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Nada Gasser at Basketball Without Borders

September 14, 2022

International Hoops: AUC Women’s Basketball Coach Represents Egypt at NBA Training Camp

In late August, Egypt became a temporary home for current and former basketball legends, as the country held, for the first time, the NBA and International Basketball Federation (FIBA)’s

September 12, 2022

Remembering AUC Trustee Paul Hannon: ‘A Dedicated Champion’

Paul Hannon, an AUC trustee for more than four decades and former chair of the University’s Board of Trustees, died last week.

September 11, 2022

Back to the Moon: Algorithms Created by Fady Morcos to Be Used in Upcoming Moon Missions

Fady Morcos, assistant provost for Innovative Learning Experiences and associate professor of practice

illustration showing two minds, one tangled and one untangled

September 8, 2022

AUC, WHO Leadership in Mental Health Program Boosts Well-being Across Mediterranean Region

The same year she was appointed director of the mental health unit at Palestine’s Ministry of Health, Samah Jabr took part in the Leadership in Mental Health, Eastern Mediterranean Region (LMH) training program at AUC.

Wael Aboulmagd speaks at AUC COP27 event

September 7, 2022

Special Representative of COP27 President-Designate Discusses COP27, Climate Solutions

Special Representative of COP27 President-Designate Wael Aboulmagd took the stage at AUC Tahrir Square this week to discuss the significance of the upcoming COP27 conference, which will be hosted by Egypt in Sharm El Sheikh this November.

Students walk in Bartlett Plaza on the first day of classes

September 7, 2022

Ahlan wa Marhaba: Classes Begin at AUC

AUC New Cairo was a sea of smiles from Bassily Auditorium to the Center for the Arts on Sunday as the fall semester kicked off.

Aerial view of a freeway in the United States

September 7, 2022

Trustee Sadek Wahba '87 Appointed to Biden's National Infrastructure Advisory Council

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Microsoft Egypt Country Manager Mirna Arif and AUC President Ahmad Dallal

September 6, 2022

AUC, Microsoft Collaborate to Strengthen Digital Literacy Among Students, Meet Market Needs

AUC and Microsoft Egypt collaborate to train students to improve their digital literacy and keep up with the job market needs.

Sun shining over a river, representing global warming and climate change

August 31, 2022

Heat Waves: A New Normal?

From Palmdale, California to Dazhou, China and all continents in between, unprecedented temperatures this summer have impacted the health of our loved ones and wreaked havoc on water, food and energy supplies around the world.

AUC students move into the University Residences

August 31, 2022

Welcome Home: Move-in Week Kicks Off at AUC

A Syrian, an Algerian and an Egyptian sit together on a sofa.

August 23, 2022

COP27 and Beyond: Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd to Discuss Egypt's Climate Strategy, Policy at AUC

Egyptian Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd, the special representative to the COP27 president,

Tomorrow's Leaders students pose in front of their project, a game for children to learn about nutrition

August 21, 2022

Tomorrow's Leaders College-to-Work Pipeline Empowers Students to Make an Impact

“As students, we are focused on studying on paper and [then] find reality different. It is time to bridge this gap.”

Silhouette of people walking in a line with the sky illuminated behind them

August 18, 2022

AUC Launches Egyptian Migration Hub to Enhance Refugee Policy, Protection

As part of its continuous outreach efforts, AUC launched the Egyptian Migration Hub (EHUB) this summer to raise community awareness of the plight of refugees, implement ef

AUC Libraries Accepts UNESCO Prize in South Korea

August 16, 2022

AUC’s Libraries and Learning Technologies Wins Prestigious UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize

AUC’s Libraries and Learning Technologies (LLT) won the 2022 UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize for the decades of preservation work carried out by the Rare Books and Special Collections Library (RBSCL).

August 16, 2022

Hani Sewilam Wins Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus Award

Hani Sewilam, professor at AUC’s Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology and CARES director, has been awarded the 2022 Water Energy Food Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus Award by the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area, PRIMA.