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November 6, 2023

Introducing the TRI-Lab: Interview with Miguel Almaraz

Legorreta Project Director Miguel Almaraz comes to this AUC collaboration with 30 years of professional experience, providing design, planning and management services for a wide range of projects in Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Encompassing all types of projects including residential, commercial and educational, Almaraz’s work prioritizes attention to detail and integration, which plays an important role in his designs.

University News
November 1, 2023

'An Architectural Pilgrimage': DLR Group's Scott Pryde on Campus Development

Scott Pryde is principal and design director of DLR Group, will develop the designs for the upcoming Campus 2026 development project.

University News
October 29, 2023

Chemistry for a Cause: Finding Sustainable Alternative to Oils

AUC students won first place worldwide in a competition to develop sustainable alternatives to oils to reduce their carbon emissions.

Science and Tech
October 24, 2023

Marleen De Meyer on Interdisciplinary Archaeology

Focusing on a site called Dayr al-Barsha, De Meyer co-directs an archaeological project that is the first major excavation at this location since 1915.

Global connections
October 23, 2023

AUC, Al-Futtaim Partner to Support Architecture Student Internships

AUC's Department of Architecture and Al Futtaim Group Real Estate are partnering to launch a Professional Mentorship Program.

Student Experience
October 17, 2023

Current Gender Scholars, Future Change Agents

The Tomorrow’s Leaders Gender Scholars (TLS) program welcomed its third cohort of students from various academic backgrounds.

Student Experience
October 16, 2023

Gaza Crisis: What’s Next?

A week into the most recent conflict in Gaza, News@AUC spoke with Bahgat Korany, political science professor, and Ibrahim Awad, professor of practice in global affairs and director

Global connections
October 11, 2023

Atta Gebril Wins Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers

Atta Gebril, professor of applied linguistics and associate dean for graduate studies and research in the School

Global connections
October 11, 2023

No Size Fits All: Contextualizing Mental Health Care

Far from one-size-fits-all, mental health care is deeply personal.

Global connections
October 9, 2023

Remembering Professor Emeritus Saad Eddin Ibrahim

Something many don’t know is that as a Cairo University undergrad, Saad Eddin Ibrahim took extension classes in English at AUC and read in the old Hill House library.

University News
October 9, 2023

AUC, UNDP Collaboration Advancing Sustainable Development Goals

AUC has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme in Egypt to promote knowledge exchange, sustainability, student engagement and entrepreneurship as well as support the UN Susta

Global connections
October 4, 2023

AUC Leads School-University Partnerships to Enhance Sustainability, Engagement in Public Schools

A new outreach initiative by AUC is creating school-university partnerships that empower public school students and foster sustainability.

Civic Engagement

All Stories

Introducing the TRI-Lab: Interview with Miguel Almaraz

'An Architectural Pilgrimage': DLR Group's Scott Pryde on Campus Development

Chemistry for a Cause: Finding Sustainable Alternative to Oils

Marleen De Meyer on Interdisciplinary Archaeology

AUC, Al-Futtaim Partner to Support Architecture Student Internships

Current Gender Scholars, Future Change Agents

Gaza Crisis: What’s Next?

Atta Gebril Wins Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers

No Size Fits All: Contextualizing Mental Health Care

Remembering Professor Emeritus Saad Eddin Ibrahim

AUC, UNDP Collaboration Advancing Sustainable Development Goals

AUC Leads School-University Partnerships to Enhance Sustainability, Engagement in Public Schools

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