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BREAKING NEWS: NYUAD Vice Chancellor Alfred Bloom Stepping Down

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BREAKING NEWS: NYUAD Vice Chancellor Alfred Bloom Stepping Down

  • Tom Klein

In an email to the NYU Abu Dhabi community, Dr. Alfred Bloom announced he will be stepping down as the Vice Chancellor of NYUAD.

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How to Sleep 3 Hours Per Night for a Year

How to Sleep 3 Hours Per Night for a Year

  • Andrea Arletti

What is polyphasic sleep and how does it work?

Where’s Your Next Stop for Spring Break?

Where’s Your Next Stop for Spring Break?

  • Malak Abdel-Ghaffar

If your wanderlust is taking over, plan a visit to one of these five places for spring break.

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Careers in Climate Finance

  • Rashtra Raj Bhandari

How to Sleep 3 Hours Per Night for a Year

  • Andrea Arletti

Barriers to UAE Employment Harden for Non-citizen Graduates

  • Tom Klein

Whose Campus Is It anyway?

  • Áron Braunsteiner

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Legal Studies Surmounts Final Major Hurdle

Legal Studies Surmounts Final Major Hurdle

  • Hind Ait Mout

After a multi-year process, legal studies has been formally approved as a major for NYUAD students.

News of the Week: Abu Dhabi Ideas Festival, Barzakh Festival, ADISL

News of the Week: Abu Dhabi Ideas Festival, Barzakh Festival, ADISL

  • Cece Kim

A glimpse into what's been going on campus this week.

Aramark, Hamilton Address Students in Fallout of Black History Month Meal

Aramark, Hamilton Address Students in Fallout of Black History Month Meal

  • Sayer Devlin

President Hamilton addresses concerns with Aramark after controversy over Black History Month dining hall offerings perceived as racially offensive...

Mark Your Calendars: Treat Yo Self, Remembering Baba Zayed, Maria Franco

Mark Your Calendars: Treat Yo Self, Remembering Baba Zayed, Maria Franco

  • Cece Kim

A glimpse into what will be happening on campus this week.

The SMSP celebrates its 10th anniversary

The SMSP celebrates its 10th anniversary

  • Kaashif Hajee

The Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed scholars program reaches its tenth year.

Class of 2017 Post-Graduate Statistics

Class of 2017 Post-Graduate Statistics

  • Herbert Crowther

A 97% placement rate, two Rhodes Scholars, and high starting salaries contribute to the statistics of the Class of 2017.

David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy Speak at NYUAD About Rising World Challenges

David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy Speak at NYUAD About Rising World Challenges

  • Hind Ait Mout

Former British and French Heads of State attend Abu Dhabi Ideas Festival.

weSTEM Posters Ignite Controversy

weSTEM Posters Ignite Controversy

  • Benjamin Harris Roberts

WeSTEM seeks more actionable ways to encourage talking about and addressing bias.

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47Soul performs at NYUAD

47Soul performs at NYUAD

  • The Video Desk

47Soul's ecstatic UAE debut at the NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center.

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weSTEM Sensationalizes Feminism

weSTEM Sensationalizes Feminism

  • Maya Morsli

Inserting negative rhetoric into the environment is never productive.

Embracing Black History Month

Embracing Black History Month

  • Ivy Akinyi

A reflection on the Black History Month and representation in the global popular culture.

Whose Campus Is It anyway?

Whose Campus Is It anyway?

  • Áron Braunsteiner

How much longer before NYUAD becomes a hotel instead of a campus?

MGMT: A Return to Nostalgia

MGMT: A Return to Nostalgia

  • Steffen Holter

Everyone thought they had reached the point of no return, but Little Dark Age has proven that the early 2000s favorite isn’t over yet.

Hazy Boundaries

Hazy Boundaries

  • Martin V.

You might actively oppose the practice of smoking, but does anyone deserve the excruciating pain of standing in the fierce Abu Dhabi sunlight in May?

Careers in Climate Finance

Careers in Climate Finance

  • Rashtra Raj Bhandari

Climate Finance is real and has opportunities for career growth.

Syria, Until When?

Syria, Until When?

  • Yaman Maarrawi

With new sources running constant stories about the brutal war in Syria, one major faction is missing from the map: Syrians.

From Delacroix to Instagram: Orientalism and Spring Break

From Delacroix to Instagram: Orientalism and Spring Break

  • Maya Morsli

When students capture images of school children in the street, or local shopkeepers and post those images on their social media pages, they are...

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Artist Meet: 47SOUL Lunch

Artist Meet: 47SOUL Lunch

  • Alia ElKattan

Lunch with 47SOUL provides different perspective on discussion of Palestine.

Barriers to UAE Employment Harden for Non-citizen Graduates

Barriers to UAE Employment Harden for Non-citizen Graduates

  • Tom Klein

Many NYUAD graduates with passports from outside the UAE are reconsidering working in the UAE, while those who try to stay are finding it...

Africana Night

Africana Night

  • Thirangie Jayatilake

This year's Africana Night celebrated the continent's diverse traditions.

Cricketers of Abu Dhabi

Cricketers of Abu Dhabi

  • Ray Hsu

The first in a three part series exploring the cricket community of Abu Dhabi.

With Vera Ciocca

With Vera Ciocca

  • Stephanie Lim

The musical career of NYUAD first-year student Vera Ciocca: from childhood to opening for Ricky Martin.

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