Mari Miles Dempsey, a senior in chemical engineering and an Honors student, is researching photo-initiated hydrogels. If successful, the project has the potential to impact multiple fields, but the most hopeful is transporting items to space.
March 06, 2025
Dillon O'Donnell, a junior in international studies who studies Arabic at Auburn and hopes to one day serve the U.S. Department of State, honed his language and cultural skills across Morocco last fall.
March 06, 2025
Regenia Sanders and Glenn Mitchell, colleagues at Ernst & Young in Atlanta, share a deep passion for their alma mater and firmly believe in helping fellow alums reach their full potential.
March 05, 2025
Mason Mathias has been named the SEC Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
March 05, 2025
The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted eight individuals — including one Auburn University alumnus and an Auburn chemical engineering professor — and one corporation during a ceremony Feb. 22 at the Renaissance Birmingham at Ross Bridge.
March 05, 2025
COSAM Assistant Professor Paul Zhang has won the NSF Career Award.
March 04, 2025
Vince Visser developed a plan that can keep sun-kissed boat docks cooler during the summer. Liam Heary has an idea that could expand snack choices globally.
March 03, 2025
College of Human Sciences students in the Interior Design program participated in an INDS Product and Networking Fair to network and engage with key figures and industry professionals in the interior design community.
February 27, 2025
Abbie Holmes was appointed to the ASHP Pharmacy Student Forum Advisory Group on Residency Preparation for the 2024-25 term.
February 25, 2025
Thomas Dunn, an award-winning scenery and lighting designer known for creating transcendent environments through light and space, is helping Auburn Theatre & Dance students bring their next performance to life.
February 25, 2025
The folks tasked with naming the SEC Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year had it pretty easy this go round. A program record in the 500-yard freestyle, an event in which he ranks 11th nationally. Scoring the second-fastest time in program history in the 1000-yard freestyle against the arch-rival. Five All-American honors. A 4.00 grade point average in mechanical engineering. Yep, Mason Mathias — pruned hands now.
February 24, 2025
With more than 250 attendees, the third annual Elevated Education Exchange began with a clear focus on fostering student success through engaging faculty and staff development and presentations.
February 21, 2025
Sophomore industrial and systems engineering major and first-generation college student from Birmingham Ennis Rhetta is customizing his Auburn dreams. And the Auburn Family plays a starring role.
February 20, 2025
Jack Rosenhammer’s love for ice hockey might have derived from his Northern roots in New York City, but it was in the Deep South at Auburn University where he found a unique opportunity to coach his favorite sport.
February 20, 2025
Brandon Barnett, a senior in aerospace engineering, used his skills and classroom knowledge to build a functional jet engine in the Makerspace on campus.
February 18, 2025
Alumnus Matthew Capps, who earned a bachelor’s degree in ornamental horticulture and a Master of Landscape Architecture, is the new director of Alabama State Parks.
February 17, 2025
Alice E. Smith is the first full-time engineering faculty member to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
February 17, 2025
Why do so many of our students get admitted to top law schools? Because we are the SEC's best pre-law destination to get students where they want to be, no matter what they want to do.
February 14, 2025
Excellence is a term that Pam Hennessey has become synonymous with, and that’s why she was recently awarded the 2025 Provost Advising Award for Outstanding Advising Administrator.
February 14, 2025
Thanks to Florabot, an AI-driven robot developed by researchers in the Smart Systems Lab within the Department of Biosystems Engineering, farmers may soon be able to assess entire rows of azaleas, hydrangeas, petunias and many other ornamental plants in the time it takes you to read this article.
February 13, 2025
Associate Professor Constantinos Kyriakis and Assistant Professor Maria Naskou met in Greece over a decade ago and have supported one another in science and life ever since.
February 13, 2025
Gary Martin and Marilyn Strutchens, married since 1996 and Auburn colleagues since 2000, share a passion for mathematics and helping the next generation of teachers.
February 11, 2025
Sydney Freeman Jr. is a first-generation college student and two-time Auburn alum. He was the first African American male to attain full professorship at the University of Idaho, and just last fall, was one of 10 people chosen as a Fellow of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
February 11, 2025
Auburn Creed? More like Auburn Speed. Check out the conversation with Samantha Korac, vehicle dynamics and controls engineer for Auburn's Autonomous Tiger Racing team, who recently helped steer the GAVLAB's gears around the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
February 07, 2025
Members of Auburn’s advising community were honored Feb. 4, during the annual Provost Advising Awards Ceremony. The recipients were recognized for their dedication to helping students discover and achieve their goals and for their tireless commitment to student success.
February 07, 2025
Asraf Uddin received the Climate, Earth, Heath, Environmental Sciences and Humanity (CEHESH) Trust of India award for his significant contributions to advancing the understanding of geological processes.
February 06, 2025
The SCIP program focuses on increasing mental health services in rural Alabama schools by preparing school counseling students to collaborate with school nurses and ESOL teachers.
February 06, 2025
Roger and Margaret Lawrence recently furthered their stalwart support of the College of Education in great measure with a $5 million planned gift honoring the life and legacy of their late son, Scott.
February 06, 2025
Fourth-year pharmacy students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to patients on Native American reservations.
February 05, 2025
Max Yeast and Nicholas Tarasi represented Auburn students and aspiring airline managers everywhere as the only college students invited to attend the 2024 Skift Aviation Forum.
February 05, 2025
Melanie Lockett overcame the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 death of her father to successfully defend her dissertation and land a job with the U.S. Department of Defense.
February 05, 2025
The 8th Annual Schneller Frontiers Lecture at Auburn University featured Dr. Yogesh Surendranath from MIT, who presented on electrochemistry’s role in sustainable thermochemical catalysis. Hosted by COSAM’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the event honored the legacy of Dr. Stewart Schneller while inspiring students and faculty to engage in cutting-edge scientific research.
February 04, 2025
Dr. Timothy Hawthorne, chair of Auburn’s Department of Geosciences, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association of Geographers, a prestigious honor recognizing his excellence in research, teaching, and service. Known for his leadership in community geography, he has pioneered initiatives like Citizen Science GIS and mobile science labs, expanding access to geographic education. Dr. Hawthorne credits his success to mentorship and collaboration, and he looks forward to advancing Auburn’s impact in geosciences as the department moves to the new STEM+Ag Complex in 2026.
February 04, 2025
Donnie Payne says he’s living out his calling thanks to all he learned through the School Counseling Program of Auburn University’s College of Education.
February 03, 2025
An iconic civil rights site in Selma, Alabama, closed in 1983 and fallen into disrepair in recent years, was the subject of a fall semester Interior Architecture (ARIA) studio led by Program Chair and Associate Professor Kevin Moore.
January 30, 2025
Auburn Master of Social Work students can now specialize in the human-animal bond through a graduate certificate in Veterinary Social Work from the College of Liberal Arts.
January 30, 2025
Faculty, staff and students from Auburn's Transportation Research Institute participated at the 104th Transportation Research Board annual meeting, with some researchers coming home with high honors.
January 30, 2025
Veteran strength coach Damon Davis is Auburn men’s basketball's secret weapon when it comes to helping athletes.
January 29, 2025
After fighting for justice across Alabama, Judge Richard Minor returns to Auburn to teach the skills he wishes he had at the start of his career.
January 28, 2025
From the woods of Columbiana to Costa da Caparica, junior Anna Carter is living the dream, Birdsonging her away around this great material world of ours one extra engineering mile at a time.
January 26, 2025
Anne Leader, an OLLI at Auburn University guest speaker, recently received more than $400,000 in grants and will present, “How Will They Remember Me? Tomb Reuse in Renaissance Florence,” at Pebble Hill.
January 23, 2025
Auburn University’s College of Education online graduate programs are among the nation’s best, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Online Program rankings released Jan. 21.
January 21, 2025
Auburn Engineering is ranked No. 20 in U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 Best Online Graduate Engineering Program rankings, marking five consecutive years in the top 20 and nine consecutive years in the top 25.
January 21, 2025
Writing is a fundamental part of every profession, but it can be challenging and time-consuming, leaving writers feeling stuck and defeated. Auburn University writing experts say these feelings are normal and can be managed with resources that support writers’ well-being. For Auburn writers, that support can be found at University Writing.
January 16, 2025
The College of Human Sciences is experiencing remarkable growth, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter. In this episode of In the Halls, Dean Susan Hubbard reflects on the college's impressive achievements in recent years while looking ahead to the development of a state-of-the-art facility.
January 16, 2025
A recent philanthropy-fueled project, led by Meghan Buchanan, Auburn archaeologist and anthropology associate professor, has the potential to unearth a one-of-a-kind discovery.
January 14, 2025
Each fall, Urban Studio students embark on field trip, leaving Birmingham behind for a few days of exploration.
January 13, 2025
At this rate, Auburn may need to open its own "NanoArt" museum. Because the Department of Materials Engineering just keeps churning out masterpieces.
January 10, 2025
Asim Ali, executive director of Auburn’s Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, has been elected president-elect of UPCEA, the online and professional education association, for the 2025-26 term, after which he will assume the role of president.
January 09, 2025
Makaela Williams is living her dream thanks to a program aptly named involving math education.
January 09, 2025
