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April
04/30/2013
Graduate student Chris Marlow was recently awarded the Alabama Geological Society’s John G. Newton Scholarship for 2012, an award honoring one of the Charter Members of the Society.
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2013 Arboretum Photo Contest Winners
04/22/2013
The 2013 Arboretum Photo Contest is over and it's time to announce the winners! Here they are, listed by catagory. Click on each image to view a larger version.
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04/18/2013
Geography Senior Ryan Hile was recently awarded the 2013 David W. Icenogle Award for Outstanding Senior in Geography. The award is based upon not only academic and research credentials, but also departmental citizenship. Ryan’s name will be added to the plaque on display in the Geography suite lobby and he will receive a National Geographic globe. Congratulations again to Ryan for winning the 2013 David W. Icenogle Award.
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Davis Arboretum receives 2013 Spirit of Sustainability Award
04/17/2013
The Arboretum staff was honored at the Spirit of Sustainability Awards ceremony on Tuesday April 16, where they were recognized for their many activities and programs that promote sustainability. Curator Dee Smith (on right in photo) and staff members Patrick Thompson (on left in photo) and Teri Briggs (center) received a custom-designed ceramic bowl from Office of Sustainability Director Mike Kensler and Program Manager Matt Williams. Among other programs, the Arboretum has been involved with stormwater management demonstrations and collaborative projects over a number of years and with a wide range of campus partners.
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John Gorden, Honors Professor of the Year
04/16/2013
Assistant Professor John Gorden has been named Honors Professor of the Year by AU’s Honors Congress and will accept this award at the Honors Gala on April 19, 2013.
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PGOP Fellowship for Charmaine Tutson
04/09/2013
Charmaine Tutson, a graduate student advised by Dr. Anne Gorden, has been selected for a three-year President’s Graduate Opportunity Program Fellowship, according to an announcement by Dr. Overtoun Jenda, Associate Provost for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs.
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04/09/2013
Auburn University’s chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) took a nighttime stroll in swamps at Tuskegee National Forest after our last meeting of the semester (April 8). Led by Ecology Lab Coordinator Shawn “Gator” Jacobsen and DBS faculty member Debbie Folkerts, 16 members identified frog calls, observed the eyeshine of spiders, found a variety of other invertebrate species both aquatic and terrestrial, and otherwise explored the nocturnal world for several hours on a warm spring evening.
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Kathryn Milly West featured on ASCP web site
04/08/2013
Kathryn Milly West, Coordinator of the Laboratory and Medical Technology in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recently featured on the web site of the American Society of Clinical Pathology.
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Elizabeth Ndontsa, International Graduate Student of the Year
04/08/2013
Elizabeth Ndontsa, who recently passed her oral examination for the Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Dr. Douglas Goodwin, has been named International Graduate Student of the Year in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
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Wilkes 2013 NASA Volcanology Field Workshop
04/08/2013
Congratulations to Cheryl Wilkes, who got into the NASA Planetary Volcanology Field Workshop in Hawaii:
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04/05/2013
James Saunders, professor in the Department of Geology and Geography, received a three-year National Science Foundation grant for his research project titled, "Transport and Deposition of Metallic Nanoparticles as a Hydrothermal Ore-forming Process." The grant is supported by the Petrology and Geochemistry program and will allow Saunders to expand his research in the realm of metallic nanoparticle transport, particularly those involved in the formation of shallow deposits of gold and silver, which were the type of precious-metal ores commonly mined in the western U.S. in the 1800s.
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COSAM postpones Celebrating Biodiversity with E.O. Wilson
04/05/2013
Due to an unforeseen emergency, it is with deepest regrets that COSAM must postpone the Celebrating Biodiversity with E.O. Wilson event that was scheduled for the evening of April 10th at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The event was to commemorate the opening of the new Biodiversity Learning Center. The college hopes to reschedule the dinner at a later date. For questions or concerns, please contact Kim McCurdy at (334) 844-7780 or by email at kcm0021@auburn.edu.
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Ashford to share birding knowledge at wildlife refuge and late-summer festival
04/05/2013
Dick Ashford, mathematics '66, will co-lead a trip to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge from May 30 to June 2 for the Klamath Bird Observatory. Malheur NWR is a world-renowned birding destination where participants will see bobolinks, sage sparrows and eastern kingbirds, and the area provides a breeding ground for the sandhill crane, Swainson's and Ferruginous Hawk and the prairie falcon, among others.
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Donnan named a 2013 Goldwater Scholar
04/05/2013
Patrick Donnan, an Auburn University Honors College student double-majoring in physics and music, has been chosen as a 2013 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, an honor bestowed only to approximately 300 students nationwide each year. The scholarship is widely considered the most prestigious award in the United States for undergraduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.
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