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A Position Statement by the Office of Research at AUB on the Conduct of Research during the Ongoing War. #AUBResearch #CrisisSetting

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming session, “Insights and Preparedness for Research Continuity”, taking place on Wednesday April 15, 2026. Register now: 👇 redcap.aub.edu.lb/surveys/?s=P43…

From puffs to patterns, how nicotine is no longer just delivered, but tracked, optimized, and engineered. As devices get smarter, so does the playbook behind addiction. @work/Pages/2026/3/Big-Data-Meets-Nicotine.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">aub.edu.lb/communications… #AUB #AUBAtWork @AUB_Research @MSFEA_AUB @DiscoveringAUB

Cultural heritage carries memory, identity, and belonging, and in times of war, it becomes a pathway toward recovery. From Nabatieh to Gaza, rebuilding starts with reconnecting people to what they hold onto. #AUB @AUB_Research

After conflict, research leads the way forward. Through the Inter-University Seed Grant (IUSG), the American University of Beirut Office of Research is supporting collaborative research that helps societies rebuild, recover, and reimagine the future after conflict. #AUB @AUB_Research

AUB researcher Wael Khreich introduces Genderly, a system designed to detect hidden gender bias in language and AI, advancing more responsible and fair technology. @work/Pages/2026/2/real-problem-behind-ai-misogyny-isnt-images.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">aub.edu.lb/communications… #AUB #AUBAtWork

AUB researchers are using AI and real-time data to reduce waste, protect food quality, and safeguard vaccine effectiveness. @work/Pages/2026/2/using-ai-cut-waste-improve-decision-making.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">aub.edu.lb/communications… #AUBAtWork #AUB #AUBVibes

AUB physicist Jihad Touma offers a new framework for understanding why planets around binary stars are so rare, revealing how subtle relativistic effects shape the fate of entire planetary systems. @work/Pages/2026/2/real-life-tatooine-planets-rare.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">aub.edu.lb/communications… #AUB #AUBAtWork

The event brought together 60 AUB participants, along with colleagues from USJ and BAU. In partnership with Ms. Mitra Tauk and her team, it focused on how we foster a safe, inclusive, and respectful research environment to exploring requirements in post-award grants management.

1/ PSHEA at the ❤️ of Safe Partnerships On February 18, the University Research Grants Administrators Community of Practice (UrCOP) marked its one-year anniversary with a special session dedicated to the Prevention of Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse (PSHEA).

Following the awarding of the Inter-University Seed Grant (IUSG) for Research on Post-Conflict Recovery, a progress update meeting was held to share insights, connect across projects, and strengthen collaboration. #researchmatters #aubresearch #crisis #mena

Pick of the Month – February Edition Explore three landmark publications from AUB Press, authored and edited by AUB’s Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages: l.aub.edu/XzWLy @AUB_Lebanon @AUB_Research @borfali #FPSS

Thank you to everyone who joined and contributed to the great session. Please save your agenda, for our next UrCOP meeting entitled: “PSHEA at the ❤️ of Safe and Respectful Partnerships” on February 18, 2026. #UrCOP #ResearchCompliance #PostAward #Collaboration P2

Our first UrCOP meeting of the year brought community members together to strengthen interunit operations fostering a post award compliant research management. As the saying goes, it takes two to tango and we share common values safeguarding processes . 💃🕺 P1

From a single vial of blood to a generation of future scientists, Dr. Rihab Nasr is advancing early cancer detection while opening the doors of research to those who might never have seen it as a possibility. @work/Pages/2026/1/Building-the-Next-Generation-of-Cancer-Researchers.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">aub.edu.lb/communications… #AUB #AUBAtWork

Stopping cancer where it turns deadly: AUB researcher Rita Hleihel’s groundbreaking work shows that disabling a single protein may halt the spread of triple-negative breast cancer, offering new hope against one of the most aggressive forms of the disease. @work/Pages/2026/1/Groundbreaking-AUB-Research-Into-Metastatic-Breast-Cancer.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">aub.edu.lb/communications… #AUB #AUBProud #AUBAtWork @AUB_FM @DiscoveringAUB @AUB_Research

Congratulations to AUB alumnus Professor Badi H. Baltagi (BS Statistics ’74) who has been awarded the 2025 Great Arab Minds Award in Economics in recognition of his pioneering contributions to the field. aub.edu.lb/advancement/ne…

A new study by Dr. Nessreen Ghaddar on the effectiveness of outdoor windcatcher and mist cooling in mitigating urban heat and improving pedestrian thermal comfort. #ResearchMatters #AUB #MENA #researchpaper @MSFEA_AUB

Ending our workshop with beautiful smiles ! We thank everyone for all the efforts!

A great start to our workshop on the Use of Generative AI in Health Research! A full house of 70+ participants joined us, eager to learn and engage @AUB_Lebanon @AUB_FM @AUBMC_Official