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Research and Initiatives

Check out different research and activities taking place at AUC, reflecting AUC’s extensive work in the different areas of focus that are aligned with national and regional climate change and sustainability priorities. These key areas focus on water scarcity, urban development, green finance, energy transition and public health.

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August 31, 2022

Heat Waves: A New Normal?

From Palmdale, California to Dazhou, China and all continents in between, unprecedented temperatures this summer have impacted the health of our loved ones and wreaked havoc on water, food and energy supplies around the world.

August 23, 2022

COP27 and Beyond: Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd to Discuss Egypt's Climate Strategy, Policy at AUC

Egyptian Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd, the special representative to the COP27 president,

August 16, 2022

Hani Sewilam Wins Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus Award

Hani Sewilam, professor at AUC’s Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology and CARES director, has been awarded the 2022 Water Energy Food Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus Award by the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area, PRIMA.

August 14, 2022

Hani Sewilam Appointed Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation

Hani Sewilam, professor at AUC’s Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology and director of the Center for Applied Resea

June 22, 2022

Akher Kalam

“Architecturally, we have a campus that has been recognized internationally for its sustainability features and practices.

June 22, 2022

Finding the Superpower Within

A comic character developed by an AUC student to raise public health awareness is becoming an official pharmaceutical mascot.

Professor explaining about buildings to students

June 22, 2022

‘Mostakbal’ of Urbanism

Students are rethinking traditional concepts in designing architectural plans for a green town in Egypt.

July 19, 2022

The Road to Sharm El Sheikh: Preparing for COP27

“We have a large challenge ahead of us –– the fight against climate change.

Mahmoud Mohieldin speaks at AUC's Climate Change Initiative launch event

June 29, 2022

AUC Launches Climate Change Initiative

AUC’s Climate Change Initiative was launched to capitalize on AUC’s contributions to national and international efforts in tackling one of the greatest challenges of our time. The initiative focuses on climate change and providing climate change solutions in specific contexts within the country.

Higher Ed Minister Awards AUC students for self-luminous concrete project

June 12, 2022

AUC Students Honored for Self-Luminous Concrete Thesis Project

Students awarded the ministry's shield for developing self-luminous concrete to light up roadways and pavements at night without using conventional energy sources.

June 6, 2022

Sustainable and Safe: Construction Engineering Students Create Glow-in-the-Dark Concrete

Four undergraduate students in the Department of Construction Engineering have developed self-luminous concrete to light up roadways and pavements without using conventional energy sources.

December 27, 2022

100 PhDs in Africa Awardee Shimaa Heikal (MSc '22) Pilots Data Project on Dementia in Egypt

Pioneering 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 and Human Ecology (I-GHHE), is among the first 10 awardees for the 100 PhDs in Africa program.&nbsp

March 28, 2022

AUC Releases Second Sustainability Report, Highlighting Achievements Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

AUC has published its biennial sustainability report and brochure. Compiled by the Office of Sustainability, this report highlights the University’s commitment to sustainability throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

December 26, 2021

AUC tops Egypt, Africa in the 2021 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings

The American University in Cairo ranked 1st place in Egypt and Africa and 159th out of 956 institutions in this year's University of Indonesia GreenMetric World University Rankings, an annual publicatio

AUC Professor Mustafa Arafa during his research

December 2, 2021

Professor Mustafa Arafa Awarded for Years of Research on Sustainable Energy Harvesting

As the need for renewable energy sources becomes more dire, AUC Professor Mustafa Arafa

Research and Initiatives

Heat Waves: A New Normal?

COP27 and Beyond: Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd to Discuss Egypt's Climate Strategy, Policy at AUC

Hani Sewilam Wins Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus Award

Hani Sewilam Appointed Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation

Akher Kalam

Finding the Superpower Within

‘Mostakbal’ of Urbanism

The Road to Sharm El Sheikh: Preparing for COP27

AUC Launches Climate Change Initiative

AUC Students Honored for Self-Luminous Concrete Thesis Project

Sustainable and Safe: Construction Engineering Students Create Glow-in-the-Dark Concrete

100 PhDs in Africa Awardee Shimaa Heikal (MSc '22) Pilots Data Project on Dementia in Egypt

AUC Releases Second Sustainability Report, Highlighting Achievements Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

AUC tops Egypt, Africa in the 2021 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings

Professor Mustafa Arafa Awarded for Years of Research on Sustainable Energy Harvesting

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