Fall 2019/Winter 2020
Letters
From the President
On September 2, 2019, I made my opening day remarks in Assembly Hall, including the statement: “We are committed, as we have always been, to the education of our students, in good times and in bad.
From the Editor
The dramatic events gripping Lebanon since October 17, 2019, have highlighted for me more sharply than ever how a university can be several different things at the same time.
Features
Feminist Forum on Climate Change
Former Irish President Mary Robinson spoke to an audience of activists and educators at the Debs Center on the critical role women have to play in combatting global climate change.Features | Campus Feminist Forum on Climate Change by Barbara Rosica Fall 2019/Winter...
Rededication of Penrose Hall
Features | Campus The rededication of Penrose Hall: A 21st century renovation for a beloved dormitory by Susanne Lane Fall 2019/Winter 2020 he September 3 ceremony rededicating Penrose Hall provided an abundance of reasons to celebrate. The event...
Zein AUB iPark
Features | Campus Zein AUB iPark Inspire. Enable. Connect. By MainGate Staff Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Sleek walls, signage in looping modern typeface, a maze of crisscrossing ductwork set against a high, unfinished ceiling, a sprawling open office hemmed by...
Yo Yo Ma at AUB
Notable Yo-Yo Ma: What we can do together By Barbara Rosica Fall 2019/Winter 2020 usic has the power to unite. Having experienced this throughout his life, Yo-Yo Ma, the world’s premiere cellist, has been on a pilgrimage to find the one universal...
R + D – Riccardo Paredi
Features | Profiles R + D: Riccardo Paredi PhD (expected '22), Arabic and Near Eastern Languages by Susanne Lane Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Life before his PhD: I grew up in a small, mountainous village in Lake Como (Italy). I always felt the need to be challenged by...
Pursuits
Features | Discoveries Pursuits Fall 2019/Winter 2020From the office shredder to the farm Assistant Research Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Mirella Aoun, Assistant Professor at the Department of Agriculture Sandra Yanni, and...
Published and Produced
Features | Discoveries Published and Produced By Barbara Rosica Fall 2019/Winter 2020Rise of the Phoenix, Raja Srour Raja Srour (BS ’65, MD ’69) is both a highly successful cosmetic surgeon with his own practice in Los Angeles, California, and an accomplished artist....
Protest Journal
A Protest Journal Reflections from the street – October/November 2019 Lebanon’s Historic Regional Rebellion Student Voices Reclaiming the City through Art The Revolution is a Woman Crisis Management at the Medical Center Comments collected from the AUB faculty email...
Face to Face – Maria Mansour
Features | Profiles Ensuring an abundant life at AUB by Eric Eyges Fall 2019/Winter 2020 As AUB’s director of financial planning, Maria Mansour plays a central role in the functioning of the university. From the Office of Financial Planning, nested in a cozy...
Check Up – Maya Romani
Features | Health & Wellness Check Up: Dr. Maya Romani Talks Workplace Wellness Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Q. What is integrative medicine? How did you become interested in it? A. Integrative medicine (IM) is holistic medicine. The focus is on the whole...
Bold Steps – Iman Nuwayhid
Features | Profiles Aspiring for peace and justice, FHS gets its hands dirty in a messy world By MainGate Staff Fall 2019/Winter 2020“The world is a messy place,” explains Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Dean Iman Nuwayhid, “but we are completely committed—as a...
Afghan Students Come to AUB
Features | Campus The journey of 15 young women from Afghanistan to AUB Fall 2019/Winter 2020After a long, rigorous journey, 15 of the best and brightest Afghan women made AUB their new home. Their arrival was made possible by the newly established merit-based...
A Cellular Skeleton Key
Features | Discoveries A Cellular Skeleton Key by Eric Eyges Fall 2019/Winter 2020Balance is a central concept in medicine. When the body fails in its ongoing mission to maintain homeostasis, disease creeps in. Medicine’s goal is to tweak, to make minor adjustments....
Alumni & Friends
Legends and Legacies – Stephen B. L. Penrose Jr.
Stephen B. L. Penrose Jr. (AUB President from 1948 to 1954) works at his desk. Features | Profiles Stephen B. L. Penrose Jr. (AUB President, 1948–54) By Barbara Rosica Fall 2019/Winter 2020 tephen Beasley Linnard Penrose Jr. was born...
WAAAUB Events and Announcements
WAAAUB Events and Announcements 2019 Recently Elected Chapter Presidents Adi Hajj-Ahmad, President Northern California Chapter Northern California Chapter President: Adi Hajj-Ahmad (BEN ’11) Vice President: Sandra Skaff (BS ’00) Treasurer: Rana Akel...
WAAAUB Elections
WAAAUB Elections - Fall 2019 Ghassan Abou-Alfa (BS ’88, MD ’92) is professor of medicine, attending physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering, chair of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Hepatobiliary Task Force, and president of the International Society...
StandingOUTStanding – Moe Hamzeh
Features | Profiles A conversation with Moe Hamzeh reveals that sometimes dreams really do come true by Susanne Lane Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Did you imagine when you were a geology student that you would end up having a career in music? Moe Hamzeh: Not really. I...
Sahtein: Soybean Whole Wheat Spaghetti
Features | Health & Wellness Sahtein: Soybean Whole Wheat Spaghetti by Sara Farhat Jarrar (BS '06, MS '10) Fall 2019/Winter 2020 This is my favorite high-protein vegan spaghetti dish, loaded with soybeans, vegetables, and whole wheat spaghetti. It offers...
In Memoriam
In Memoriam - Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Antoine Hanna Sayegh, PhD (BS ’53). Born in Jaffa, Palestine, in 1932, Sayegh passed away on September 6, 2019. After earning his BS degree in chemistry, he received an MS and PhD at Oregon State University in soil and farm...
Class Notes
Class Notes - Fall 2019/ Winter 2020Ann Potter McGurk (former student, 1954–56) writes, “After spending two years at AUB (1954–56), I returned to the US, where I graduated from Marietta College in Ohio. My husband Terrence McGurk and I got married right after I...
AUB on the Move
AUB on the Move: Leadership Around the World1. Presentation by President Fadlo Khuri Lifting the Quality of Education and Health Across the MENA Region AUB delegation invited to University of Michigan October 9 – 12, 2019 2. Presentation by President Fadlo KhuriVoices...
Alumni Profile – Adele Khodr
Features | Profiles Adele Khodr (BA ’81, MA ’85): Facing the challenge with resilience, tenacity, and compassion by Alison Freeland Fall 2019/Winter 2020“We in UNICEF have the best mandate,” says Adele Khodr. She should know, having worked for UNICEF for...
Alumni Honorees – Alexander Geha
Features | Profiles Dr. Alexander Geha's Lifetime of Service Fall 2019/Winter 2020 A celebrated cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Alexander S. Geha (BS ’55, MD ’59) has been affiliated with the University of Vermont (1967–69), Washington University in St. Louis (1969–75),...