COSAM Today - July 20, 2021

Tuesday, July 20, 2021
	...	Message from Dean Giordano – July 2021 As a land-grant university, COSAM’s Office of Outreach strengthens our relationship with our local communities. They enhance how we give back to our state through meaningful outreach that ignites a passion for lifelong learning and science in future generations.
	...	Student Research Spotlight - Madison Hogans Madison Hogans won second place in the poster category, University-Wide Undergraduate Student Winners in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, during the virtual 2021 Auburn Research: Student Symposium.
	...	Arboretum showcasing educational games designed by grad students Those visiting the Donald E. Davis Arboretum this summer will find more than just plants native to Alabama and the Southeast. They also will find educational games that are fun for the whole family. Designed by Landscape Architecture graduate students, the games allow visitors to interact with the arboretum in new and innovative ways while also teaching them things about nature they might not have known.
	...	Honor student blazes trail with tenacity Victoria Johnson is blazing the trail as the first University Honors Research Scholar in the history of the Auburn University Honors College. The Honors College at Auburn University introduced two new graduation distinctions: Honors Research Scholar and University Honors Research Scholar two years ago. These research-intensive curriculum paths reflect the Honors College’s commitment to help expand Auburn University’s enterprise as an R1 Carnegie Research Institution and to uphold the Honors College mission to “seek truth with courage and conviction.”
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