September 10, 2023 Women and Climate Change: A Scientific Perspective “For every additional year of schooling a girl receives on average, her country’s resilience to climate disasters can be expected to improve by 3.2 points on the ND-GAIN Country Index, which calcul
September 4, 2023 AUC Introduces New Translation Minor, Science Specializations AUC is kicking off the semester with new academic programs: the University’s first minor in translation studies, biology specializations in biotechnology as well as ecology and conservation, in addition to computer science and engineering specializations in embedded systems and ar
August 22, 2023 A City for All: Gender as a Lens for Design “Navigating a massive city such as Cairo encompasses a wide array of challenges and gender inequalities, from walking in the streets and riding public transportation to dealing with physical and social limitations, as well as the absence of public space.
August 22, 2023 School of Continuing Education Receives $500,000 Grant for Supporting English Language Education in Egypt AUC’sSchool of Continuing Education (SCE), has been awarded a two-year, $500,000 grant from the Regional English Language Office (RELO) at the United States Embassy in Cairo, marking the largest single award from the U.S.
August 10, 2023 Hesham Sallam Leads Discovery of 41 Million-Year-Old ‘King Tut’ Whale Hesham Sallam, professor at AUC’s Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology and founder of Mansoura University’s Vertebrate Paleontology Center (MUVP), has done it again.
August 8, 2023 'Say More with Threads': What's Next? Threads, Meta’s newest addition to the social media platform, has received both praise and criticism since its launch a few weeks ago.
August 6, 2023 Georgetown Students Investigate Cultural Heritage at AUC, Cairo Students from AUC and Georgetown University collaborated on a joint course last spring exploring Egyptian cultural heritage and the role that organizations and governments play in protecting and preserving history.
July 30, 2023 Remembering Molly Bartlett: ‘Lovely, Delightful, An Inspiring Icon’ Molly Bartlett, wife of advisory trustee and former AUC President Thomas Bartlett, died last week. Read her obituary here.
July 30, 2023 AUC’s Rare Van Leo Collection on Display at UCLA Hammer Museum The first international survey of work by the late Armenian-Egyptian studio photographer Van Leo is currently on display in the Hammer Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles as a collaboration between the museum and AUC’s Rare Books and Special Collections Library, wh
July 30, 2023 PhD Students from St. Thomas University Explore AUC, Egypt: 'The Hospitality Was Phenomenal' PhD students from St. Thomas University visited AUC for two weeks during the summer as part of the University's faculty-led program.
July 10, 2023 Hottest Weather Ever: What This Means for Our Health This month witnessed the highest global temperature ever recorded in more than 125,000 years, according to international news reports, including CNN,
June 26, 2023 Outstanding AUC Students and Faculty at Spring Commencement Amid congratulations and celebrations, 19 graduates and two faculty members were awarded at AUC's Spring 2023 undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies last week. Recipients were recognized for a variety of academic and service-related accomplishments.
June 26, 2023 From Cairo to New York City “Students and faculty can learn a lot from international exchange and collaboration,” says Amina Elbendary ’96, ’00, associate professor and director of graduate studies in AUC’s Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations.
May 15, 2023 Study Hard! Best Places to Focus on Campus With finals around the corner, finding a quiet and comfortable spot to study is paramount. Take a tour of the best campus spots to settle down and study up with two AUC study-abroad students, Bayley McDermott and Emily Corson.
May 28, 2023 University Senate, First in the Region, Celebrates 30 Years AUC recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of its University Senate, which was established in 1993 and was the first in the region.