The Eppley Foundation for Sciences awards Kaitlyn Murphy from the Department of Biological Sciences $19,000 grant

"I’m very excited about Kaitlyn’s research," explained Dan Warner. "Her PhD research is taking a very integrative approach for understanding the sources and the consequences of the eggshell microbiome in reptiles. For example, her work combines field and laboratory studies that will provide new insights into how the maternal environment influences the bacterial communities on eggs, and how that in turn affects the development and survival of offspring. I have been incredibly impressed by how much Kaitlyn has already accomplished. She has designed and implemented several important studies, and she is using several novel approaches that will certainly advance her area of study. In addition, she has been very independent and has learned several new techniques that are outside of my area of expertise. These funds from the Eppley Foundation for Research will be especially important for her molecular work, which is needed to characterize the bacterial communities that reside on the eggshells. I am very much looking forward to Kaitlyn’s discoveries!" 

Buzz kill: Auburn researcher offers advice for ridding homes of pesky fruit flies

Auburn University’s Laurie Stevison, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, is an expert on the tiny, airborne nuisance. She offers the below information about how you can rid your home of them and how in some ways they can actually be beneficial.

Four Auburn employees selected for inaugural cohort of Emerging Leaders Program

Four Auburn employees have been selected as participants in the inaugural cohort of the National Association of College and University Business Officers’, or NACUBO, Emerging Leaders Program.

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