Simer Virk, an associate professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and a specialist with Alabama Extension earned a prestigious national honor from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
August 11, 2025
Scattered, smothered and covered: Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Bobby Woodard is cooking up the perfect recipe to help Auburn students find their niche — one waffle at a time.
August 11, 2025
Emma Lowell, who received her bachelor's degree in human development and family science in the child life option, represented the College of Human Sciences as the graduation marshal for Summer 2025 commencement exercises.
August 11, 2025
COSAM’s weeklong field school brings together faculty and graduate students to explore how research can improve STEM teaching—and lays the foundation for a regional hub in education innovation.
August 08, 2025
Kristen Rosenberger ’10 keeps the National Aquarium swimming in the clear
August 07, 2025
COSAM doctoral student Raissa Santos de Lima Rosa is interning at the Simons Foundation, studying collagen’s physical properties while gaining hands-on experience in collaborative, cross-disciplinary science.
August 04, 2025
As if it wasn't already a banner year for Mason Mathias ... In February, the mechanical engineering senior was named the SEC Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year. His latest distinction? Carrying the literal banner for Engineering during summer commencement exercises as graduation marshal.
August 04, 2025
Last fall, a talented group of faculty members were selected to explore new and innovative ways to tell their research stories to the world.
August 01, 2025
From classrooms to communities, Auburn’s newest graduates are prepared to lead, innovate and serve across Alabama and beyond. Marking another milestone in Auburn’s legacy of academic excellence and public impact, the university will confer nearly 1,300 degrees, including 778 bachelor’s degrees and 513 graduate degrees.
August 01, 2025
For 10 years, COSAM’s Learning Assistant program has empowered undergraduates to support active learning in STEM courses — boosting student success, building confidence and transforming career paths.
July 31, 2025
The Auburn University Summer STEM Institute (AUSSI), hosted by the Biggio Center, welcomed more than 70 early-career faculty and graduate students from across STEM disciplines for a week of hands-on teaching development.
July 30, 2025
Marketing senior Camilla Zavala’s educational journey truly embodies the values of the Auburn Creed. It is no surprise, therefore, that she has been selected as the Harbert College of Business summer 2025 graduation marshal.
July 30, 2025
Elizabeth Covington, an associate clinical professor in the Harrison College of Pharmacy and 2016 alumna, appreciates artificial intelligence so much, she developed her own custom GPT to reshape how students learn and how they deliver patient care.
July 30, 2025
As the director of Auburn’s Leadership Minor program, Julia Wiard inspires students from all majors to become impactful changemakers.
July 30, 2025
Auburn University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, housed in the College of Education’s School of Kinesiology, is accepting applications Aug. 1 through Sept. 30 for its second cohort of students. The first cohort of 22 students began in July, but up to 38 applicants may be admitted for the next cohort.
July 29, 2025
Ariel Sharpe, a standout student-athlete and dual STEM major, is serving as COSAM’s graduation marshal after excelling in the classroom, on the track and in the lab — all while staying grounded in faith and driven by a dream to serve others.
July 28, 2025
In its second year, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience gives students the chance to conduct meaningful, faculty-guided research while simulating the experience of graduate school in electrical and computer engineering.
July 25, 2025
For more than two decades, Auburn home football games have featured an iconic War Eagle soaring over the cheering stadium. All this summer and fall, the Auburn University Raptor Center celebrates the 25th anniversary of football’s most famous flight.
July 24, 2025
The Research Experience for Undergraduates program provided opportunities for students to conduct research related to chemical engineering via a structured summer experience that combined lab work with professional development and mentorship.
July 24, 2025
Pharmacy faculty were recognized with eight different awards or honors at the 2025 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting.
July 23, 2025
Pharmacy's Kim Garza is using virtual reality to transform how people learn, whether they’re patients facing a new diagnosis or students preparing for a career in pharmacy.
July 23, 2025
Auburn never fails to show up at the intersection of agriculture and engineering — nor show out. The university's Department of Biosystems Engineering once again loomed large and took charge at the 2025 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting, held recently in Toronto.
July 21, 2025
Benjamin Fagan has been appointed as the Honors College’s assistant director for National Prestigious Scholarships. The associate professor of English will support undergraduate and graduate students from across campus, educating them on national scholarship programs.
July 16, 2025
Harrison Ranier, a junior in the College of Human Sciences, and Liam Heary, a junior in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, won $8,000 in seed funding at the SEC Start-Up.
July 15, 2025
The new major in biological and agricultural technology management aims to produce graduates who use technology to solve problems.
July 14, 2025
Auburn geology major Nathan Deese has been named Alabama’s 2025 Outstanding Geology Student, recognized for his academic excellence, research contributions, and professional promise.
July 14, 2025
Meet Peden Jones. The mechanical engineering graduate research assistant really has a grasp on the mechanics of 3D printing, recently lending a proverbial hand to the College of Liberal Arts to recreate a 500-year-old prosthetic limb.
July 11, 2025
Mechanical engineering doctoral student Ehsan Vaghefi landed a highly selective internship with a Silicon Valley startup that has been designing and developing what they call "the world's first real flying car."
July 08, 2025
Mason McIntosh, a doctoral student in the School of Kinesiology, was selected as one of the winners of the 2025-26 Auburn University Graduate School Distinguished Dissertation Awards.
July 08, 2025
As the head of Auburn's culinary science program, Mark Traynor ensures all students learn the entire lifecycle of food, from growing and preparing to serving, sharing and composting.
July 08, 2025
Auburn University's TIGER Tech Leaders is an innovative idea-sharing group that works to provide best practices and promote success with the use of AI-related tools like Microsoft Copilot.
July 08, 2025
A five-day trip to New York City became an eye-opening and enriching experience for 20 College of Human Sciences students, across both apparel design and merchandising concentrations, as their knowledge of the fashion industry grew immensely after returning from a New York City Study Tour May 12-17.
July 07, 2025
Karol Renfroe knows a thing or two about students. After spending decades as a nurse and educator, she cites investing in Auburn students as the most meaningful part of her career.
July 07, 2025
A research paper produced in Auburn’s School of Kinesiology received the Best Paper Award 2024 from the International Journal of Sports Medicine.
July 01, 2025
Hundreds of Alabama teachers will benefit from a new online course about artificial intelligence in the classroom thanks to Auburn University’s Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and two Auburn College of Education partners.
June 30, 2025
Neil Lamb, president of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and a nationally recognized leader in science education and genomics, will deliver the keynote address during Summer Commencement on Aug. 9.
June 26, 2025
Numerous Auburn University faculty members have implemented artificial intelligence (AI) into their classrooms in unique and innovative ways.
June 23, 2025
For the past three weeks, a group of students in Auburn’s College of Education has been making the most of their summer—carrying classroom knowledge into real-world application through two Auburn Parks and Recreation therapeutic summer camps.
June 23, 2025
There's no brain drain out at Auburn's Stormwater Research Facility — more like drain brain. Just take the newest runoff warrior representing Coagulation Nation — Megan Sharpe.
June 22, 2025
Students in the College of Human Sciences' Interior Design program got a multitude of experiences packed into the spring semester thanks to a unique community outreach project and a partnership with a local homebuilder to expand the use of cutting-edge virtual reality technology.
June 18, 2025
A team of aerospace engineering students, who continued working on their project after graduating in May, took top honors in NASA’s 2025 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems – Academic Linkage Competition Forum, where undergraduate and graduate teams competed to develop new concepts for operating on the Moon, Mars and beyond.
June 18, 2025
Mechanical engineering sophomore Eliana Floyd, who has been into cars for as long as she can remember, just standing in pit lane would have made the hours of work worth it. But to actually win a race — a national championship — at Talladega? That was more electric than the car itself.
June 17, 2025
Recent College of Human Sciences alumna Caitlin Finger had a hand in everything as it relates to her experience at Auburn while majoring in apparel design and production management and graduating in the spring.
June 17, 2025
The new option, from the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and College of Sciences and Mathematics, is another step toward solidifying Auburn as a leader in training space industry professionals.
June 16, 2025
The Public and One Health program's first two graduates are prepared to make a difference in a wide range of fields, including environmental health, epidemiology and health promotion and policy.
June 16, 2025
Junior Eirik Mulder earned the award which recognizes outstanding students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics who show exceptional academic performance, ingenuity and potential to make meaningful contributions to their fields.
June 12, 2025
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape education, Auburn is leading the conversation with a full-day virtual conference in July titled “Global Perspectives on the Future of Foreign Language Teaching in K-12 Education: Advocacy, AI, and International Collaboration.”
June 12, 2025
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program was built from the ground up, including curriculum design, modifying spaces to function as classrooms and labs, hiring faculty, recruiting students, purchasing equipment and a lengthy accreditation process.
June 09, 2025
Kerry Inger, Harbert College Advisory Council Professor in the School of Accountancy, has won the preeminent teaching award from the American Accounting Association (AAA)—the first Auburn faculty member to receive this distinction.
June 09, 2025
