Media Releases and Statements
April 2014
AUC's RISE Promotes Water Efficiency at Caring for the Planet UN Conference
April 15, 2014, Cairo – As part of the seventh annual Let’s Take Care of the Planet United Nations conference, the Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) educated youth on water management techniques and the major issues facing Egypt with re
Visually Impaired AUC Student Excels in Writing, Music and Philosophy
April 10, 2014, Cairo – Mohamed ElShafie, a philosophy sophomore who is attending The American University in Cairo (AUC) with the support of the HSBC Bank Egypt Public School Scholarship, which gives preference to students with special needs, is a musician, writer and philosopher, whose insight into
State Department Official in an Interview in The Cairo Review of Global Affairs: Kerry's Mideast Policy Not "Delusional"
April 8, 2014, Cairo, Egypt—Senior U.S.
AUC Professor Mohamed Naguib Abou-Zeid Recognized by The International Center for Academic Integrity
April 7, 2014, Cairo – Mohamed Naguib Abou-Zeid, professor and chair of the Department of Construction and Architectural Engineering at The American University in Cairo (AUC), has recently been recognized by the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) for serving as its board chair for tw
AUC Portal to Light Up In Blue Tonight for World Autism Day
April 2, 2014, Cairo – Tonight, The American University in Cairo (AUC) will be lighting up the portal in blue as part of a worldwide Light It Up Blue campaign for World Autism Awareness Day, which aims to bring awareness to individuals with autism.
AUC Volunteers in Action Holds 9th Annual Campus Wedding for Orphan Brides
April 1, 2014, Cairo – For the ninth year in a row, the Volunteers in Action (VIA) student club at The American University in Cairo (AUC) organized a wedding ceremony for five orphan brides at AUC New Cairo.
March 2014
AUC Professor Discovers Meat Mummies with Luxury Resin to Feed the Dead
March 30, 2014, Cairo – Salima Ikram, professor of Egyptology at The American University in Cairo (AUC), and researchers from the University of Bristol discovered in a recent study that the tombs of wealthy ancient Egyptians contained mummified meat that was specially prepared with a rare and expens
AUC's RISE Encourages Local Farmer Strategies to Combat Water Scarcity
March 26, 2014, Cairo – The Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) recently collaborated with the Columbia Global Center Middle East and the American University of Beirut to conduct an analysis on farmers’ responses to water scarcity in the
AUC Alumna Monica Hanna Internationally Awarded for Saving Antiquities
March 23, 2014, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AUC) alumna, Monica Hanna ’04, ’07, has been recognized by the Saving Antiquities for Everyone (SAFE) nonprofit organization for her tireless efforts to publicize and expose the rampant looting of Egypt’s Ancient Egyptian, Coptic and Islamic