Media Releases and Statements
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
AUC Journalism Students Win Top Prizes in International Media Competition
March 19, 2014, Cairo – Nancy Salem and Nazly Abaza, both multimedia journalism seniors at The American University in Cairo (AUC) recently won top awards at the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts, which received more than 1,350 entries from 150 colleges and universities for
AUC Launches Swimming Academy for Children and Adults
March 17, 2014, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AUC) has launched a Swimming Academy for Children and Adults, in the first of what might become a successive line of University-based sports academies.
AUC Students Awarded for New 3D System
March 12, 2014, Cairo, Egypt – A group of computer science students at The American University in Cairo (AUC) created an innovative open-source platform to meet developers’ needs.
AUC Holds its First Ever Community Day
March 5, 2014, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AUC) held its first Community Day yesterday on the New Cairo Campus, bringing together students, faculty, staff and alumni for a single campus event for the spring semester.
AUC Alumni and Coaches Train Street Children Soccer Team
March 2, 2014, Cairo – Alumni and University sports coaches at The American University in Cairo (AUC) have been training a team of Egyptian street children to practice football twice a week at AUC’s Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Football and Track Stadium.
February 2014
AUC Team Uses Solar Energy to Develop Self-Powered Wireless Networks
February 26, 2014, Cairo – Professor Yehea Ismail, director of the Center for Nanoelectronics and Devices at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and the Zewail City of Science and Technology is leading a team to develop a chip that would harvest solar energy in order to power wireless sensor netw