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July 15, 2025

AUC Contributes to Groundbreaking International Study on Novel Factors Accelerating Aging

Where you live — your exposome — can make you age several years faster, increasing the risk of cognitive and functional decline. Our environments and surroundings — including pollution, social inequality and weak democratic institutions — significantly accelerate aging.

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July 9, 2025

Meet AUC's 2025 Faculty Merit Awardees

AUC honored two faculty members during the June 2025 undergraduate commencement for their distinguished contributions to research and academic service at the University. This year’s winners are:

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July 2, 2025

Faculty Takes Part in Landmark International Research Unraveling New Discoveries on Early Whales

Professor Hesham Sallam co-authored the first documentation of the internal anatomy of amphibious whales that lived more than 40 million years ago.

June 23, 2025

Meet Husn Turki: 2025 Undergraduate Commencement Student Speaker

An international student from Yemen, Husn Turki described her AUC experience studying biology as “surreal,” offering unparalleled opportunities in the region. Over the weekend, she spoke to her class at the June 2025 undergraduate commencement.

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June 3, 2025

AUC Researchers Link Rising Temperatures to Women’s Cancer in Landmark Study

A new study correlating rising temperatures with women’s cancer in the Middle East recently attracted global media attention, seizing headlines in outlets like The Washington Post, Daily Mail, Fortune and more.

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June 3, 2025

Capstones Without Borders: AUC, Waterloo Partner for Research Innovation

Imagine taking your studies across continents without ever leaving the classroom. That’s what a new AUC partnership seeks to allow for the University’s most tech-inclined. AUC is partnering with the University of Waterloo — Canada’s top-ranked university in computer science and engineering — for joint supervision of capstone projects for students.

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May 12, 2025

AUC Launches Egypt's First Process Safety Management Diploma for Energy Sector

AUC, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and Methanex Egypt are collaborating to launch Egypt’s first Process Safety Management (PSM) professional diploma for the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors.

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March 26, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: From AUC to Harvard

Mohamed Samy Abdallah ’21, pursuing a PhD in applied physics at Harvard University, is developing machine learning models to accelerate and improve computational techniques for material discovery and engineering.

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April 7, 2025

A Semester in Dublin: Lessons Beyond the Classroom

“Since I was little, I wanted to explore the world; however I never got the chance until the study-abroad program popped up in my emails,” said computer engineering junior Seif El Ansary. By the following semester, he found himself in Ireland as an AUC exchange student.

March 24, 2025

Healthcare in Egypt: A Path to Reform and Sustainability

As Egypt expands its Universal Health Insurance System to cover all citizens by 2030, addressing gaps in access, affordability and quality of care has become crucial.

March 10, 2025

Faculty, Alumnae Honored at 5th Forum for Women in Research

At the 5th Forum for Women in Research (QUWA 2025), AUC faculty and alumnae are raising the bar with their work, tackling issues ranging from AI-generated news imagery in journalism and Arabic natural language processing in computer science to the removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater in environmental engineering.

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March 3, 2025

Future Engineers Intern at Dubai's Burj Azizi

Eight students from AUC’s Department of Construction Engineering completed a weeklong internship at the construction site for Dubai’s Burj Azizi, slated to become the world’s second tallest tower. The internship was part of the Burj Azizi Global University Exposure Program, with AUC being the first university to kickstart the initiative.

February 19, 2025

AUC Launches Egypt's First Solar Decathlon Design Challenge - Africa

AUC is hosting The Solar Decathlon Design Challenge – Africa 2025, reaffirming its belief that youth are pivotal in facing climate challenges and promoting energy-efficient building design.

February 16, 2025

Professor Hesham Sallam Leads Discovery of 30-Million-Year-Old Leopard-Sized Carnivore Skull

International study leads to discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert.

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January 28, 2025

AUC Launches Egypt’s First Clinical Research Diploma

AUC unveiled a new clinical research diploma last week — the first in Egypt — in collaboration with ClinGroup, a leading global health solutions provider.