | September 10, 2025