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Trained in Crisis: LAU’s 2026 Hooding Ceremony Honors Its Medical Graduates LAU Engineering Students Earn Second Place at Invent for the Planet Iconic Civil War Photograph Joins LAU’s Permanent Library Collection Managing Conflict and Preserving Legacy in Family Businesses Trustee Ray Debbane’s Gift Anchors LAU’s Global Ambition in New York Preparing for Ten LAU Honors Student-Athletes at Annual Athletics Awards Dinner Professional Learning Advances at LAU Through Collaboration New MOU Supports Collaboration in AI and Entrepreneurship LAU Medical Trainees Elevate Evidence-Based Clinical Practice LAU–ADU Partnership Launches Regional Research Push LAU Celebrates a New Generation of Change-Makers and Scholars Dr. Moise A. Khayrallah’s Endowed Gift to LAU Transforms Lebanon’s Health Infrastructure LAU Faculty Organize International Seminar on Mathematics in Biology Continued NECHE Accreditation Affirms LAU’s Institutional Strength LAU Appoints Dr. Gregory Heileman as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs A Moment to Pause: Reclaiming Mental Wellbeing in Times of Uncertainty In Times of Uncertainty, the LAU Community Stands Together in London A New Form of Mental Health Support: The Vent Box New MOU Supports Women’s Leadership and Engagement AKSOB Launches Three New Executive MBA Certificates LAU Signs MOU With Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture LAU and SYMZ Capital LLC Partner to Strengthen Entrepreneurship The CIL Launches its Ed Tech Unit On Point Celebrates Student Innovation and Commitment to Accreditation LAU Kicks off the Seventh Season of the Jr. NBA League Bridging Policy, Science and Society to Tackle Lebanon’s Environmental Challenges LAU Builds New Bridges to Lifelong Learning LAU and PHD Media MOU Enhances Internship Opportunities for AKSOB Students LAU Reignites Alumni Leadership and Volunteer Spirit in Jeddah High Schoolers Step Into the Design World and Earn Scholarships to LAU Education STEM Day 2026 Inspires Young Minds Summer Camp Set to Fan the Flames of Curiosity The IEEE Student Branch at LAU Keeps the Crown LAU and the Cyprus Institute Sign MOU to Expand Research Collaboration LAU and OMSAR Formalize Strategic Partnership LAU Partners with the Civic Influence Hub to Enhance Governance, Advance Research and Promote Civic Engagement LAU Launches Fifth Edition of Clinical Simulation Diploma LAU Faculty and Students Engage in Innovation and Collaborative Projects with German and Arab Universities LAU Welcomes Young Talent at the High-School Tournament 2025 LAU Graphic Design Students Explore Animation Beyond the Screen Christmas Cheer and the Spirit of Giving at LAU ScholarGPS Data Highlights LAU Faculty Contributions in Key Research Fields Together for LAU: A GivingTuesday Success A New Chapter of Innovation, Civic Partnership and Opportunities LAU and the MIF Convene Stakeholders on Development Priorities in Byblos A Tripartite Alliance for Lebanon’s Digital Future ASFER Conference at LAU Examines Arab Economic Competitiveness Rewriting Women’s Art History in the Arab World: Insights from LAU’s Recent Talk by the Barjeel Art Foundation LAU Renames the Center for Lebanese Heritage in Honor of Dr. Philip A. Salem Economic Policy Talk Series Highlights Policy Challenges in Lebanon LAU and the Michel Issa Foundation Partner to Drive Community-Based Development Family Business Leaders Reflect on Succession Planning, Continuity and Governance in Times of Change AKSOB Joins the United Nations PRME Initiative A Special Launch Event by LAU’s Arab Institute for Women The Alhambra Comes to Life at LAU Reimagining Lebanon’s Industrial Future Alumnus Mohamad Mortada on Green Buildings in Lebanon Water Security in Lebanon: From Crisis to Opportunity Armed With a Lens: Documenting Women in War and Preserving Collective Memory The Power of Philanthropy in Family Business Together for LAU Future Engineers Meet Industry Experts to Explore Lebanon’s Energy Outlook LAU Designers Earn Top Regional Honors Student Athletes Excel at the 2025 World InterUniversities Championship LAU Partners With Virginia Tech Award-Winning Author Hemley Boum at LAU Internship Opportunities for Translation Students Abou El Zeus: LAU’s Major Theater Production Returns to Gulbenkian with a Bang Empowering Lebanon’s Student Investigators Revisiting Beirut’s Design Past Institutional Accreditation Expands to Include the LAU New York Campus Diaries of the Swahili Coast: Zanzibar’s Arab Heritage Promises a Vivid Dialogue between Tradition and Modernity Spirited Showdown Between Alumni and Varsity LAU Sets Up the Office for Internal Consulting and Project Management LAU Brings Science, Policy, and Community Together for Lebanon’s Celiac Awareness Modern and Complex PCI: LAU Advances the Future of Interventional Cardiology Germany is Next for Engineering Students’ Winning Project LAU Launches VEX Robotics Lebanon to Power the Nation’s STEM Future LAU Staff Advance Digital Skills through AI Training Breast Cancer From a 360° Angle LAU Renews Cooperation With Brazilian Universities Nutrition Graduates Ready to Nourish Bodies and Souls The LAU Libraries’ Creative Space: A Hub for Collaborative Innovation and Learning Pharmacy Forward: LAU Conference Redefines Pharmacists for a New Era The Palace and Its Keepers Student Council Elections 2025: LAU Students Uphold the Spirit of Shared Governance LAU Launches a Master’s in Data Science Building Habitats for Humans and Other Creatures to Thrive “Reinventing Government 2030” Town Hall Engages Byblos Community White Coat Ceremony Marks Students’ Transition Into Professional Pharmacy LAU Faculty Ranked Globally Among the Top 2 Percent Most-Cited Scientists Building Bridges: LAU Champions Autism Awareness and Inclusion The Feast of Waste and the Famine of Need The Arab Institute for Women Relaunches the Who Is She Online Database Designing With Nature, Not Against It LAU’s New Rafic Hariri Complex for the Advancement of Human Learning and the Nazek and Rafic Hariri Building LAU’s Economic Policy Talk Series Delves into Sustainable Water Management LAU Faculty Reflect on Receiving Excellence Awards Minister Fadi Makki Engages LAUers in a Town Hall on “Reinventing Government 2030” Project LAU Offers a Specialty in Wound Care and Stoma Therapy Political Science Student Awarded at International Conference LAU Seeks Out International Students and Partnerships Launching the Beirut Economics Research Seminar Series LAU Collaborates with the ICRC to Raise Awareness on Lebanon’s Disappeared AKSOB’s New Dean, Dr. Dima R. Jamali, Will Drive a Bold Vision for Innovation and Global Impact LAU Medical Center–Rizk Hospital Names Block D for Dr. Michel E. Mawad LAU Physicians Set National Benchmark for Sports Health Smart Cities, Sustainable Solutions LAU’s Gilbert Accary Joins Editorial Board of Leading Journal “They Made Us Think Like Engineers” LAU Summer Camp Shapes Future Healthcare Heroes LAU-Louis Cardahi Foundation Celebrates National Heritage SoAS Boot Camps Open New Horizons for Aspiring University Students Young Champs at Summer Camps Rewarded With Scholarships Trustee and Banque BEMO Chair Riad Obegi Gives Contribution to LAU LAU and Makassed Expand Alliance to Further Their Joint Mission LAU Athletes Shine at 2025 FISU World University Games From Sketches to Sawdust: LAU’s Design Camps Initiate Prospective Students Dr. Mohammad Mroueh to Serve on the Cannabis Regulatory Authority LAU Launches Dual-Degree Program With the Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE)-Supaero Celebrating Lifelong Bonds at the Alumni Reunions Dr. Marc Haddad Appointed to the Civil Aviation Authority Board LAU Economics Summer Camp Awards Scholarships to Rising Young Economists Pharmacy Graduates and Residents Celebrated at Hooding Ceremony Residency Programs Earn ACGME-I Accreditation “Choice, Not Chance:” A Deep Dive into the Real Fertility Crisis Marketing Faculty Nominated for the Prestigious THE Awards Arab World 2025 LAU Expands Global Footprint in Fashion Education LAU and LMAC Partner on Humanitarian Mine Action Training Exciting Pitch Approaches for Entrepreneurs From Crisis to Action: LAU and PAX Lead National Water Reform Effort Beyond the Counter: High Schoolers Deep Dive into the Profession of Pharmacy at LAU’s Summer Camps Fostering a Culture of Research Collaboration and Impact Tomooh Scholarship Students Spotlighted at LAU SOE Launches its Distinguished Scholars Visiting Program with International Guest Dr. Feras Batarseh Scholars and Policymakers Reimagine Lebanon’s Future LAU Nursing Camp Opens Eyes, Hearts and Futures Meet Dr. Zeina Khouri-Stevens, Executive Vice President for Health Services LAU Family Medicine Graduates to Benefit from a Partnership With Nova Scotia LAU Simulation Models Celebrate 20 Years of Learning, Leadership and Service The School of Engineering Hosts the Lebanese Electromagnetics Day LAU Stands Out on the Sustainability Scores Interior Design Students Honor the Past by Designing the Future LAU’s 100th Commencement Continues With Beirut Class of 2025 Wadad Halwani: Mourning, Memory and Movement LAU’s 100th Commencement Begins With Byblos Class of 2025 LAU’s IEEE Student Branch Ranked First in Lebanon Empowered Graduates of MEPI-TL Program Ready to Lead and Innovate LAU Honors Its Alumnae Champions of Women’s Empowerment New Generation of LAU Designers Promote Identity and Change From Adversity to Advocacy: LAU Nurses Turn the Page Engineering Excellence Honored at the Annual Student Awards LAU and LCPS Sign MOU to Advance Policy Research and Education LAU Celebrates Its Newest Physicians From Classroom to Clinic: LAU Med-II Students Begin Training The School of Engineering Hosts the Inaugural National Instrumentation Control and Robotics Engineering Competition Heritage Unveiled: A Treasure Trove of National Memory LAU Launches Lebanon’s Brightest Engineers Onto the Global Stage LAU Launches New AIChE Student Chapter Hyped for University Life Learning in the Heat of Competitions: Engineering Students Push Their Creative Limits LAU Athletics Honors Its Own Minister Kamal Shehadi Charts the Path for Lebanon’s AI-Readiness and Talent Nurturing LAU Announces its Honorary Doctorate Recipient and Keynote Speakers for the 2025 Commencements Cooking Up the Future: LAU’s Uni Chefs’ Challenge 2025 Puts Lebanon’s Culinary Talent on the Map LAU Alumni Bring Their Art Back to Campus LAU Youth Leaders Take On the Big Apple LAU Launches the Master of Science in Data Analytics Ready to Speak Arabic? Hair Disorders in Focus: Interdisciplinary Insights and Clinical Advances In Memoriam: Trustee Hanna Ayoub (1930–2025) LAU’s Honors Program Closes One Chapter, Opens Another Staff and Retirees Honored for Decades of Dedication Beyond the Rubble: Healing, Rebuilding, and Reimagining Post-War Lebanon Antibiotic Stewardship: A Key Defense Against Bacterial Gastroenteritis LAU Jr. NBA Celebrates a Thrilling Season of Youth Talent and Sportsmanship LAU Partners with RIT Dubai LAU Students Excel at the Third Annual Entrepreneurship Competition LAU Runs the Distance—With Heart, Help, and Hope Tomorrow’s Leaders Turn Challenges into Opportunities Stories That Color Outside the Lines Students Gain Insights on Agentic AI from Industry Experts LAU Research Day 2025: Knowledge Advancement Gains Momentum LAU Engineers Pitch their Projects Engineering Students Collaborate with Counterparts at Georgia Tech on a Winning Project LAU Takes on Anti-Corruption Initiatives Prototypes Reflect Students’ Innovative Ideas In Memoriam: His Excellency Adnan Kassar LAU Celebrates Its Unsung Heroes The War Has Ended, but Have We Healed? A Night of Musical Icons LAU Students Combine Passion and Precision to Win First Place at HORECA 2025 A Century and Two Decades Later, Jawdat Haydar’s Poetry Still Speaks at LAU SoAS Establishes Awards to Honor Emerging Scholars The Alexis & Anne-Marie Habib Foundation Holds a Student-Centered Event at LAU LAU Students Win L’Oréal Brandstorm National Finals Arab Women Artists and the Power of Preservation LAU Is Among the Top 100 Universities in THE Asia Rankings LAU Athletes Bring Home Trophies from Athens and Belgrade From Ruins to Resources: Reimagining Lebanon’s Post-Destruction Urban Spaces Dr. Tannous Elected to ASLMS 2025 Nominating Committee Medical Graduates Showcase their Research Leadership The 2025 Cohort of Graduating Fashion Designers Gain Insights from Elie Saab The School of Engineering Holds Annual Workshop with BMW Group–Lebanon Introducing the Office of Professionalism and Ethics at LAU To Dance Toward Tomorrow Six LAU Faculty Listed Among the World’s Top 0.05 Percent by ScholarGPS Inauguration of the Mona Riad El Solh ICU International Mentors Convene at LAU Innovate This Summer: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Summer School for Middle Schoolers LAU Libraries Champion Social Responsibility Through AI Outreach Dr. Abi Raad Honored by the Académie Nationale de Chirurgie Entrepreneurs Gear Up to Innovate LAU Celebrates Student Talent and Leadership at Soft Skills Showcase Into the Psychology of Justice Hearing Between the Lines LAU Hematology Conference 2025: Advancing Science Through Interdisciplinary Exchange Dr. Chaouki T. Abdallah Invested as LAU’s 10th President Preserving Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment in a Crisis LAU Guides Its Students Through the Code of Conduct Michael Kouly on AI and Leadership Unlocking Talent: From Education to Vocational Impact LAU’s Inaugural PodChat Session Addresses AI Detection in the Classroom Dr. Chaouki Abdallah Honored as AAAS Fellow LAU Engineering Graduate Programs: Career-Growth Gamechangers 85 Percent of LAU Students and Residents Match in the US LAU to Hold Formal Presidential Investiture LAU Renews its “Sacred Covenant With Lebanon” Dean Alsharif Recognized for Excellence in Pharmacy Education Renowned Gene Hunters Share Their Findings on the LAU Stage Co-Financed Scholarship for PhDs in Engineering Grassroot Partnerships: The Key to Sustainable Gender Equality Is AI a Tool or a Threat to Education? LAU Faculty Weigh In In Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Julinda Abu Nasr (AA ’53) LAU Partners with Kesrouan-Ftouh Federation