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September
Message from Dean Giordano - September 2018
09/04/2018
As we start a new school year, it is a good time to reflect on how the college has changed over the past year and what new is in store for us in the coming year. We have welcomed another large freshman class which will push Auburn’s enrollment to another new record. The official enrollment numbers will be finalized in mid-September and it seems likely that our enrollment will pass 30,000 for the first time. This record shows that an Auburn University degree is in great demand; students and their parents recognize that Auburn is an excellent value, which is a testament to our excellent faculty and staff. COSAM has a special obligation to these new students, as we teach the core math and science courses taken by all Auburn students, and which are especially important as foundational for freshman students.
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High School Student Conducts Research in COSAM’s Biology Lab
09/25/2018
Leslie Dees spends his days attending Auburn High School and after school ends, he conducts detailed research in Dr. Haruka Wada’s laboratory at Auburn University. Dr. Wada is an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences within the College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM).
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Geosciences Student Conducts Geospatial Analysis Overseas
09/25/2018
Megha Shrestha, a native of Nepal and student in the Department of Geosciences, spent her summer on a three-month internship in Freiberg, Germany. As one of the 25 Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) professional alumni for 2018, she worked for a mining company, and analyzed and scripted geospatial works. This opportunity was provided by the German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD.
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Donald E. Davis Arboretum Fall Plant Sale Features Auburn Azaleas
09/25/2018
Orders are now being accepted for the fall plant sale at the Donald E. Davis Arboretum. This annual sale includes the Auburn Azalea series, which is a collection of hybrid native azaleas that were created through the tireless efforts of Auburn University scientists, faculty and staff over the course of decades. The azaleas are planted throughout the university landscape and are available a variety of beautiful colors, including multiple shades of orange.
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Inside COSAM Labs – Dr. Tonia Schwartz – Functional and Ecological Genomics
09/25/2018
One look into Dr. Tonia Schwartz’s lab in the Department of Biology at the College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM), and you can see there is a lot of energy and positivity. With one postdoc, five graduate students and eight undergraduate students, Dr. Schwartz keeps busy asking many research questions that fall underneath the umbrella of how animals respond to the environment. Schwartz looks at genes and groups of genes to understand a variety of different processes involving stress response, growth, reproduction, cellular protection, and longevity.
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Chemistry Colloquium – NSF CAREER Awardee Brad Merner
09/25/2018
Dr. Bradley Merner, a 2017 recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, is a James E. Land Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Auburn University. On September 20, he spoke to an audience of more than 70 people about New Strategies for Complex Molecule Synthesis Using Macrocyclic 1,4-Diketones as Key Building Blocks.
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09/25/2018
Dr. Cissy Ballen grew up outside of Chicago, IL. She spent her childhood exploring the local ravine with her sister, catching frogs and developing a relentless love for nature.
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First Alumni Tailgate Brings COSAM Family Together
09/18/2018
At the first alumni tailgate of the season, friends and family from the College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) shared stories and memories.
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University of Sheffield Visits Auburn
09/18/2018
Amy Jones, International Recruitment Manager, from the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, United Kingdom, visited Auburn University and shared information about graduate studies abroad with COSAM students.
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Alumnus Bo Cumbo at NASDAQ for Opening Bell Celebration
09/18/2018
1994 College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) Laboratory Technology (now Laboratory Science) Alumnus Bo Cumbo is the senior vice president of Global Commercial Development at Sarepta Therapeutics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. On September 7, Cumbo and representatives from Sarepta Therapeutics rang the opening bell at NASDAQ.
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Geosciences Colloquium – Auburn Native Matthew Therrell
09/17/2018
On September 13, 2018, Auburn native Dr. Matthew Therrell from the University of Alabama’s Department of Geological Sciences is the first invited speaker of the fall semester for Geosciences.
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09/17/2018
Auburn University’s Department of Physics is one of just three universities participating in an international research collaboration at the Wendelstein 7-X at the Greifswald branch of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, in Germany. This world-class facility houses a large stellarator with modular superconducting coils to conduct experiments and research plasma physics.
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Donald E. Davis Arboretum Photo Contest Winners in 2019 Calendar
09/14/2018
The 2019 Donald E. Davis Arboretum calendar showcases original photos of trees, flora, wildlife and people in the arboretum selected through a photo contest celebrating Arbor Day.
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Let’s Get Ready! The South’s BEST Robotics Championship Starts Its Season.
09/11/2018
With the start of school, the BEST Robotics 2018 competition is gearing up for another challenge. BEST, which stands for Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology, is a 25-year-old national program whose goal is to initiate robotics programs at no cost in middle and high schools. The South’s BEST Regional Championship, held by Auburn University’s College of Science and Mathematics (COSAM) and Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, hosts advancing teams from local hubs all over the southeast region of the United States. The South’s BEST Championship is set to be on December 1 and 2, 2018, at Auburn University.
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COSAM Junior Researches Cancer Treatments at Duke University
09/11/2018
Over the summer, Alexis Stokes, a junior in the College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) attended a 10-week program at Duke University in the Department of Pathology. The program provides students with hands-on research experience with her work focusing on prostate cancer treatments.
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09/11/2018
“Comets are left-over snowballs from the very time when our solar system formed.” The core question about comets is always what properties are linked to that era, and how they have changed over time explains Auburn University Astrophysicist Dr. Dennis Bodewits. “As you get closer, the detail comes to life and the images from the spacecraft reveal a surface that is both absolutely unique and incredible.”
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09/11/2018
On Friday, September 7, College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) alumni and friends participated in the 23rd Annual Dean’s Golf Scholarship Golf Classic held at the Grand National Robert Trent Jones Golf Course. Since its inception, the scholarship golf tournament has provided more than 65 COSAM students with scholarship support through generous donations.
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Davis Arboretum as Garden of the Day on Instagram
09/04/2018
On August 28, 2018, the American Public Garden Association’s Garden of the Day on Instagram was Auburn University’s Donald E. Davis Arboretum, a 13.5 acre facility with a core plant collection including Oaks, Azaleas and carnivorous Pitcher Plants.
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Chemistry Colloquium - Philip Dawson from the Scripps Research Institute
09/04/2018
The August 30, 2018 Chemistry Colloquium was presented by Dr. Phillip Dawson from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA – his first time in the state of Alabama. Dawson, who has given more than 100 invited lectures at universities, spoke on, Exploiting Organic ‘Name Reactions’ for Chemoselective Protein Engineering, with standing room only at the College of Sciences and Mathematics at Auburn University. In addition to serving as Dean of Graduate and Postgraduate Studies at Scripps, Dr. Dawson is also the President of the American Peptide Society.
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“Topping Out” Celebration for the New Leach Science Center Addition
09/04/2018
A “Topping Out” Celebration was held on Friday, August 31, 2018, and marked the significant milestone of all of the concrete being poured for the construction of the new Leach Science Center Addition.
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COSAM’s Open House Welcomes Students and Shares a Passion for Conservation
09/04/2018
The annual Open House for the College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) brought together students from an array of majors to meet advisors, check out student organizations and clubs, and learn more about animals from Wild Animal Safari in Georgia.
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