The three faculty members who received the faculty merit awards for Fall 2014 come from different disciplines, but share a common vision for enhancing their fields and being of service to their stu

Egypt’s energy reserves are quickly depleting, as is evident from frequent electricity blackouts and waves of fuel shortage.

Sherif Sedky, professor of physics who has been on leave from AUC to serve as the academic president of Zewail City of Science and Technology, is returning to the University to serve as its provost

Two undergraduate students, led by Mohamed Swillam, assistant professor of physics and associate chair of the Department of Physics, have recently received international recognition for their work

For the second year in a row, AUC has been ranked in the top third worldwide in the University of Indonesia’s GreenMetric World University Ranking.

The problem in Egypt is not just a lack of jobs, but a lack of good jobs, cautioned Ghada Barsoum, assistant professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration.

As they walk through the doors of The American University in Cairo (AUC), students begin to understand the importance of philanthropy, civic engagement and public outreach.  During the First-Y

Many young Egyptians have the desire to influence change, but often lack the means to do so.

At AUC’s Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Football and Track Stadium, a team of Egyptian street children take to the field to practice soccer twice a week.

AUC has recently received a rare collection of more than 1,000 cactus plants of different sizes and types from Saad El Din Al Rakshy, professor of dairy microbiology at Alexandria University. 

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy delivered the Nadia Younes Memorial Lecture, “Foreign Policy for New Egypt: Beyond Ballots and Politics,” which addressed the challenges facing Egypt’s reform a