Organised by the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Awards for Medical Sciences, the “8th Pan-Arab Human Genetics Conference” began with clinical symposia and lectures on Jan. 17 with five conference themes: Next Generation Sequencing, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Metabolic Disorders, Dysmorphology (Birth Defects), and Population Genomics and Diseases. On Sunday, it…
What does it take to develop the infrastructure for a new nuclear power programme? Junior and mid-career professionals from 19 countries seeking answers to that question attended a training course organized by the IAEA in collaboration with Khalifa University of Science and Technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which…
A 3-year Khalifa University study has uncovered that the hereditary qualities pool of the Emirati populace is profoundly intricate and exceptionally differentiated. Read full story here: http://medicinsider.com/on-uae-hereditary-qualities-pool-finishes-up-khalifa-university-study/
The Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Masdar City, and Wahaj Solar have jointly announced the installation of a first-of-its-kind solar concentrator in the UAE at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform. Read full story here: https://www.constructionweekonline.com/projects-and-tenders/262091-masdar-city-hosts-uaes-first-solar-concentrator-at-the-misp
Dr. Linda Zou, Professor of Civil Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering at Khalifa University, is recognized as Hero of Sustainability. Her research is helping to disrupt decades old cloud seeding technology and fuel advances in smarter water cleaning, including more sustainable desalination. Read the full story at https://heroesofsustainability.thenational.ae/
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s basic science institute said Wednesday that it has opened a joint research and development (R&D) center at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi that will promote the sharing of scientific and technological know-how between the two countries. Read full story on the Yonhap News…
Professor Linda Zou from Khalifa University and fellow professor Wesley Cantwell, from the UK, were two of the thousands of expatriates given golden card visas for their contributions to the Emirates. Read the full story on The National here.
Sweden’s Azelio has tied up with UAE’s Masdar and Khalifa University for Science and Technology Tests to determine if Azelio’s storage solution can be included in renewable energy projects ABU DHABI: One of the biggest challenges facing humanity as it grapples with global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions is…
Photo Credit: The National The new research aims to help identify susceptibility to conditions such as diabetes and heart disease Scientists have unravelled the genetic make-up of two Emiratis for the first time. The groundbreaking work aims to help identify people most at risk from life-threatening conditions such as…
Photo credit: The National When Aryam Ahmed, 21, saw a construction worker pass out from the heat in the street, she decided she wanted to solve the problem. The Emirati engineering student spent the next two years developing a suit which would keep outdoor workers cool – and is…