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November 2021

For the Second Year in a Row: AUC Professors in Stanford University List of Top 2% Scientists Worldwide

Eight faculty members from The American University in Cairo (AUC) have been named in the Stanford University- Elsevier list of the top 2% most-cited scientists in various disciplines worldwide.

AUC Students Win a Silver Medal at the 2020 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition

A team of undergraduate students at the AUC has developed a groundbreaking approach for treating COVID-19 patients, earning them a silver medal at the 2020 International Genetically Engineered Machine competition.

AUC Venture Lab Fintech Accelerator Celebrates Fifth Anniversary, Graduates Biggest Cohort To Date

The Fintech Accelerator at The American University in Cairo’s Venture Lab celebrated its fifth anniversary this fall and graduated its biggest cohort to date.

AUC Alum Ehab AbouOaf Elected to Board of Trustees

The American University in Cairo (AUC) has recently elected Ehab AbouOaf ’89 as the newest member of the University’s Board of Trustees.

For the Sixth Year: AUC Featured in Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges

For the sixth year, The American University in Cairo (AUC) has been named in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges.

October 2021

AUC Celebrates the Inauguration of Ahmad S. Dallal as the 13th President of the University

The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrated yesterday the inauguration of Ahmad S. Dallal as the 13th President of the University at AUC New Cairo campus.

Three AUC Researchers Awarded at “COVID-19: Preparing for the Next Pandemic” Conference

Three researchers from the biotechnology graduate program and chemistry department at The American University in Cairo (AUC) received best presentation awards for young researchers at the 17th Annual Conference of the National Committee of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (NCBMB) of the Academy of Scientific Research & Technology, titled “COVID-19: Preparing for the Next Pandemic”.

AUC Journalism Students Win Award of Excellence in Public Service Announcement Competition External

Two mass communication students at The American University in Cairo (AUC): Habiba Abouzied, communication and media arts major, and Omar Shaarawy '21, multimedia journalism, received the Broadcast Education Association’s Award of Excellence for their public service announcement (PSA) on Memorable Moments in Broadcast History.

September 2021

AUC Appoints Two New Deans

AUC has named Lotfi Gaafar the new dean for the School of Sciences and Engineering and John Meloy, the new dean for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.