NYUAD holds BIIAH conference on enviromental protection

On April 26, environmental enthusiasts gathered at the Downtown Campus for Biiah 2014, a one-day event hosted by NYU Abu Dhabi’s environmental advocacy ...

A Look To Saadiyat: Athletics Department

The new campus on Saadiyat Island will boast open-air tennis courts, two outdoor fields — one grass, the other synthetic fiber — a 400-meter track, ...

Unexplored Territories: Socotra

Legal, amphetamine-like stimulant consumption, marriage proposals and dragon blood trees — strange, umbrella-shaped trees with red sap — were among ...

Lens: Qasr al Hosn Festival

Traditional Bedouin eating spaces and single-humped camels interspersed the desert biome that surrounded the Qasr al Hosn fort. For a period of 10 ...

Juice Detox Has Controversial Benefits

We all suffer occasionally from bouts of too many cafeteria hashbrowns, and while some students have responded admirably by adopting healthier ...

Hackathon: Ready, set, code

Feb. 16 marks the final day of NYU Abu Dhabi’s third annual Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World. The three-day conference held at the Downtown ...

Second NYUAD GIN Conference Brings Fresh Ideas

37 delegates from over 17 countries gathered at NYU Abu Dhabi on Jan. 24 to participate in the three-day Global Issues Network conference. The ...

Faculty Rocks Out

Members of staff and faculty teem with musical prowess, and they revealed their exceptional stage presence at the Faculty Rocks concert on Friday, Dec. ...

ADFF highlights growing film scene in UAE

Given that our host country is only decades old, its film industry is unarguably new — budding and expanding. The Abu Dhabi Film Festival epitomizes ...

Lens: Double Exposures

Situated in a region entrenched in Islamic values, the rapidly modernizing city of Abu Dhabi is at a crossroads: the intersection between tradition and ...

Shaped by Conflict: A Path to Education

Amidst the havoc interspersed with paralyzing screams and gunfire, sophomore Théo Ntawiheba and two of his brothers had to hide, sequestered in any ...

Continued Inactivity on CareerNet

Ten full-time, paid employment opportunities have been posted on CareerNet for several weeks, and as of Thursday, Sept. 19, not a single student has ...

Career development center helps students find jobs, internships

In a few short months, graduate school acceptances and post-graduation employment rates will test the success of NYU Abu Dhabi. With the graduation of ...

Sama life: meet your RA's

Hee Eun Kwon, Korea, Class of 2016 Hee Eun Kwon, born in Seoul and raised in Dubai, considers herself unusually intolerant to spicy food for someone of ...

Fresh advice for the incoming class

Freshman year, if any time, is the time to explore. Ever been afraid of public speaking? Enroll in a Theatre class. Mildly interested in theoretical ...

Female leaders recognized on campus

Photo by Julia Saubier/The Gazelle Riveting discussions unfolded over skewers of glazed tofu and tender braised beef slices last Friday, May 10, at the ...

Classes compete at Emirates Palace

Photo by Joey Bui/The Gazelle Eager spectators trickled into the sidelines of the Emirates Palace pitch as brightly colored soccer players, dressed in ...

Online courses shift university learning

Photo by Clare Hennig/The Gazelle Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are web-based classes designed to support large numbers of participants ...

NYUAD student named Truman Scholar

Photo courtesy of Charlotte Wang In the Xindian District of Taipei, junior Alexander Wang first learned about a program wherein domestic abuse victims ...

Considering GAF opportunities post-graduation

Photo courtesy of Phil Cotugno This year, approximately 260 people applied to be Writing Global Academic Fellows and 12 candidates were selected, ...

Students address social issues at NYUAD Hackathon

Photo credit: Clare Hennig/The Gazelle Roaring applause echoed throughout the Multipurpose Room on Sunday, Feb. 24. It was the final event for NYUAD’s ...