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LAU Student Kicks Her Way to Paris Olympics 2024

Taekwondo champion and second-year medical student at LAU Laetitia Aoun has qualified for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics after clinching 1st place in the Taekwondo Asian Qualification Tournament in China last Saturday. Despite recovering from injuries—a dislocated shoulder and a broken thumb—Aoun secured a 2-0 victory over her Filipina opponent in the under 57kg class. Aoun is the second LAU student to qualify for the Olympics after Karen Chammas (BS’14) who competed in the London Summer Olympics of 2012.

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Civil Engineering Student Named One of the New Faces of Engineering

Fourth-year civil engineering student and President of the LAU student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lea Al Habr is one of 10 civil engineers of tomorrow chosen by ASCE to design for Cities of the Future, a project that envisions what city life could look like in 50 years. Al Habr, the only student selected from the region, will work with her international peers on this sustainability endeavor.

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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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For a Cause and a Course

In line with the university’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, three business students, Katia Slim, Cynthia Abdel Khalik and Sari Daoud, organized a drive that raised a considerable number of books, clothes and bags for Ahla Fawda NGO. Their efforts were part of the course requirements for a project-management class, MGT401, delivered by Assistant Professor Samar Aad-Makhoul at the Adnan Kassar School of Business.

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Blueprint for Growth

In a workshop organized by the Department of Social and Education Sciences, alumna and founder of Creative Learning Integrated Center Faten Ghaiss (BA ‘01) returned to her alma mater to help LAU students sharpen their personal and professional skills through strategies to nurture their growth mindset. “It’s my responsibility as an alumna to impart this knowledge to current students,” she said, “the same way my professors did for me years back.”

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Breast Cancer Research Meets Clinical Practice

For the second consecutive year, medical students from the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine along with Aid Lebanon hosted a hybrid symposium on the latest advancements in breast cancer research, detection, therapies and surgery. The event featured eye-opening sessions by international and local physicians and granted two Continuing Medical Education points to healthcare providers in attendance. (Photo courtesy of Aid Lebanon).

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A Treat for LAU Bibliophiles

Students, faculty and staff flocked to the Riyad Nassar Library, Beirut campus, on the first day of a book giveaway hosted by the LAU Libraries to enrich the intellectual and cultural life of the LAU community. Shelves emptied within hours of close to 2,000 Arabic and English publications in all genres and disciplines. Another such event was held at the Joseph G. Jabbra Library, Byblos campus, in October, where more than 500 books were on offer.

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A Crowning Achievement for LAU Alumna

LAU Political Science and International Affairs graduate and Senior Reporter at CNN Business Arabic Paula Naoufal (BA ’18) has won the 2023 International Energy Journalism Award in the print/radio category of Arabic-language reporting on Middle East energy matters. Naoufal received the award for her contributions to the field of energy journalism from Crown Prince of Fujairah, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi.

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A New Cohort of 43 LAUers Completes the Millennium Fellowship

Since LAU is a member of the United Nations Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network, some of its students take part in the semester-long Millennium Fellowship Program, where they attend leadership training sessions to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This year, 43 LAUers from both campuses engaged with more than 4,000 peers from 260 campuses worldwide, gaining valuable connections to ultimately benefit their communities.

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