American Univesity of Beirut

August 2015​

• AUB Professor Sari Hanafi wins Shoman Award for impactful research on social change and knowledge production, Wednesday, August 19, 2015
• AUB professor wins Shoman Award for leading research on obesity and related diseases, Sunday, August 16, 2015
• AUB appoints leading management scholar as Dean of the Olayan School of Business, Thursday, August, 13, 2015
• AUB responds to waste crisis, Thursday, August 6, 2015

July 2015

• AUB grants ‘Distinguished Alumni’ awards to Salwa Siniora Baassiri and Rana Hajjeh, Monday, July 27, 2015
• Worldwide Alumni Association of AUB gets its first woman president: Wafa Saab, Thursday, July 23, 2015
• AUB to award its distinguished alumni, Salwa Siniora Baasiri and Dr Rana Hajjeh El Kebbi, Tuesday, July 21, 2015
• AUB to award its distinguished alumni during 2015 Reunion, Thursday, July 9, 2015
• AUB study shows promising results for recycling expired pharmaceuticals, Tuesday, July 7, 2015
• AUB professor receives 2015 UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Award, Monday, July 6, 2015
• AUB receives major gift for art history and curating, Friday, July 3, 2015
• AUB President-elect Dr. Fadlo Khuri elected to Academy of Sciences for Lebanon, Thursday, July 2, 2015
• AUB to unveil a new environmentally-friendly technology to recycle expired pharmaceuticals, Thursday, July 2, 2015

June 2015

• AUB receives $2 million Mellon grant to promote arts and humanities in the region, Friday, June 19, 2015
• AUB students develop two new prize-winning apps, Tuesday, June 16, 2015
• AUB selected to host special scholarship program to boost skills needed for implementation of health interventions, Monday, June 8, 2015

May 2015

• AUB graduates 1473 undergraduate students, Saturday, May 30, 2015
• AUB confers honorary doctorates to Peter Sellars and Ismail Serageldin, Friday, May 29, 2015
• AUB to hold international conference on the future of nuclear energy and other energy scenarios in the Arab world, Tuesday, May 19, 2015
• AUB to hold commencement exercises and honorary doctorates ceremonies, Tuesday, May 19, 2015
• Four AUB professors produce innovative research with applications that can impact the world, Friday, May 8, 2015
• AUB to confer honorary doctorates to two luminaries who left their imprints on the world, Thursday, May 7, 2015
• Creativity abounds at IBDAA 2015, where students propose sustainable solutions to common problems, Tuesday, May 5, 2015

April 2015

• WHO designates AUB’s Knowledge to Policy (K2P) Center as first collaborating center for evidence-informed policy and practice in the region, Thursday, April 23, 2015
• Upcoming events at AUB, Wednesday, April 22, 2015
• AUB exhibit showcases our experience with Time, Wednesday, April 8, 2015

March 2015

• First online diploma program in green technologies accepting applications, Monday, March 30, 2015
• Upcoming events at AUB, Friday, March 27, 2015
• Upcoming cultural events at AUB, Monday, March 23, 2015
• AUB art galleries to inaugurate an exhibition of nine works addressing how we experience time, Friday, March 20, 2015
• AUB announces its 16th president, Thursday, March 19, 2015
• Researchers from AUB and the world mobilize to highlight dangers of hookah smoking through special research supplement, Tuesday, March 17, 2015
• New AUB center to provide policy-makers with scientific knowledge to inform their policy-making, Friday, March 13, 2015
• AUB to launch new center that will provide policy-makers with scientific knowledge, Monday, March 9, 2015
• Statement by AUB administration, Friday, March 6, 2015
• City Debates 2015 examines gentrification of Beirut and other regional cities, Thursday, March 5, 2015

February 2015

• AUB conference to discuss gentrification of Beirut and other regional cities, Thursday, February 26, 2015
• Upcoming events at AUB, Tuesday, February 24, 2015
• Upcoming events at AUB, Friday, February 20, 2015
• Upcoming cultural activities, Monday, February 16, 2015
• AUB study: Gamification improves active learning and class engagement in higher education, Tuesday, February 10, 2015
• Upcoming events at AUB, Thursday, February 5, 2015

January 2015

• AUB to offer first graduate-level Diploma in Food Security in MENA region, Tuesday, January 27, 2015
• AUB and partner universities launch a professional diploma in green technologies, Thursday, January 8, 2015

December 2014

• AUB researchers turn a forest fire hazard into a water purification opportunity, Tuesday, December 16, 2014
• Series of lectures on civilization studies, Friday, December 12, 2014
• AUB symposium on nutrition and exercise warns against salt fluoridation, promotes exercise, Monday, December 8, 2014
• New FHS study warns: Lebanese students misusing prescription drugs, potentially exposing themselves to harm, Friday, December 5, 2014
• 2014 Founders Day keynote speaker: AUB can serve as the region’s collective Mandela, Monday, December 1, 2014

November 2014

• AUB brings artist John Carswell’s works back to where they were created half a century ago, Friday, November 21, 2014
• Electronic balloting adopted for 2014 AUB student elections; results out in less than half the time, Tuesday, November 18, 2014
• Two AUB professors receive 2014 CNRS award for research excellence, Thursday, November 13, 2014
• AUB to open major exhibition by artist John Carswell, Wednesday, November 12, 2014
• US News & World Report ranks AUB first in Lebanon and fifth in the region, Wednesday, November 5, 2014

October 2014

• AUB architecture student win award for designing juvenile detention center that will help reintegrate delinquents into society, Tuesday, October 28, 2014
• World-renowned artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat to hold lecture and screening at AUB, Monday, October 20, 2014
• AUB student project wins at regional Holcim Awards for sustainable construction, Friday October 17, 2014
• AUB appoints scholar and former minister Tarek Mitri as new Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, Friday, October 17, 2014
• Biodiversity Awards to be distributed to the best Lebanese villages, Friday, October 10, 2014
• AUB tests the waters of open online learning and digital degrees with pilot courses, Thursday, October 9, 2014
• AUB receives largest single endowment in its history for financial aid, Tuesday, October 7, 2014
• Findings of AUB studies on energy efficient building design reveal cost savings, eco-friendliness, and health benefits, Friday, October 3, 2014

September 2014

• AUB students win national computer programming competition, Monday, September 29, 2014
• AUB signs partnership to provide educational opportunities for financially disadvantaged Lebanese students, Friday, September 26, 2014
• 2014 QS Rankings: AUB leads Arab universities in faculty citations and employer reputation, Tuesday, September 16, 2014
• AUB establishes Sawwaf Comics Initiative for the study and promotion of Arabic comics, Monday, September 15, 2014
• AUB inaugurates forward-looking, eco-friendly, and research-oriented Irani-Oxy Engineering Complex, Wednesday, September 10, 2014
• AUB's nursing society to be chartered as first regional chapter of the International Honor Society of Nursing, Tuesday, September 9, 2014
• President Dorman to students during Opening Ceremony: American educational model an unrecognized US foreign policy success in Arab world, Monday, September 8. 2014
• AUB to open exhibit on video art from Central Asia, Wednesday, September 3, 2014