May 16, 2022
Nageh Allam Wins 2022 Obada Prize for Distinguished Scientists
Nageh Allam, professor and director of the nanotechnology graduate program at AUC’s Department of Physics, h
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May 15, 2022America 101: AUC Faculty, Staff Bring U.S. Culture to Life for English Language Learners
Civic EngagementA new online series is allowing English-language learners across Egypt to dive headfirst into American culture through monthly online lectures led by AUC faculty and staff from the United States.
May 10, 2022CIMUN Team Wins Big at 2022 National Model United Nations Conference
Student ExperienceEmerging stronger than ever after a three-year hiatus, AUC’s Cairo International Model United Nations (CIMUN) team won Outstanding Delegation awards for the 12th consecutive year at the 2022
May 10, 2022Bridging the Gap: Ahmed Moustafa to Lead Coronavirus Genome Research in Egypt, MENA
Science and TechAhmed Moustafa, professor and chair of AUC's Department of Biology, has been awarded $2.1 million from Wellcome Trust for a project that will establish molecular surveillance of the coronavir
May 10, 2022AUC Students Victorious at 2022 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition
Science and TechStudents Maha Shatta, Fatema Lokma, Mostafa Nosseir, Ahmed Elghoul and Seif Ahmed ‘21 from AUC’s Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering won first place worldwide in the 2022 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition in the digital health track for their device, GlucoClip.
December 27, 2022100 PhDs in Africa Awardee Shimaa Heikal (MSc '22) Pilots Data Project on Dementia in Egypt
Science and TechPioneering a research registry on novel biomarkers found in early stages of dementia within the Egyptian population, Shimaa Heikal (MSc '22), PhD candidate at AUC’s Institute of Global Health
April 26, 2022PhD Student Receives L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talented Scientist Award
Science and TechSarah Abdelkader (MSc ‘20), an environmental health PhD student at AUC's Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology (I-GHHE), has won the prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talented Scie
April 20, 2022AUC Mourns Loss of Advisory Trustee Peter Giblin
University NewsAUC Advisory Trustee Peter Giblin died on April 11 in England at 80 years old. He is remembered as a bright, hardworking and good-natured colleague, and as a friend.
April 20, 2022Geology Course Takes Students out of the Classroom and Into the Wild
Science and TechStudents in AUC's Geology for the Engineer course left the classroom and headed outside this spring to visit two of Egypt's major geological sites: Wadi Degla Protectorate and Wadi Al-Hitan heritage site.
April 12, 2022AUC Venture Lab Graduate Swvl Debuts on Nasdaq
BusinessJust five years after joining the AUC Venture Lab as a budding startup, Swvl has made its debut on the Nasdaq –– the first Egyptian unicorn, first V-Lab graduate and first North African
April 12, 2022AUC Welcomes Martha Cooley as Secretary to the Board of Trustees
University NewsMartha Cooley is the new secretary to AUC’s Board of Trustees and director of the North America office, bringing more than a decade of experience in effecting top-level priorities and co
April 7, 2022AUC Celebrates Van-Leo's Centennial with First-of-its-Kind 3D Exhibit
Arts and CultureIconic photographer Van-Leo (né Levon Boyadjian) will long be remembered as a premier figure of 20th-century Egypt.