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Alfaisal University Faculty Score 60% Success Rate in March 2011 KACST Strategic Grants Competition

Alfaisal University faculty members continue to demonstrate the quality and excellence of their work with the recent announcement of the results of the March 2011 KACST Strategic Grants Competition. Three out of five proposals were recommended for funding giving a success rate of 60%.

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“Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Intracardiac Thrombus: A Rare Finding in a Cadaver at Alfaisal University”, Case Study Report Presented by Second Year Medical Student in Bali

Motaz AlYafi, second year medical student,

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Inspiring Students to Innovate and Create through Academic Initiatives and Programs Offered by Major Software Company

The Academic Programs Manager at Microsoft in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdullah S. Alshammari, recently outlined the

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TEDxAlfaisalU : The Power of Inspiration

November 17th 2011, the first Alfaisal TEDx event was launched. TEDxAlfaisalU presented “The Power of Inspiration”, a full-day event where great people with great ideas came together to share big ideas.

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Mogareb Recognizes Alfaisal Engineering Students

Samer Sagga, Abdulaziz Al-Dawood and Sulayman Al-Sugair, third year engineering students at Alfaisal, recently received certificates of appreciation for their study in “A Framework for Project Management

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Breast Cancer Report

On Saturday and Sunday the 22nd of October and the 23rd Alfaisal Student Affairs introduced breast cancer awareness lectures in collaboration with Zahra Breast Cancer Association for Alfaisal and UPP

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College of Medicine Alfaisal University on IMED

The College of Medicine, Alfaisal University is now listed on the International Medical Education Directory of the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER®).

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World Education Congress- Grants Alfaisal University Awards in Three Categories

Alfaisal University was granted prestigious awards in three different categories, during the World Congress Asia Awards ceremony held in Dubai on Sept. 25, 2011. The World Education Congress Asia Awards are presented by

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British Journal of Management & Economics appoints Dr. Hazbo Skoko as Associate Editor

Dr. Hazbo Skoko, Assistant Professor of Economics & Finance at Alfaisal University was recently appointed for 3 years as Associate Editor of the British Journal of Management and Economics;

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Orientation Day at Alfaisal for Class of 2011/2012

Alfaisal university hosted Orientation day for all new students on Saturday 10th September 2011. Over 300 new freshmen students; male and female participated in their orientation days where they were officially welcomed Provost, Dr. Faisal Al Mubarak, Dr. Maha Al Saud...

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Alfaisal Toy Drive…Putting a Smiles on in Ramadan

This Ramadan, a team of Alfaisal University students completed their final “Toy Drive” campaign for orphans under the ‘Insaan Foundation’. The Campaign which was launched in May this year was a follow on from the successful,

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Summer Training Program at University of Manitoba

Alfaisal is a student-centered community entirely committed to ensuring that students have opportunities to succeed in their academic, co-curricular, extra-curricular, social moral and civic endeavors,....

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The Philosophers of the Subtle Schools Are Polymath (quotation from T.S. Eliot)

Master Textbook Error Detector Hussam Mohammed Izzat Abou Al-Shar is becoming a polymath with expertise in anatomy, physiology and molecular medicine. Hussam, who just completed his first year of Medicine, has this....

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“We shall not cease from exploration, …” (quotation by T.S. Eliot)

Science is always a work-in-progress with research constantly modifying how we view and deal with the world around us. This has been very much appreciated by Alfaisal Medical students who not only want to learn the accepted body of knowledge but also wish to add to this knowledge....

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Alfaisal University Research Proposals Accepted for Funding as part of Saudi Aramco University Collaboration Program (UCP)

Three out of six research proposals submitted by faculty members at Alfaisal University have been accepted for funding as part of the Saudi Aramco ....

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Research Day: Second Annual Student Poster Competition

One of Alfaisal University’s priorities is competence building by helping to develop a student’s intellectual abilities through involvement in focused research that addresses...

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Professional Ethics in a Globalized World

Dr. Norman K. Swazo, Interim/Acting Dean and Professor of Philosophy and Biomedical Ethics, and Dr. Muhammad Haris, Assistant Professor of Philosophy...

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Warriors of the Board

As a change to the demanding and academic atmosphere of the University, the Social and Development Committee (SDC) in collaboration with the Medical Students Association (MSA) organized the First Alfaisal Chess..

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Innovation is the key to change

Innovation is the key to change, improve and succeed; and innovation is what Alfaisal Breast Cancer Team (ABCT) holds as a motto. ABCT is a group of four students (Akram Nurhussien, Mohannad Abou Saleh, Sadek Obeidat..

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Diabetes, Stroke and Hyperhomosysteinemia: the Missing Link

Another international achievement was added to the list of the College of Medicine at Alfaisal University. The research team, led by Dr. Paul Ganguly, Professor of Anatomy, in

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Textbook Error Detectors

Most medical students have difficulty just learning what is in their textbooks. Many of Alfaisal medical students have learned the material so well that they have developed into “Textbook Error Detectors”. After having these errors pointed out to them, the authors have agreed to correct them.

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Alfaisal Physicist is selected to consult the Saudi Team for the
International Physics Olympiad

Dr Hisham Abad, Professor of Physics in the College of Science and General Studies, has been selected by the Saudi International Physics Olympiad supported by the Ministry of Education.

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Alfaisal Anatomy & Cell Biology Professor has Research Papers Accepted in International Journals.

Dr. Bernhard H.J. Juurlink, Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology at the College of Medicine, Alfaisal University recently had two research papers accepted in International medical journals.

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College of Medicine Students Research Abstract Accepted for DALM

Ahmad Adi, a third year medical student at Alfaisal, recently received acceptance of a research abstract he was participating in the XVII International Symposium on Drugs Affecting Lipid Metabolism (DALM). The DALM, which is going to be held in Doha, Qatar,

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Alfaisal Faculty Member Invited to Contribute an Article on Gas- Phase Polymerization

Dr. Edreese Alsharaeh, Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the College of Science and General Studies, has been invited to contribute an article on the topic of Gas-Phase

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AAAS Core Laboratory Facilities Site Visit to Alfaisal University

A core laboratory facilities site visit team from the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) met with Alfaisal University students and faculty on

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Research Collaboration on Applications of Renewable Energies for Water Desalination

Two scientists from the University Hassiba ben Bouali of Chlef in Algeria, Dr. Hacene Mahmoudi and Dr. Nawel Spahis, visited Alfaisal University in December 2010.

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Best Paper Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

A Professor in the College of Engineering at Alfaisal University, Dr Rehan Ahmed, has received the Best Paper Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Journal of Tribology.

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Research Abstract Presented in Annual Meeting of American Society for Cell Biology

Hani Jamal Alturkmani, a 3rd-year student in College of Medicine, submitted his molecular biology research abstract to the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) last October. After being accepted the research abstract

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Alfaisal University Launches MBA Program

Building on the esteemed portfolio of undergraduate courses in Business, Engineering, Medicine and Science & General Studies, Alfaisal University announced the launch of its first post graduate program; The Alfaisal MBA for Executives at

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First Patent Filed for Alfaisal University by Academic in the College of Engineering

Orthopedic implants are an integral part of a country’s national health policy and critical to the quality of life of orthopedic patients. Dr Rehan Ahmed a Professor in the College of Engineering at Alfaisal University, in collaboration

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Alfaisal College of Medicine Breast Cancer Team (ABCT) Abstract accepted as one of the top 15 at the Leiden International Medical Student Conference 2011(LIMSC)

Alfaisal University, Breast Cancer Team, will be presenting their accepted abstract at the Leiden International Medical Student Conference 2011(LIMSC) on Saturday, March 19, 2011, Leiden, Netherlands.
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Alfaisal Medical Students Attend Angiology Conference

Alfaisal University was extremely proud to be represented by six of their second year medical students at the 52nd Annual Congress of the International College of Angiology held in Lexington, Kentucky this past October 2010.

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Alfaisal University Faculty Named an Honorary Editorial Board Member of Medicolegal and Bioethics, Journal.

Dr. Norman K. Swazo, Interim/Acting Dean and Professor of Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics in the College of Science and General Studies, has been named an Honorary Editorial Board member of the journal, Medicolegal and Bioethics
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University of the Pacific Representatives Visit Alfaisal University to Discuss New Program in Global Education and Leadership

The University of the Pacific (www.pacific.edu), located in Stockton California USA, has developed a new Teaching in Higher Ed Doctoral degree and would like to offer this degree to universities in Saudi Arabia.
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Alfaisal University Faculty Score 60% Success Rate in March 2011 KACST Strategic Grants Competition
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“Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Intracardiac Thrombus: A Rare Finding in a Cadaver at Alfaisal University”, Case Study Report Presented by Second Year Medical Student in Bali
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Inspiring Students to Innovate and Create through Academic Initiatives and Programs Offered by Major Software Company
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