September 16, 2014 Hanadi Salem: Nanotech Cars are Safer, Glossier, More Durable Studies show that people are replacing their cars less frequently than in the past, meaning that the average age of cars on the road has increased considerably.
September 15, 2014 From Startup to Finish: AUC V-Lab Supports Young Entrepreneurs Everybody in Egypt, rich and poor, buys from kiosks. These small-scale shops are usually stacked with an abundance of products, but lack the aesthetics and mechanisms to become more profitable.
September 14, 2014 Allam Awarded for Novel, Cheap Materials in Solar Energy Conversion Nageh Allam, assistant professor of physics, received the 2013 Best Publication Award from the National Research Center (NRC) for his innovative research on how nanotechnology can be used to convert solar energy to fuel or electricity, specifically the development of materials to replace the expe
September 14, 2014 Faculty Members Get Taste of Dorm Life, Share Moments with Students Students and faculty members came together for a night of music, games and making connections in the University Residences, as part of an event organized by the First-Year Residential Experience program.
October 4, 2014 Student Spotlight: Environmentalist Making an Eco-Difference Mennatallah Sabry, a second year graduate student in the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) and recipient of the Al Alfi Foundation Sustainable Development Fellowship, developed a passion for environmentalism during her undergraduate years at AUC.
September 9, 2014 Upward Bound: Dean Seghir in the Business of Excellence Karim Seghir, dean of the School of Business, sets impact, thought leadership in the Arab region and global positioning as priorities for the next juncture of the school’s journey.
AUC Joins Global Tech Training Community Capitalizing on the importance of using digital technology in education, AUC has joined a new global consortium to enhance teacher skills in integrating technology in the classroom.
New Students Look Forward to Firsthand Learning, Cultural Experience AUC welcomed more than 1,100 students this fall, bringing in a highly selective group of students, with an 18 percent increase in undergraduate applications and a more than 25 percent increase in international students compared to last fall.
Provost Mahmoud El-Gamal: I Have a Deep Love for AUC The first alum to serve as provost, Mahmoud El-Gamal ’83, ’85, professor of economics and statistics at Rice University, is excited about returning to Egypt and to AUC.
August 28, 2014 Orientation Week Begins Today for Incoming Students Orientation for incoming students kicks off today, with a full schedule of activities throughout the week, including interactive competitions, a majors fair and the Convocation Ceremony for freshmen; a new networking session for graduate students and a trip to El Moez Street, one of the oldest pa
August 13, 2014 Behind the Scenes: The Making of Exhibitions With the ever-changing rotation of exhibits in the Rare Books and Special Collections Library (RBSCL), few may stop to wonder how these exhibits are conceived of and executed.
August 6, 2014 Summer Study Abroad Gives Students Fresh Outlook on Culture, Life For Radwa Soliman, secretary-general of the Cairo International Model United Nations and a double major in computer engineering and electronics and communications engineering, studying abroad this summer at the University of California, Berkeley offered her “the best of both worlds.”
July 27, 2014 Undergraduate Guide on Parenting in Turmoil Helps Counter Social Fears In post-revolution Egypt, many parents feel unsafe in the country and have, therefore, become more overprotective, strict, short-tempered and impatient with their children, sometimes feeling helpless about their ability to secure a good future for them.
July 21, 2014 AUC's Kestrel Falcons Leave Campus Nest; Watch Video The chicks born in the kestrel falcon nest discovered in the Administration Building earlier this year have left the nest, along with their parents.
Undergrads Pioneer Innovative Research at AUC, Abroad Ramy El Adli ’14, a mechanical engineering major who graduated this spring, spent the last two summers of his undergraduate years at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology conducting research in astrophysics and oxy-fuel combustion.
