Mind Over Medicine: A Call for the Diagnostically Illiterate

A group of students took it upon themselves to rethink medical education and how to address its gaps. This is how Mind Over Medicine was born…

Does AI pose a Threat to Democracy: Interview with a Stanford professor Michael Tomz

Have you ever pondered on how AI might threaten democracy? Last week Stanford Professor Michael Tomz gave a lecture at the NYUAD Institute on this exact subject, and I interviewed him for additional comments on the topic.

The Truth is, We Are All Imposters

On living with a feeling that has no cure and no exceptions.

The People Who Know the Forest: Voices from the Lungs of the Earth at COP30

In conversation with NYUAD student Eleni Iacovou at COP30, Indigenous and Brazilian participants at the conference make clear that the climate crisis cannot be solved without listening to those who live where the planet breathes.

OSR X Art Society at NYUAD: Cyanotypes Under the Palms

University staff, students, and community members united for cyanotype-printing workshop one afternoon in Sexton Square.

Violet Ventures Takes Over San Francisco: A Hackathon Experience

Violet Ventures brought NYUAD energy to San Francisco, hosting a 25-hour hackathon at Y Combinator where students, founders, and even middle-schoolers built ideas, pitched solutions, and proved that anyone can join the startup world.

History in the Making: A Look into NYUAD's First Ever MUN

After years of participating in conferences at other universities, NYUAD finally hosts its first-ever Model United Nations, bringing together delegates interested in global affairs and coming up with solutions to the most pressing social issues.

From Lab to Gold: NYUAD Triumphs at the Paris iGEM Competition

The iGEM competition brings together cross-disciplinary students on a shared synthetic biology project. iGEM students and instructors share glimpses of the beauty, pain, and power of this 10-month journey.

United in Grief | Part 2: When Home Is No Longer Safe, Where Shall We Be?

Against a backdrop of violence, instability, and fear back home, international students at NYUAD engaged in different ways to emotionally cope with the limbo they found themselves in.

Learning Beyond the Classroom: Arabic Program Students in Amman

From Amman’s bustling souqs to tea under olive trees, NYUAD Arabic students took their learning beyond the classroom, immersing in dialects, culture, and everyday Jordanian warmth.

From Mirrors to Teleportations: Personal Identity and The Self

Reflections on the philosophical views on the body-soul duality.

The Gazelle DOES NOT Recommend: Saving Your Time

Things the editors of The Gazelle found lacking and would recommend you skip so you save yourself time and money.

Artificial You: Bridging the Divide Between AI and Human Consciousness

Have you ever had a moment where you suddenly notice everything: the music in your headphones, the people around you, even your own breathing, and wonder what it really means to be you?

Kintsugi: Inside the Japanese Art that Finds Beauty in Broken Things

How a kintsugi workshop helped me rethink what it means to heal

United In Grief | Part 1: Social media exploded, and everything’s inescapably in your newsfeed

For international students of NYUAD, facing socio-political instability back home and keeping up with the news from their homeland is a mentally-draining must-do.