Current Issue – Fall 2022

Letters

Views from Campus

Views from Campus

  From the President - Fall 2022 Dear AUB community, As I cross paths with many of you in my travels, I am asked repeatedly about Lebanon and its impact on the health of our university. In light of the crippling devastations of the last few years, how can the...

Features

The Light of Hope

The Light of Hope

The Light of Hope Fall 2022 The streets around campus are lit again thanks to an initiative mobilized by staff from AUB’s Procurement and Contracts Administration (PCA) Department. AUB collaborated with the NGO Rebirth Beirut and Medco petroleum company as part of the...

Creative Minds

Creative Minds

Creative Minds​: Featuring original works from the American University of Beirut community Fall 2022This poem/visual artwork was created by Lara Nabil Haroun, a chemistry student at AUB. She is self-described as “a little girl in a loud world with poetry as a reminder...

Published and Produced

Published and Produced

Published and Produced Fall 2022 It Gets Darker Short Film Written and directed by Firas Abou Fakher (BA '11) and Daniel Habib Following a traumatic incident, Lara’s childhood friend takes her for a relaxing weekend at an isolated resort. It turns out to be a trap to...

When Determination Meets Science

When Determination Meets Science

When Determination Meets Science Fall 2022In the video, a man labors up a snowy trail, methodically planting forearm crutches on the ground ahead of him and swinging his legs forward. He repeats the move, pausing for breath. Suddenly, he topples into a full-body fall,...

Face to Face

Face to Face

Face to Face: Mohamad Youssef Fall 2022For years now, MainGate has published stories about AUB staff that best exemplify being part of the AUB community. Staff members have shared their stories, including those of how their time at AUB has, for some, been life...

Uplifting Our Look

Uplifting Our Look

Uplifting Our Look Fall 2022“It is fitting that we open this academic year with an updated look, a fresh take on our historic identity. The distinctive new logo, baked in Berytus Red, reaffirms our identity as one of the oldest, most prestigious, and mission-oriented...

Aiducation

Aiducation

  Features Aiducation - Frida Atallah by MainGate Staff Fall 2022Now a fourth-year medical student, Frida Atallah grew up in a small town in Mount Lebanon. For as long as she can remember, she wanted to attend AUB. “I knew that education would change my path and...

Honoring AUB’s Greatest

Honoring AUB’s Greatest

Honoring AUB's Greatest Fall 2022The University Medal was awarded to three remarkable individuals in AUB’s history: Professor Samir Tabet (above right), Trustee Emeritus Ali Ghandour (above center), and Professor Makhlouf Haddadin (above left). Each of these...

Check Up: Hopes and Dreams on Ice

Check Up: Hopes and Dreams on Ice

Check Up: Hopes and Dreams on Ice Fall 2022Survival rates for cancer have been increasing dramatically over the past half century, which means that many women and men go on to live long, healthy lives after successful treatment. Yet these therapies can have the...

Students at the Forefront of Science

Students at the Forefront of Science

Students at the Forefront of Science Fall 2022Internships within the largest international scientific collaboration in history inspire our students to grow and contribute This year, three AUB students joined the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the...

Alumni & Friends

Class Notes

    Class Notes - Fall 2022Sharon Wilterdink Moses (former student 1967–68) writes, “I came to AUB for my junior year shortly after the 1967 war. My year at AUB opened my eyes to the world beyond the US and continues to inform my life. In Washington, DC, I held...

For Our Students, for Our Patients

For Our Students, for Our Patients

For Our Students, for Our Patients Fall 2022More than 200 people gathered at the Rockefeller Center’s Rainbow Room in New York City on November 17, 2022, for a celebration of AUB’s enduring mission. In his welcoming remarks, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Philip S....

The AUB4Beirut Run 2022

The AUB4Beirut Run 2022

The AUB4Beirut Run 2022 Fall 2022The third annual AUB4Beirut Run took place in 16 countries and raised more than $80,000 for AUB initiatives, including student scholarships and patients seeking care at the AUB Medical Center. We're especially proud of the 33 alumni...

A Global Celebration

A Global Celebration

A Global Celebration Fall 2022The American University of Beirut organized its third Giving Day on December 5, 2022. It was a global celebration. There was also a lot happening on campus: Giving Day booths outside Assembly Hall and at the Halim and Aida Daniel Academic...

WAAAUB Events and Announcements

WAAAUB Events and Announcements

  WAAAUB Events and Announcements - Fall 2022 Recently Elected Chapter Presidents    Mustafa Saadi, Atlanta Chapter President President: Mustafa Saadi (BE ’96, MEM ’98) Vice President: Lea Matar (BS ’10) Treasurer: Cynthia Arzrouni Elchami (BA ’99)...

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

    In Memoriam - Fall 2022 Adil A Iliya (BA ’44, MD ’48) passed away on March 12, 2022. He was 98 years old. Dr. Iliya was born in Lebanon on April 24, 1923. After earning his MD degree at AUB, he completed his surgical training at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas,...