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LAU Becomes an Official SAT Test Center

The LAU Testing Center, distinguished by its technological readiness, accessibility and highly trained staff in digital testing, has now become an official SAT test center. Having met all College Board requirements, the center will be open at the LAU Beirut campus starting this October to students nationwide wishing to sit for the standardized test. Additionally, it will continue to serve as an IDP-IELTS exam venue.

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Elite Scholarship Awarded to Nutrition Graduate

LAU Nutrition graduate Siham Hleihel (BS ’21) has become the second Nutrition and Dietetics alumna to receive the highly competitive Chevening Scholarship, covering a year of study in the UK. In a statement addressed to her instructors at LAU, Hleilhel, who aims to pursue an MSc in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said that this wouldn’t have happened without their continued support.

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LAU’s Business School Makes Headlines

The Adnan Kassar School of Business (AKSOB) was the cover story in the May 2024 edition of Higher Education Digest, a global platform showcasing distinguished universities. The feature highlighted the school’s diverse offerings, commitment to innovation, global impact, industry connections and international accreditations. “Our consistent recognition as a national leader in Business and Economics underscores AKSOB’s unwavering commitment to academic excellence and global impact,” commented Dr. Wassim Shahin, dean of AKSOB.

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Interactive Workshop Illustrates the Power of Neuromarketing

Students taking the neuromarketing course MKT 329 with Drs. Dunia Harajli and Rachelle Mouchantaf had the chance to apply their knowledge in an interactive workshop with Origin, a Lebanon-based advertising agency that specializes in neuromarketing. Attendees put on electroencephalography (EEG) headsets that monitor real-time brain activity when presented with marketing stimuli and learned to analyze its data. They engaged in a Q&A with the industry experts on the ethical considerations of these tools.

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LAU Partners With Télécom Paris

A memorandum of understanding was signed this month between LAU and Télécom Paris—France’s leading engineering school in digital technologies—to promote cooperation in research, knowledge exchange, student mobility and internships for students at LAU’s School of Engineering. Founded in 1878, Télécom Paris is known for its teaching excellence, international outlook and high rate of employability. Through this partnership, the two institutions aim to foster academic excellence and cultural diversity.

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LAU Study on Protein Therapeutics Published

A study co-authored by Dr. Elias Akoury, Dr. Joseph Stephan and LAU Chemistry alumnus Christopher Saab (BS ’22) on protein therapeutics was published in the high-impact journal Scientific Reports on March 5, 2024. The research earned Dr. Akoury the Next Generation Investigator Award in 2023 for shedding light on the dynamics of high-order protein structures and highlighting the importance of understanding epigenetic roles in disease propagation, particularly in cancer.

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A Multidisciplinary Take on Psoriasis

Psoriasis, a disease affecting 3 percent of the global population, often presents with comorbidities. Tackling the diagnostic challenges, manifestations, and treatments associated with this condition, the Division of Rheumatology at the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine held a symposium on February 16 led by Dr. Laure Irani. International and national specialists in rheumatology, radiology, dermatology and endocrinology presented the latest research, screening techniques and case studies on this disease.

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Partnership for Continuing Education

The Academy of Continuing Education (ACE) at LAU has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Heart and Arrows Ltd (H&A) which specializes in professional training and continuing education in Lebanon and Cyprus. The ACE will work with H&A on establishing and conducting several continuing education programs at the latter’s center in Nicosia and online. LAU’s mission, said LAU President Michel E. Mawad, has always involved investing in talent cultivation “as the sine qua non for sustainable development.”

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LAU Libraries Now Catering to the Visually Impaired

In line with the university’s Strategic Plan IV-Pillar III, Innovate to Inspire, the LAU Libraries have recently acquired software that makes their content accessible to the visually impaired community. Designated desktop computers on each campus have been improved with JAWS (Job Access for Speech), a software that enables screen reading, and OpenBook, which converts print materials and PDFs into speech.

 

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Nutrition Postgrad Selected For Protein Production Training

Winner of the Food Security Competition and MS in Nutrition student Ranim Assi (BS ‘23) was selected to attend the Alternative Protein Production and Techno-Functional Characterization Training School at Ege University, Turkey, from March 6–8. This will be an enriching experience for Assi, said SoAS Interim Dean Haidar Harmanani, noting that “her success underscores her hard work and the high level of education that the faculty and the program consistently provide.”

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