As architectural design in Egypt is becoming more environmentally conscious, researchers at AUC are looking to build performance simulation to create better green buildings.
Working as part of an AUC research team, chemistry junior Dina Eissa is using nanotechnology in the form of zinc oxide nanorods to produce a clean, sustainable and cheap method of harnessing solar
For Egypt, the threat of global warming lies not only in rising sea levels, which are particularly dangerous to coastal cities such as Alexandria and the Nile Delta, but also in low levels of disso
Mennatallah Sabry, a second year graduate student in the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) and recipient of the Al Alfi Foundation Sustainable Development Fellowship, developed a passion for
As part of the seventh annual Let’s Take Care of the Planet United Nations conference, AUC’s Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) educated youth on water management techniques an
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization recently reported that water scarcity is one of the most urgent food security issues facing countries in the Near East and North Africa.
Wireless sensor networks, made up of nodes that read information and transmit data wirelessly to a central computer, have numerous potential uses, including non-invasive diabetes monitoring, home s
Yosra El Maghraby (’04, ’08, ’14), a construction engineer and AUC’s first-ever PhD graduate, has designed a sustainable building system suited for the dry, hot climates of the Middle East and Gulf
With the looming energy crisis in Egypt and the depletion of petroleum and natural-gas reserves, searching for sources of alternate fuel becomes all the more important.
As part of an ongoing commitment to increasing energy efficiency, reducing waste and making AUC a sustainable community, the University recently completed a new phase of faculty housing units in Ne
The newly established Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) serves as a multidisciplinary institute dedicated to promoting research in sustainable environments in Egypt, the Middl
June 3-5, The TL Symposium is a student-led conference that aims to improve students' intellectual, personal, and civic skills through high-impact experiential and hands-on learning. It aims to enhance students' awareness of the social problems in the MENA region to achieve the objective of becoming civic-minded and gender-conscious leaders who can advocate for evidence-based public policy reforms.
May 26-28, Along the same lines related to climate change and proactive, innovative actions to support incorporating sustainability, the first-of-its-kind Net Zero International Conference brought together education institutes, government representatives, the private sector, financial institutes, and civil society to explore opportunities and debate challenges and transfer knowledge to help pave the way towards a Net Zero future.
May 2 - 3, The School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) held the Urban Climate hybrid symposium titled Cities and Climate Change in Developing Countries.
March 12 - 16, This was an experiential artwork to inform people of the possible futures we face as humans if we do – or don't – change our attitudes towards the environment.