HUSS | The American University in Cairo

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https://huss.aucegypt.edu

Building Healthy Relationships: Navigating Friendship in Adulthood Workshop

Want deeper, more meaningful connections? Join this workshop for practical strategies on building and sustaining healthy relationships across all areas of life.

Oct

Turathna al-Hayy

9:30 am

AUC Tahrir Square

Turathna al-Hayy is a workshop that will bring together scholars, creatives, and communities engaged with Palestinian and Egyptian heritage in its many forms. Our conversations will focus on living heritage, especially forums of heritage that are actively being erased or are at risk of disappearing, with focus on heritage as part of community memory and shared futures. Cultural heritage, b...

Oct

Ultra Relay Run 2026

Oct 16 – Oct 17

6:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Run together, challenge yourself and make every lap count — the Ultra Relay Run 2026 returns to AUC in support of the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation.

Oct

HUSS Matters: Meet the Dean

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The Dean's Office is thrilled to invite you to the third installment of HUSS Matters—a new series of lectures, workshops and events designed to help us connect more often and engage more deeply with one another as a community. Our first two events focused on work, but this one is purely for fun! Take a break from your busy day to join our new Dean, Maurice Pomerantz, his team in the Dean's Offi...

Oct

The Comparison Trap: Navigating Peer Pressure, Social Media Loops and Perfectionism

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

We live in a world where we constantly benchmark our messy, internal reality against everyone else's polished digital highlight reels. This interactive seminar dismantles the psychological mechanics of "Upward Social Comparison" that fuel imposter syndrome and perfectionism. We will decode how social media algorithms exploit our need for validation. Join us to break free from the comparison cyc...

Oct

Offline and Honest with Yosra El Lozy '07

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

A candid conversation on navigating online noise, mental health, and the power of real-world human connection.

Nov

Exploring Egyptian Rock Art

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Long before the pyramids, ancient peoples etched their world into stone. Explore Egypt's remarkable rock art with Distinguished University Professor Salima Ikram.

Oct

HUSS Matters: Enhancing Your Research Visibility and Impact

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

How visible is your research, and how can you extend its reach and impact? This practical workshop will offer strategies for researchers related to enhancing the visibility and impact of their research. Participants will explore how to effectively use Google Scholar, ORCID, and other tools to strengthen their online research presence and make their work more discoverable. The workshop will also...

Oct

From Tomb to Text: Talks on Coptic History

9:00 am

AUC Tahrir Square

The conference is organized by the Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology, with the support of The Gratus Foundation by Mary and Bishoy Azmy. Discover the rich archaeology of Coptic history as leading scholars from Egypt, Europe and the United States gather at The American University in Cairo to present their research.

Oct

Arts Celebration!

12:45 pm

AUC New Cairo

The Arts Department faculty and staff are hosting a gathering in the Arts Courtyard on Thursday, October 1st from 12:45-2pm, for all majors, minors and other AUC friends to celebrate the artist in all of us. Please stop by and get to know the programs, make new friends, and create lifelong creative relationships that transcend individual disciplines. We hope to see you there.