COSAM Today - May 12, 2020

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
	...	Message from Dean Giordano - May 12, 2020 Read the latest message from Dean Giordano.
	...	COSAM Students Excel in Virtual Research Fair Congratulations to these outstanding students who were recognized as 2020 Poster Award Winners in the 2020 Auburn Research: Virtual Student Symposium - COSAM students swept the entire University-Wide Undergraduate Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics category: First Place - Natalie Williams, Microbiology; Second Place: Allison Dees, Biological Sciences; and Third Place: Davis Arthur, Physics. In the College and School Awards category, COSAM's Undergraduate Student Winner is Laura Minton, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and COSAM's Graduate Student Winner is Zexi Xing, Physics.
	...	Auburn Graduates Postpone Wedding and Write Letters to Patients in Isolation “We were trying to do something positive in our community in Dothan, Alabama. So, we reached out to a nurse that works at a hospital in our community to see if we could help,” Reeves shared.
	...	2020 LAUNCH Innovation Grants Program On May 13, watch COSAM's Stewart Schneller from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry compete in the university's LAUNCH Program, which helps to advance the commercial potential of Auburn innovations and bring them closer to commercialization. Schneller will speak on the topic of “Characterization of Antiviral Lead Compounds” at 11 a.m. Learn more about how you can watch Schneller's presentation through Zoom on May 13.
	...	COSAM Sophomore Prepares for Vet School through COSAM “Originally, I chose Auburn because my interests aligned with the academics,” Rojas said. “I knew I wanted to become a veterinarian and Auburn University’s vet school was the one of the best. While I was nervous about attending a school I had never been to, I knew I made the right choice as soon as I walked around on campus.”
	...	Auburn Biological Sciences Professor Provides Update on COVID-19 Research "Joanna Sztuba-Solinska, assistant professor of biological sciences in Auburn University’s College of Sciences and Mathematics, gives an update on her research of SARS CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—talks about how warming temperatures can affect the pandemic and what the future of the coronavirus may look like for everyone."
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