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Omar Samra: Climbing a Mountain is a Metaphor for Life

Omar Samra ’00 is not only the first Egyptian to climb Mount Everest, but also the first Egyptian to climb the highest mountain on every continent, known as the Seven Summits challenge. Samra completed the Seven Summits challenge in June 2013 after reaching the peak of Denali in Alaska.

October 9, 2013

Researchers Call for Increased Water Access, Sanitation in Fayyoum

Fayyoum governorate in Upper Egypt is one of the poorest in Egypt, with a low literacy and employment rate, and a population of nearly 2.7 million. The rural governorate has also been the site of continuing unrest in the last two and a half years since the January 25 Revolution.

October 8, 2013

AUCians Recognized Among Top 99 Foreign Policy Leaders Under 33

Three AUCians were named in a list of the world’s top 99 foreign policy leaders under the age of 33, published by the Diplomatic Courier and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy.

Undergrads Design Nanoscale Devices for Biomedical, Computing Purposes

Abdulilah Azzazi, a physics undergraduate with a minor in computer science, has designed novel nano-scale devices for optical interconnections, allowing light to communicate between chips and cores on computer motherboards, increasing speed and reducing cost.

AUC Olympics Ends Today

The second AUC Olympics brought together the University community to compete in basketball, volleyball, football, table tennis, and track and field.

First Green Roof at AUC Provides Vegetation, Learning Space

The Desert Development Center (DDC), supported by the U.S. Forest Service and DC Greenworks, has recently established AUC’s first extensive green roof on the site office building where the DDC is located.

October 2, 2013

Nageh Allam Receives State Award in Technological Sciences

Nageh Allam, assistant professor of physics, recently received the Egyptian State Award in Technological Sciences from the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology for his research on ways to create “smart energy” to produce renewable fuels and electricity from sunlight on a sustain

October 2, 2013

October 1920 AUC Opens Doors to First Class of Students

On October 5, 1920, AUC welcomed the first 142 students who entered the University as part of the American College of Arts and Sciences, the initial unit of the American University at Cairo. Classes were equivalent to the last two years of high school and the first two years of University.

October 1, 2013

New Dual Degree Combines Bachelor’s in Political Science, Master’s in Law

Political science undergraduate students who want to prepare for a postgraduate degree while completing the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in political science may now do so with the dual degree option offered by the Department of Political Science and the Department of Law.

October 2, 2013

Egypt's First University Spinoff to Market Affordable Hepatitis C Test

Egypt has the greatest burden of hepatitis C infection worldwide, with 10 percent of people between 15 and 59 years living with the virus.

September 29, 2013

Campus Strategy Results in 60% Water Usage Savings, More Storage

In response to recurring water shortages during the 2012 - 2013 academic year, some of which forced the closure of the New Cairo campus, AUC convened a task force to study the University’s water needs and develop recommendations for both increasing the supply of water available to the campus and

September 26, 2013

Ismailia Film Festival to Begin at AUC Tomorrow

The visual cultures program in the Department of Arts is hosting a film festival at AUC Tahrir Square.

Blood Drive Draws AUC Community, Helps Save Lives

The ambulance parked in the corridor leading to the bus terminal at AUC New Cairo during the past weeks was not a cause for concern, but a sign of the AUC community’s ongoing commitment to service, as 137 AUCians donated blood during a campaign organized by Resala AUC and the Anti-Cancer Team (AC

Faculty Wary of Constitution, Call for Greater Protections; Watch Video

Egypt’s new constitution does not go far enough to protect freedoms and ensure balance of power among various branches of government, according to a panel of faculty experts dissecting the current draft of Egypt’s next constitution.

September 24, 2013

Student Spotlight: Color Palette Chemistry Reveals Genuine, Fake Art

A chemistry student at school and an art lover at heart, Mayan Sabry, who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry last spring, has utilized her scientific knowledge to introduce mechanisms by which forged art may be identified.