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February 2016

AUC Professor Azzazy Discusses Robotic Hepatitis C Detection at the Faculty At The Forefront Series

At the first of “Faculty at the Forefront” series, held at The American University in Cairo (AUC), Hassan Azzazy, professor of chemistry at AUC discussed the development of a fully automated, robotic machine for hepatitis C diagnosis through D-Kimia, the first University spinoff in Egypt that was

January 2016

AUC Signs Partnership Agreement with Arab League's Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization

The Middle East Institute for Higher Education (MEIHE) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) has signed a partnership agreement with the Arab League’s Education, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO).

AUC Professors Argue that the Saudi- Iran Rivalry is Political not Sectarian

At the Media Roundtable Discussion series "Behind the Headlines," titled, "The Saudi- Iran Rivalry and the Changing Landscape in the Middle East" held yesterday at the American University in Cairo (AUC), professors discussed the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran and the implicatio

AUC Faculty Receive Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding

Ferial Ghazoul, English and comparative literature professor at The American University in Cairo (AUC), and John Verlenden, former writing instructor at the Department of Rhetoric and Composition, have won the Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding.

AUC Announces the Winning Team Qualifying to $1 Million Hult Student Competition

The Hult Prize has announced the winning team from The American University in Cairo (AUC) to advance to the regional finals of the 7th annual Hult Prize in response to President Bill Clinton’s Crowded Urban Spaces Challenge.

December 2015

Frien10 App of AUC’s V-Lab Wins First Place in UN Entrepreneurship Competition

Contrary to the common argument that apps and smartphones have disconnected people from each other, a group of young entrepreneurs, graduates of the fifth cycle of The American University in Cairo’s Venture Lab incubator, are actually using this technology to bring people together in

Two AUC Alumni Create a Fund to Help Syrian Refugees

Two alumni, who were Study Abroad students at the American University in Cairo (AUC) in 2008, Lexi Shereshewsky and Demetri Blaisdell created The Syria Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Syrian refugees affected by the ongoing crisis.

AUC Renovates University’s Swimming Pool to Serve Students with Disabilities

The Sports Center at The American University in Cairo (AUC) has renovated the Paul B. Hannon Swimming Pool to ensure that people with disabilities have an easy and accessible means of entering and exiting the pool by installing a specialized, sloped staircase in the pool.

AUC Ranks Number One as the Top Academic Institution in Egypt in Nature Index 2015

The American University in Cairo (AUC) has been ranked the top affiliation among the academic institutes in Egypt in the lately released Nature Index 2015.