Auburn’s Jenda receives prestigious presidential mentoring award

“To me, mentoring should be part of what you do on a daily basis,” Jenda said. “This award justifies all the work I’ve been doing, but more importantly, I hope the award will be motivation for young people. It says, ‘If you do this kind of work and mentoring long-term, people will recognize it and thank you for it.’ It says a lot about Auburn University and what we’ve done, and it’s not just me doing this work.”

Alligator blood inhibits key toxin in snake venom, study shows

"Meghan Kelley, a graduate student at Auburn and a co-author on the study, added that gators may also have other components in their immune system that help them resist the destructive properties of snake venom. She said that further research on these abilities may help guide the development of medical anti-venoms for humans in the future."

How the Auburn family works together to make a difference

“The most enjoyable human characteristic is the desire to help other people,” said James Hairston, a professor emeritus of water resources in the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture.

Auburn’s first NRT-award virtually connects students about climate change

“Our first week-long virtual immersion meeting was held from August 3 through 7,” said Katie Brown, program coordinator for the NRT project. “It was a great success!” 

Musical background inspires physics alumna to teach the physics of music

“A degree in physics teaches you so much more than just physics,” explained Catherine Jahncke ’88. “You learn how to be a problem solver. You learn perseverance because most of the problems you tackle are challenging. Those skills will help you no matter what career you choose. So my advice is to embrace the challenges, solve the little puzzles that you encounter, each one helps you to grow.”

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