The Psychological Impact of COVID-19
Understanding human resilience in the face of a generational global challenge.
Understanding human resilience in the face of a generational global challenge.
A band born during a pandemic leads a professor to explore different avenues of artistic collaboration online.
A new invention is looking to develop a simple and inexpensive microfluidic chip that can detect DNA and RNA rapidly.
A biologist-filmmaker with one eye looking through a camera and another looking down a microscope.
Desalination sustains modern life in the desert, but it’s costly.
Ancient receipts, boats made of reed, and old photos long forgotten serve as wayfinders for researchers challenging the historical narrative of the Middle East.
Humans move to cities to satisfy an overwhelming natural instinct to connect with each other.
Has humanity accidentally programmed its own bias in machines?
The future of research at NYU Abu Dhabi is made bright by these young individuals.
Technology has opened up a world of unimaginable possibilities. Much of the meteoric rise of innovative computing and engineering began in universities.
Why do falcons capture the imagination of scientists and artists alike?
Nearly a decade of research illuminates the long debate about India’s place in the world.
In just 10 years, NYU Abu Dhabi has contributed important knowledge about our rapidly changing natural environment.
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.
Innovations and technological breakthroughs are evening humanity’s odds with the disease that is responsible for one in every six deaths.
Art speaks for itself. But often when it does, it forgets to communicate the amount of effort and the rigorous research behind its creation.
How does Islam impact the world’s youth in their lives outside the mosque?
“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.”
Rapid human-caused change to the environment is jeopardizing the survival of one of our planet’s keystone species.
Farah Shamout has returned to the place where she began her academic career, but now as an aspiring young researcher.
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.
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.
Research is unveiling the hidden origins of the ingredients in this classic Arabian Gulf dish.
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.
New study shows incense burning may be detrimental to oral health.
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.
Research is unlocking new possibilities in medicine.
Our brain's perception of light drives how we recover from jet lag.
July was the hottest month on record, the world mourned the loss of its first glacier, and the Amazon is on fire.
An engineer's journey balancing cutting-edge research and motherhood.
Traces of Professor Nader Masmoudi’s work are everywhere in the corner of the NYU Abu Dhabi building where his office is located.
Professor Andrea Macciò has been searching his entire life for something that science knows is there but has never seen.
Computers are not good at translating Arabic dialects. Here's why.
The Middle East and North Africa, as they are rarely seen.
Sociologists and other researchers have moved to NYU Abu Dhabi from around the world to study other migrants.
Put yourself in their shoes.
Early-childhood experiences can prove to have life-long impact on the direction our lives take.
Together, we can gain better insight into human nature.
It pays to know someone at the job you want.
For millennia, cities have both lured and challenged humankind.
A more sustainable way to make cement.
Our environment is changing, fast.
Natural product research is seeing a renaissance.
Some popular North African dates are distinctly different and delicious. This might be why.
The Arab world, from a different angle.
As environments change, so do the plants, animals, and people living in them.
A tiny sensor under the skin can track your blood sugar level quickly and painlessly.
NYU Abu Dhabi has the Gulf region’s only non-invasive MRI scanner dedicated solely to brain research.
We're teaching drones to fly and figure out directions all on their own.
They're after everything from bank accounts to airplane GPS.
The world’s brightest scientists have spent decades searching for something they can’t see.
Is there another planet like Earth? Why is it important to study the stars?
How has humanities research changed in the digital age?