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Bodies on a Chip

Revolutionary biotechnology research is flipping the narrative on animal testing by using research into human cells to save endangered animals.

Bodies on a Chip

The World’s Changing Technological Landscape

For NYU Abu Dhabi’s associate professor of computer science, Azza Abouzied, it is about navigating more data and battling misinformation.

The World’s Changing Technological Landscape

Controlled Explosions: the Engineering’s Next Wave of Energy Efficiency

Je Ir Ryu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is knocking on the door of a new breakthrough in his field in energy efficiency.

Controlled Explosions: the Engineering’s Next Wave of Energy Efficiency

Uncovering the Secrets of the Gulf Ecosystem

Just two years in, NYU Abu Dhabi’s Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences is already discovering fascinating new data about the region.

Uncovering the Secrets of the Gulf Ecosystem

Protecting Transportation Networks Against Climate Change

Rising sea levels and the increasing rate of climate change induced natural disasters require an urban planning retrofit that protects key roads in the UAE.

Protecting Transportation Networks Against Climate Change

Underrepresented Climate Catastrophe in the Himalayas Risks Lives of 2.5 Billion

An interdisciplinary initiative at NYU Abu Dhabi spotlights how the Himalayan climate hotspot is jeopardizing the water supply for a quarter of humanity.

Underrepresented Climate Catastrophe in the Himalayas Risks Lives of 2.5 Billion

The Hopes and Hazards of Africa’s Digital Revolution

Through his work on sub-Saharan African countries, Luca Maria Pesando is discovering how digital technology is reshaping the social fabric and norms.

The Hopes and Hazards of Africa’s Digital Revolution

Happy Little Accidents

Researchers from the Smart Materials Lab and the Center for Smart Engineering Materials stumbled upon a discovery that could yield industry warping technology.

Happy Little Accidents

The Robot Revolution

Muhammad Shafique is working to make sustainable technology accessible to everyone, with inventions ranging from driver assistance tools to cognitive robots with their own “tiny brains.”

The Robot Revolution

Humanizing the Future

What people think of as the future of technology is the work of some faculty on campus at NYUAD today.

Humanizing the Future

Rethinking the Way we Build

“Through our process, and others, civil engineers must begin to accept their responsibility to remedy the mistakes of the past with innovations of the future.”

Rethinking the Way we Build

Refugee Prejudice

Self-reflection on ancestors’ immigration history can make people more empathetic towards others.

Refugee Prejudice

Workplace Bias

A new study shows managers might hire more based on their perception of race.

Workplace Bias

Bring Space Home

Research from NYU Abu Dhabi is preparing for the next generation of space travelers by making them healthier and more equipped to brave the final frontier.

Bring Space Home

The Sound of Silence

A documentary investigating a disappearing artform that will make viewers rethink the value of heritage.

The Sound of Silence

Making the Case for Arab Art

Al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art is developing a new model for research and access, and will help change the very manner in which Arab art is situated in the world of academia and in the public perception.

Making the Case for Arab Art

A Seabed of Discovery

Research on inhabitants of one of the warmest and saltiest bodies of water in the world is producing time-sensitive data on how to conserve fauna and flora under immense stress today.

A Seabed of Discovery

Capping off a Colorful Career

The globally recognized academic began her deanship with the aim of developing the faculty in the social science division, while also facilitating their research and globally-oriented teaching.

Capping off a Colorful Career

Brain Visuals

Making Sense of the Way our Brain Makes Sense

Brain Visuals

NYU Abu Dhabi Art in Expo 2020

NYU Abu Dhabi faculty and researchers lend their expertise to making the Expo 2020 one of the greatest events since COVID-19 hit.

NYU Abu Dhabi Art in Expo 2020

Five Items from the UAE's Early Days

Artifacts from early in the UAE’s formation provide a glimpse into life in the country 50 years ago.

Five Items from the UAE's Early Days

A New Wave of Science Communication

A biologist-filmmaker with one eye looking through a camera and the other looking down a microscope.

A New Wave of Science Communication

Balancing Societal and Economic Costs of COVID

A new tool could help policymakers assess their options in the battle against the pandemic.

Balancing Societal and Economic Costs of COVID

From Airline Pilot to Amazon Manager

The research compares European and American government policies towards the economic shock of COVID-19.

From Airline Pilot to Amazon Manager

Gaining a Handle

A new invention from NYU Abu Dhabi could help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

Gaining a Handle

The Pandemic in Numbers

A researcher at NYU Abu Dhabi is developing tools that are helping governments determine the number of undetected cases and plan school openings.

The Pandemic in Numbers

Covid-19's Social Impact

A new long-term study will assess the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on the lives of 5,000 participants from three countries.

Covid-19's Social Impact

Virus-Free Waterwaste: Reality or Myth?

Research from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Water Research Center explores removal of the novel coronavirus from water.

Virus-Free Waterwaste: Reality or Myth?

A Full Picture of the Global Response to COVID-19

A global research organization formed in large part by NYU Abu Dhabi looks at the government response of 195 countries to the pandemic.

A Full Picture of the Global Response to COVID-19

A New Testing Method

An improved testing method in development at NYU Abu Dhabi could help better understand and curb the spread of COVID-19.

A New Testing Method

Lovesick, a Future After COVID-19

Heather Dewey-Hagborg’s research explores the area between science, reality, and the imagined in a project that started before COVID-19 but resonates deeply in a world that is socially disconnected under distancing measures.

Lovesick, a Future After COVID-19

No Child Left Behind

Research could help governments educate an entire generation of students forced out of the classroom.

No Child Left Behind

Masks in Creation

New technology could help provide a more sustainable and comfortable solution to our mask-wearing lives.

Masks in Creation

Going Viral

Nanobodies derived from llamas could provide more efficient COVID-19 treatments and screening methods.

Going Viral

Binge-Watching Tiger King and Perfecting Dalgona

Researchers look at viral media that mattered during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and its role as a gap filler for big media.

Binge-Watching Tiger King and Perfecting Dalgona

Trusting the Process

Research on African countries could illuminate the reasons why some fail to follow COVID-19-related health orders.

Trusting the Process

The Psychological Impact of COVID-19

Understanding human resilience in the face of a generational global challenge.

The Psychological Impact of COVID-19

Musical Distancing

A band born during a pandemic leads a professor to explore different avenues of artistic collaboration online.

Musical Distancing

Concentrating on COVID-19

A new invention is looking to develop a simple and inexpensive microfluidic chip that can detect DNA and RNA rapidly.

Concentrating on COVID-19

Science in Fiction

A biologist-filmmaker with one eye looking through a camera and another looking down a microscope.

Science in Fiction

For Water's Worth

Desalination sustains modern life in the desert, but it’s costly.

For Water's Worth

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.

The Way We Were

City Life. It's in Our Nature

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

City Life. It's in Our Nature

Programming Prejudice

Has humanity accidentally programmed its own bias in machines?

Programming Prejudice

Future Researchers

The future of research at NYU Abu Dhabi is made bright by these young individuals.

Future Researchers

A Decade of Innovation that drives Progress

Technology has opened up a world of unimaginable possibilities. Much of the meteoric rise of innovative computing and engineering began in universities.

A Decade of Innovation that drives Progress

Birdwatchers

Why do falcons capture the imagination of scientists and artists alike?

Birdwatchers

SUBSCRIBED SINCE 1832

Nearly a decade of research illuminates the long debate about India’s place in the world.

SUBSCRIBED SINCE 1832

A Decade of Investigation for the Future

In just 10 years, NYU Abu Dhabi has contributed important knowledge about our rapidly changing natural environment.

A Decade of Investigation for the Future

A Decade of Knowledge to Improve Our Health

The scientific community has a long history of improving human health by bolstering advancements in medicine. In the last 10 years, scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi continued that legacy in their research in health.

A Decade of Knowledge to Improve Our Health

Mission Remission

Innovations and technological breakthroughs are evening humanity’s odds with the disease that is responsible for one in every six deaths.

Mission Remission

The Art of Research

Art speaks for itself. But often when it does, it forgets to communicate the amount of effort and the rigorous research behind its creation.

The Art of Research

Raised Religious

How does Islam impact the world’s youth in their lives outside the mosque?

Raised Religious

Africa: Generation Next

“If we think about the major problems we as a human race will face in the near future, finding ways to support the rapidly growing African population is critical.”

Africa: Generation Next

Troubled Waters

Rapid human-caused change to the environment is jeopardizing the survival of one of our planet’s keystone species.

Troubled Waters

All Rhodes lead to Abu Dhabi

Farah Shamout has returned to the place where she began her academic career, but now as an aspiring young researcher.

All Rhodes lead to Abu Dhabi

This Digital Life

The world revolves around data, lots and lots of it. While one researcher is trying to make big data more useful to more people, another works on ways to protect it from attacks.

This Digital Life

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.

On the Quest for the Unknown

What's on your plate?

Research is unveiling the hidden origins of the ingredients in this classic Arabian Gulf dish.

What's on your plate?

Just Plane Noisy

As the airline industry grows, and cities expand into the once-unpopulated areas that surround many airports, researchers are trying to figure out how to make aircraft quieter.

Just Plane Noisy

Burning Revelations

New study shows incense burning may be detrimental to oral health.

Burning Revelations

Think Big Data

What you need to understand about big data, NYU Abu Dhabi Professor of Economics Christian Haefke explains, is that it’s actually small data – lots and lots of it.

Think Big Data