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March 3, 2015

Arab Human Development Report: Empowerment, Home-Grown Democracy Vital

The University is implementing this new design on an innovative, open-source content management system (CMS) called Drupal. All these enhancements aim at making sure that AUC keeps, and rather increases, its current traffic, which is nearly 1 million visitors per semester.

February 26, 2015

The Science Behind Chocolate: Why It Makes Us Feel Good

We eat it to celebrate or when we're sad. We give it away to say, "I love you" or sometimes, "I'm sorry." Strangely, some people even bathe in it.

February 24, 2015

Al Habtoor Establishes 10 Scholarships for Egyptian Students

• A complete audit of content has consolidated information into a simplified structure and eliminated duplicate pages, and will ultimately make information easier to find.

February 18, 2015

Self-Powered Sensors to Monitor Car Tire Pressure

Tire pressure fluctuations may be a thing of the past, thanks to a new wireless, self-powered monitoring system that can be installed into modern and old car models to alert drivers of pressure fluctuations.

February 17, 2015

AUC Partners with Ministry of Justice to Advance Legal Education

AUC recently signed a three-year academic cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Justice to providing training, education and research opportunities to judges, public prosecutors and members of other judicial bodies in Egypt.

February 16, 2015

Measures of a Quality Education, Role of University Rankings

Ted Purinton, associate provost for academic administration and international programs, examines the fundamental measures of a quality education for universities, the difference between liberal arts and research-based institutions, accreditation and rankings.

February 12, 2015

Omar Khairat Receives Honorary Doctorate, Two PhDs Awarded

Instead of the traditional keynote speech, students and parents at the undergraduate commencement ceremony enjoyed a dynamic performance by the Egyptian pianist and composer, Omar Khairat, who received an honorary doctorate in fine arts from the University.

February 11, 2015

Anne Justus: Romantic Love is a Modern Convenience

Imagine two people meet in awkward, but inevitably charming, circumstances. There is some clear contradiction in their personalities or lifestyle, but, like magnets, opposites attract. They try to resist but, because they are clearly soul mates, they fall in love anyway.

February 10, 2015

Syrian, Yemen and Bahrain Show Patrimonial Military Not Always “Loyal”

In the past four years, the Middle East has seen a sweep of revolutions and regime change. During these moments of upheaval, political scientists often argue that the essential ingredient for a successful revolution or regime change is the position of the military.

February 5, 2015

Discovery of Egyptian Queen Tomb Fills Gap in Royal Family History

The tomb of a previously unknown queen has been discovered at the Abusir necropolis, southwest of Cairo. Thequeen’s tomb provides crucial insight into constructing the royal family history of the Old Kingdom and understanding the role of women at that time.

February 4, 2015

World Cancer Day: An Inside Look at Radiation Therapy

While the word radiation is normally associated with harmful exposure and nuclear weapons, it can also be beneficial, particularly in the health sector where it is used in medical imaging scans such as X-rays.

February 24, 2015

Community Day 2015: Staff Service Recognition Ceremony

Cairo Review Winter 2015 Explores Media in the Online Age

Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of Huffington Post Media Group, says in an interview with the Cairo Review of Global Affairs that the Huffington Post will launch an Arabic edition in May as part of its goal to keep expanding.

January 14, 2015

AUC Launches Two Career Centers at Ain Shams University, Trains Youth

Committed to helping Egyptian youth meet job market demands, AUC’s Career Center launched two Employability and Career Development Centers (ECDCs) at Ain Shams University’s main campus and Faculty of Engineering.

Faculty Reflect on Charlie Hebdo Attacks, Rise of Islamophobia

Political science faculty members Bahgat Korany and Mustapha Al-Sayyid share their insights on the deadly attacks on Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris and their implications on Muslim communities in the West.