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Through powerful partnerships, world-class talent and cutting-edge facilities, we're turning ideas into solutions that drive innovation, fuel economic growth and have transformative impact across Alabama and beyond.

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Leading in Cyber Research
In early 2025, Auburn University was re-designated through 2030 as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research by the National Security Agency — making our university one of only 11 institutions nationally to hold CAE-R designations for cyber operations, cyber defense and cyber research.
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Our work improves health, builds resilient communities, makes the world safer, and advances next-generation tech solutions, such as AI and automation.

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We forge partnerships with established industry leaders, dynamic startups, fellow research institutions and the public sector to accelerate innovation. We focus those combined efforts on real-world problems.

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We help entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into successful ventures with essential tools and mentorship. Our incubators, accelerator programs and startup ecosystem empower innovators to redefine the future of business and technology.

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Latest Research Stories
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Auburn leaders strengthen partnership in space innovation

As U.S. Space Command prepares to move approximately 1,400 jobs to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville over the next five years, Auburn University welcomed command leadership and reinforced its role as a trusted academic partner in advancing national security through research, innovation and workforce development.

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Microbiology senior Pierce Meinert earns Comer Medal honor

Pierce Meinert has spent his Auburn years balancing demanding coursework, two research labs and three years in the Auburn University Marching Band. This spring, the microbiology senior was recognized as a Comer Medalist for Excellence in Biological Sciences.

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Auburn cadets test endurance during Sandhurst competition

Auburn University's Army ROTC cadets recently tested their endurance, leadership and teamwork against some of the top military programs in the world during the prestigious Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point May 1-2, 2026.

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From curiosity to quantum materials

Mathematics and physics senior Will McCurley has received COSAM's inaugural Dean Schneller Award, recognizing his exceptional achievement in research, scholarship and service. From advanced work in computational condensed matter physics to leadership across Auburn's academic community, McCurley reflects the curiosity and excellence the award was created to honor.

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Graduate student advances Alabama Extension efforts

The agricultural industry is a people business. That was a major factor in Duncan McSorley's decision to pursue a future career in Cooperative Extension. As a graduate student studying ruminant nutrition and forages at Auburn University, McSorley is already getting his feet wet.

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Defining the future

Officials from the Auburn Research and Technology Foundation (ARTF), the City of Auburn and its Industrial Development Board (IDB), and Auburn University gathered in the Auburn Research Park (The Park) yesterday to mark the construction of a world-class laboratory and to formally announce the beginnings of a 45-acre advanced manufacturing research district.