Academic Excellence

The latest episode of the best podcast in higher education features a mechanical engineering doctoral student whose name is practically become synonymous with autonomous — GAVLAB great, Stephanie Meyer.

June 06, 2025

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The Office of the Provost has opened nominations for the university's Faculty Awards, which annually recognizes excellence in teaching, research, creative scholarship and service.

June 06, 2025

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Over the past year, more than 800 First Year Engineering Seminar students learned sketchnoting, a highly effective style of note taking that combines traditional text with symbols and illustrations.

June 06, 2025

Patrick Eid is recognized with the first-place award and Mike Freeman prize in the graduate division at the 76th annual Southeastern Regional Student Conference of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Greensboro, North Carolina. Pictured from left are Patrick Porter, Clay Mowry, Eid and Kurt Polzin.

Auburn Engineering continued its streak of excellence at the 76th annual Southeastern Regional Student Conference of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where three students brought home awards.

June 05, 2025

Auburn Aviation's Jill Glidewell is a former U.S. Air Force and Delta Air Lines pilot who is educating the next generation of aviators.

June 04, 2025

discrete structures

In Professor Daniel Tauritz’s sections of COMP 2240: Discrete Structures, computer science students don’t just solve math problems — they experience them.

June 02, 2025

individuals participating in Course (Re)Design

The Biggio Center's Course (Re)Design program encourages faculty to think differently about how courses are created and delivered, emphasizing a human-centered approach.

May 30, 2025

Jada Kohlmeier is pictured teaching inside her classroom

Jada Kohlmeier has a clear approach to addressing complex issues. And it’s a process she’s hoping to convey to future generations of educators and students alike.

May 29, 2025

Dr. Ed Thomas receives the international Stardust Award

Professor Edward Thomas Jr., from Auburn University’s Department of Physics, has been awarded the prestigious Star Dust Award by the International Dusty Plasma Community. The award was presented at the 10th International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas (ICPD10), held at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.

May 29, 2025

Jack Janik's career in the science of friction, wear and lubrication — tribology — didn't need any more traction. But the former Auburn mechanical engineering standout still just coasted to yet another kudo.

May 29, 2025

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Auburn faculty members and researchers are embracing artificial intelligence in the classroom and the laboratory, spearheading innovative methods in teaching and research.

May 29, 2025

Harrison Ranier and Liam Heary

Auburn swimmers Liam Heary and Harrison Ranier have been named finalists in the SEC Start Up: A Student-Athlete Pitch Competition.

May 27, 2025

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Twelve current and former students of the School of Industrial and Graphic Design raked in commendations in the 2025 Graphis New Talent Awards.

May 22, 2025

Nathan Goodwin teaching a class in Italy

Two Auburn students will spend eight months living and working in Milan, Italy, through a competitive intercultural training experience for teaching assistants.

May 21, 2025

Kyle Castellano, who logged a 4.0 GPA throughout his four years on campus, is the first — and only — Auburn student to win both the university's Master’s Thesis Award and Distinguished Dissertation Award.

May 20, 2025

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry celebrated a year of excellence at its annual awards banquet with faculty, staff, students and guests gathered to honor academic achievements, donor support and the department’s strong sense of community.

May 19, 2025

The Department of Geosciences recently hosted its annual Spring Picnic, bringing together students, faculty, alumni and families to celebrate a year of growth and achievement. Highlights included student awards, faculty recognitions, the debut of the new Geo Explorer mobile lab and excitement surrounding the department’s future move to the STEM+Ag Complex.

May 19, 2025

Haibo Zou holding up two rocks in his geology lab.

COSAM's Haibo Zou recently was named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his work in mathematics and geology.

May 19, 2025

The Grantmaking for Philanthropists class awards a $2,500 check to Nourish Wellness

Students in the Grantmaking for Philanthropists class, offered through the College of Human Sciences, awarded a grant to Nourish Wellness — a pediatric lifestyle medicine center for children and their families — to enhance and expand an existing community garden.

May 16, 2025

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Auburn marked a milestone in its Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) community, with the release of a groundbreaking all-Auburn issue of “Transformative Dialogues,” a premier peer-reviewed SoTL journal published by Penn State University.

May 15, 2025

A professor and students stand around a simulation table in a lab.

Auburn’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program was recently granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.

May 15, 2025

Aubie on commencement stage with orange and blue streamers

Amid the cheers of over 30,000 families and friends, Auburn’s class of 2025 gathered at Neville Arena over the weekend to celebrate the largest commencement ceremonies in the university’s history.

May 12, 2025

Congratulations College of Education Undergraduate Research Fellowship Recipients

Six students mentored in Auburn University’s College of Education, including four who are students in the college, were selected to receive 2025-26 Auburn University Undergraduate Research Fellowships. Ife Ayileka, AK Black, Marigrace Crossett, Grace Greer, Michaela Stanik, and Mary Walker will continue their research projects during the next academic year with the funding they received.

May 08, 2025

COSAM recognized outstanding academic achievement, mentorship, and the legacy of former Dean Stewart Schneller at its 2025 Honors Convocation.

May 07, 2025

Auburn University’s Rural Medicine Program celebrated ten students at its annual Spring Banquet, recognizing their commitment to serving underserved Alabama communities and awarding scholarships for academic excellence and leadership.

May 07, 2025

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Will Lewis, a senior double majoring in German and economics, has earned a spot in the highly competitive Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program.

May 07, 2025

Lucinda Maine, 1980 pharmacy graduate, and Leigh Ann Ross, the Harrison College of Pharmacy dean, stand together at a football game in Jordan-Hare Stadium

Lucinda Maine, pharmacist, researcher, educator, advocate, mentor and CEO emerita of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), has never chased small dreams. As she reflects on her vibrant career in pharmacy, Maine traces it all back to Auburn.

May 07, 2025

Damon Phillips, a sophomore studying culinary science, watches a food photography demonstration in the new  Graduate by Hilton Media Laboratory in the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center.

Students in the Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management are gaining invaluable knowledge with a state-of-the-art Graduate by Hilton Media Laboratory.

May 06, 2025

Auburn woman student in cap and gown outdoors

Management senior Reese Tobin, who has left an indelible mark on the Society for Human Resource Management student chapter, has been selected as the spring 2025 graduation marshal for the Harbert College of Business.

May 06, 2025

In recognition of his Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal award in 2024, the EUmies Awards invited Andrew Freear, director of Auburn's Rural Studio, to give a lecture at the iconic Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona, Spain

May 06, 2025

The student planners for the 2025 Hospitality Gala

An elegant evening that equally recognized the College of Human Sciences Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management students and the Horst Schulze Award for Excellence in Hospitality honoree L. Nick Davis ’84 came together on Thursday, April 24 as hundreds of guests celebrated the signature Hospitality Gala held at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center.

May 05, 2025

a group of students standing in a line in Cater Hall

The central goal of, “Going for the Gold: Preparing for National Scholarships, Graduate School, and Other Opportunities," is to help high-achieving students imagine all sorts of futures for themselves and learn what steps will help them find those futures.

May 05, 2025

Auburn students using laptops to complete course work

Auburn’s May commencement ceremonies will mark a new milestone for the Master of Social Work program with the first graduation of its new online option.

May 05, 2025

Madison Messick

Madison Messick, the College of Education's student marshal, is the third generation of her family to pursue teaching.

May 02, 2025

Carolina Triboni, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, will lead the college’s class of 2025 as its graduation marshal during spring commencement on May 11.

May 02, 2025

Following graduation, the student marshal for the College of Sciences and Mathematics, Ben Basta, will be heading to UAB to pursue a master’s in forensic science — with plans to one day join the FBI.

May 02, 2025

a woman hands a young lady an award

After growing up in a military family, senior Melissa Garnes now conducts and shares relevant research through Military REACH under the mentorship of Professor Mallory Lucier-Greer.

May 02, 2025

Confetti surrounding Auburn graduates

The university will once again celebrate a record-breaking spring commencement as we prepare to award more than 5,300 degrees during ceremonies May 9-12.

May 01, 2025

When Henry Kendall was asked about what went into his team placing first in the American Society of Naval Engineers' annual Promoting Electric Propulsion Competition in Virginia Beach, he answered: the Auburn Creed.

April 29, 2025

Dean Jeffrey Fairbrother is pictured inside a building.

Jeffrey T. Fairbrother, dean of the College of Education and the Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor, recently received an invitation to join the National Academy of Kinesiology Fellows, a prestigious global group of elite scholars.

April 28, 2025

Overtoun Jenda talks to a young student

With an academic career spanning nearly 50 years, almost 40 at Auburn, Overtoun Jenda has left a mark on the field of mathematics and thousands of students that's impossible to calculate.

April 25, 2025

Zeke Dance, a sophomore majoring in apparel design and production management, shows off his creation for the Design Challenge.

Human Sciences apparel merchandising, design and production management students created a wide range of textile patterns, 2D fabric swatches, 3D product simulations, colorways and more as part of a 2025 Design Challenge called "What I love about Auburn."

April 24, 2025

headshots of robin weaver and parker megginson. Robin is on the left an wearing a black suit standing outside, parker is standing outside with samford tower in the background and his honors cords on with a blue suit

Robin Weaver and Parker Megginson have won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships for graduate study. This prestigious fellowship program ensures the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce in the United States.

April 24, 2025

Maddie Burdette is pictured with President Chris Roberts as he presents her with the president

Maddie Burdette is a star student in Auburn’s College of Education, both in and out of the classroom.

April 23, 2025

a doctoral student stands behind some lab-created wetland models

Biosystems engineering's David Blersch is leading two research projects in the Green Infrastructure Lab to address using natural systems to remove pollutants from wastewater.

April 22, 2025

Auburn iRacing

In three years, Auburn iRacing has grown from fledgling student organization into a powerhouse, winning the prestigious 12 Hours of Sebring

April 22, 2025

chemical engineering students

Chemical engineering graduate students Ayuba Akinpelu and Francis Mekunye earned Merck's Next Gen Leaders in Chemistry awards for 2025, recognizing their research achievements.

April 21, 2025

photos of honors ambassadors and student advisors in spring formal wear holding certificates of accomplishment

Every spring, the Honors College looks forward to the opportunity to celebrate their hard-working students, faculty, volunteers and alumni through the Eagles of Excellence Awards. These awards help to recognize those who have gone above and beyond in the Honors College, and at Auburn University, in the realms of leadership, research, service and teaching.

April 21, 2025

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The new initiative is designed to honor exceptional faculty members and strengthen the college’s commitment to research and creative scholarship.

April 18, 2025

Award Medals

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Alumni Professorships. Created with an endowment from the Alumni Association, the professorships honor five tenured faculty each year for their contributions to Auburn’s land-grant mission and whose teaching, research and extension efforts positively impact the university.

April 18, 2025