Top Stories
Exploring Viable Ecological Technologies
Salah El Haggar, professor of mechanical engineering, says his work is about “helping communities, sometimes entire communities, solve environmental problems.” El Haggar, who recently received AUC’s Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors Award, has long been concerned about sustainable development and has spearheaded numerous projects to upgrade environmental conditions in Egypt. More »
Learning to Mummify Animals Like Ancient Egyptians
An Egyptology course - Animals in Ancient Egypt - co-taught by professors Salima Ikram and Louise Bertini, involves more than experimental archaeology, forensic lab work with animal bones, and a cultural study of the role of animals in the ancient Egyptian world. More »
Faculty Highlights
Ambassador to Head New School of Public Affairs
AUC alumnus and former Egyptian Ambassador Nabil Fahmy has been named to lead the university’s newly established School of Public Affairs. More »
Obama Names AUC Trustee Zewail to Science and Technology Panel
Ahmed Zewail, AUC Trustee and Nobel laureate, was recently named to the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) by President Barack Obama. More »
Community Service
Student Club Wins International Global Citizenship Prize
Alashanek Ya Balady, a student-led community service club, won third place for the MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship. More »
DDC Cultivates Greener Future
Established 30 years ago, AUC’s Desert Development Center (DDC) leads sustainable desert development efforts in Egypt, working closely with desert communities to find durable solutions to farming in desert environmental conditions. More »