Campus Announcements
Sustainability Professional Development Sponsorship Program is accepting applications.

Employees have until the end of May to apply for up to $750 toward professional development connected to sustainability and their current job responsibilities.

May 19, 2025

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The Winchester Institute for Real Estate Development celebrated the tremendous growth occurring in Auburn University's real estate programming and educational initiatives at a gala and awards ceremony on May 8 that featured speaker Spencer Levy, one of the biggest names in the commercial real estate industry.

May 19, 2025

Bouquets ready for delivery

By recycling the flowers from Auburn's graduation ceremonies, College of Nursing faculty and staff deliver joy to residents in retirement homes, nursing facilities and hospitals.

May 19, 2025

Portrait of Shanda Tuck

Shanda Tuck supports various units within the university's Business and Administration organization, including Human Resources, Finance and Facilities Management. 

May 19, 2025

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Seats are still available for the fall offerings of Leading People, which begin on Aug. 5.

May 19, 2025

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The Market at Ag Heritage Park, an open-air, growers-only farmers market hosted by the College of Agriculture, will open for the season this Thursday from 3-6 p.m.

May 19, 2025

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Auburn University Libraries will hold the next Savvy Researcher Boot Camp virtually on May 31.

May 16, 2025

Samford Hall skyline view of campus.

The Office of Information Technology is encouraging users of AU_WiFi to switch to eduroam, a secure travel-friendly network used by universities worldwide, before AU_WiFi is phased out this summer.

May 16, 2025

Adit Singh

Adit Singh will develop effective test screens that reduce undetected failures in operation and thereby improve the reliability of integrated circuits.

May 16, 2025

Eric Moore

Eric Moore was recently named Auburn University's first chief maintenance officer, a first-of-its-kind position.

May 15, 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

Daniela Marghitu

Daniela Marghitu, director of the Laboratory for Education and Assistive Technology in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, was a panelist at an international virtual forum co-hosted by the Royal Academy of Science International Trust and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

May 15, 2025

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Register now for University Writing's summer graduate programs.

May 15, 2025

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Third party requestors along with current and former employees can visit the Experian Verify website to create an account and obtain a report.  

May 09, 2025

Children have fun working with colorful artwork as part of the Auburn Early Childhood Education summer enrichment program.

Auburn College of Education associate professor Sean Durham is excited to offer his annual summer enrichment program once again for area preschool students. This time, that offering will have a brand-new location: the College of Education's new building.

May 09, 2025

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Mental health wellness webinars available to Auburn employees.

May 09, 2025

West Samford Avenue road closure in front of the STEM + Agricultural Sciences construction site.

As spring transitions into the summer semester, Facilities Management will begin several construction projects which include West Samford Avenue and Garden Drive road closures.

May 09, 2025

William Batchelor has been tapped as the new director of the Auburn University Water Resources Center, effective immediately.

May 08, 2025

James Long AU students in Rome

James Long, who has taught in and led study abroad experiences at Auburn University for nearly a decade, is the new assistant dean of Global Programs in the Harbert College of Business.

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

Ford Dyke speaks on mindfulness to attendees of the stress science event.

Stress science researchers from across Auburn University came together at the Auburn Alumni Center recently for a one-day gathering to share ideas and research in a multidisciplinary environment.

May 06, 2025

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Faculty can now apply for a research venture lyceum design fellowship through the Honors College.

May 06, 2025

Employees of the year announced in this graphic.

Four employees were recently honored as Employees of the Year, highlighting their hard work and dedication to the university.

May 05, 2025

Comer Hall

Four finalists for the position of dean of the College of Agriculture and director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station will each participate in a series of on-campus interviews and campus-wide open forums (hosted in person and via Zoom) , starting May 19.

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

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The Alabama Department of Transportation and the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute recently hosted state DOT research leaders during the three-day Southeast Transportation Consortium Peer Exchange.

May 02, 2025

Samford Tower

Provost Vini Nathan and the Office of Academic Insight recently recognized three academic programs for their outstanding commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in student learning assessment.

May 02, 2025

Neville Arena

In preparation for commencement events, the north portion of the Neville Arena parking lot will be closed beginning Tuesday, May 6. The entire lot will be closed from 11:45 p.m., Thursday, May 8, through 7 p.m., Monday, May 12.

May 01, 2025

Congratulations Alumni Engineering Council Inducts Class of 2030

The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducted seven new members during its annual spring meeting. Established in 1965, the council works to support the vision and goals of the college.

April 30, 2025

Bosen Lian

Bosen Lian, an assistant professor in electrical and computer Engineering, has been appointed to the editorial boards of two leading academic journals: International Society of Automation Transactions and the International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control.

April 30, 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

2025 Bailey Award recipients

Three outstanding alumni of Auburn's College of Veterinary Medicine were honored as the 2025 winners of the Wilford S. Bailey Awards during a recent reception.

April 29, 2025

Graduate Awards Ceremony

The Graduate Student Council has recognized five faculty members as 2024 Outstanding Graduate Mentors.

April 28, 2025

Walmart US CEO John Furner speaking at RFID Lab conference

RFID technology is enhancing companies' operations and Auburn's internationally renowned RFID Lab plays an important role in the technology's advancement and adoption, according to industry executives and leaders at the Lab's recent annual conference.

April 28, 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

Mike Kensler shakes a recipients hand.

View and celebrate the recipients of the Sustainability Awards.

April 25, 2025

Facilities Management

Cullen Kennedy, an electrician apprentice with Facilities Management, received the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship's Central Alabama Apprentice of the Year Award.

April 25, 2025

Noah's Ark? How about Joah's arc? Because if you feed freshman civil engineering and Final Four'ing Auburn basketballer Joah Shay the rock behind that 3-point line, he's going to straight up make it rain.

April 25, 2025

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The series is a professional development initiative designed to support licensed social workers in expanding their knowledge and skills while earning valuable continuing education units (CEUs).

April 24, 2025

Matthew Hoch

The National Association of Teachers of Singing has named Matthew Hoch, professor of voice, as the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Singing, the premier peer-reviewed publication in the field of voice pedagogy.

April 24, 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

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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

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

Jonathan Pettus is the new executive director of the Applied Research Institute in Huntsville. Find out why on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education.

April 22, 2025

Charged with capturing what 'work' looks like, the communities response to the "Thank You Please Come Again" exhibition features photography from the BraveHeart Center for Place and Purpose, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and East Samford School, encapsulating a cross section of the "Loveliest Village on the Plains."

April 21, 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

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This past month, Honors College staff members have earned several prestigious awards, recognizing excellence in their respective fields.

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

Nema Shamsaei and Masoud Mahjouri-Samani in advanced manufacturing laboratory

Auburn continued its rise among universities granted utility patents, in the latest rankings from National Academy of Inventors.

April 18, 2025

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Would you like to make progress on your grant proposals and other writing projects this summer? Join University Writing for our Grant Writing Workshop and Mindful Writing Retreat.

April 18, 2025

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The annual week recognizes the invaluable contributions of our full-time, part-time and temporary employees. Events, activities and discounts will take place on April 28-May 2.

April 18, 2025

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In-person and virtual meeting date schedules are listed on the University Human Resources website.

April 18, 2025

XR Summit; A joint XR event by AUX and VRARA

Auburn, in collaboration with the VR/AR Association, will present the XR Summit 2025, a premier event exploring the transformative power of extended reality (XR) in education, research and business on May 1.

April 17, 2025

A formal portrait of Mykel Taylor

Following a national search, Professor Mykel Taylor has been named head of the College of Agriculture's Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, effective April 15.

April 17, 2025

headshots of Overtoun Jenda and Haibo Zou

Two faculty in the College of Sciences and Mathematics are the only two people in Alabama named to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's 2024 class of fellows.

April 16, 2025

biosystems seniors

Nearly 300 engineering students displayed their senior design projects before dozens of industry professional judges at the college's second Capstone Showcase.

April 15, 2025

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Engineering's Career Development and Corporate Relations office presented the 2024-25 Frank Vandegrift Co-op Student of the Year award to Katie Day, a junior in electrical and computer engineering.

April 15, 2025

Phi Lambda Sigma group photo

The Harrison College of Pharmacy chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma initiated 20 new members during a ceremony held on April 2 in a ceremony in Auburn.

April 14, 2025

Garden of Memory Creed Wall

Three students will be remembered.

April 14, 2025

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The report includes important metrics and highlights for each University Human Resources unit.

April 11, 2025

Graphic calling for water resources conference abstract submissions until May 23

Submissions, including lightning talks, standard oral presentations and poster presentations, for the Alabama Water Resources Conference will be accepted until May 23.

April 11, 2025

Books from the Popular Reading Collection, lined up in a row

Auburn University Libraries launches a new Popular Reading Collection focused on leisure reading.

April 11, 2025

She'll be honest — growing up in Denver, Shelby Balding had never heard of Auburn. Now, the civil engineering junior and cross-country crusader can't stop talking about it.

April 11, 2025

A woman hands out medals

The ISTEM Connectory at Auburn University hosted Alabama's first-ever Invention Convention on Saturday, April 5.

April 11, 2025

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Shiqiang (Nick) Zou, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, earned a grant to test an electricity-based method for breaking down toxic PFAS chemicals — also known as "forever chemicals" — in water safer, cheaper and more sustainable.

April 11, 2025

Auburn 's Industrial and Systems Engineering team continues to play a vital role in an international partnership with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, contributing to groundbreaking research in sustainable logistics.

April 11, 2025

The student-led organization, the Auburn Artificial Intelligence Initiative, will host the Auburn AI Summit on Tuesday, April 22, at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center.

April 11, 2025

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The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the promotion and/or tenure of 115 Auburn faculty members, reflecting the institution's high standards of professional achievement in instruction, research, creative scholarship and service.

April 11, 2025

Leah Johnson smiles in a greenhouse as she tends to plants

Leah Johnson is the first applied biotechnology major to be selected for HudsonAlpha's highly competitive BioTrain internship.

April 11, 2025

Dr. Boosinger COL

A celebration of the life and career of Timothy B. Boosinger, who passed away in January, is scheduled for Thursday, April 17, at 3 p.m., in the College of Veterinary Medicine's Veterinary Education Center.

April 10, 2025

College of Human Sciences students participating in the 2025 Auburn Research Symposium

The College of Human Sciences was strongly represented at Auburn's 2025 Research Symposium as undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral researchers presented their research and scholarly discoveries through oral and poster presentations.

April 10, 2025

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering welcomed middle school students from the Huntsville Learning Center's STREAM Team program for a day of hands-on STEM exploration.

April 10, 2025

Professional headshot of Angela Wiley

Angela Wiley, professor and head of the Department of Human Development and Family Science in the College of Human Sciences, has been named associate provost for institutional effectiveness, effective July 1.

April 09, 2025

NASA's Nicky Fox spoke to a crowd of more than 200 at the 2025 Duncan Lecture, sharing stories from her career and insights into NASA's latest science missions. Hosted by the College of Sciences and Mathematics, the event offered an inspiring look at space exploration, solar research and the future of science at NASA.

April 09, 2025

Decorative poster for Violet featuring a woman carrying a suitcase

Taking place in the 1960s, the musical “Violet” follows the titular character as she journeys to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in hopes of a miracle.

April 09, 2025

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The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's Office of Communications and Marketing recently earned 12 Educational Advertising Awards — the country's largest educational advertising awards competition.

April 09, 2025

Tori Phillips and Maria Auad

More than 150 students participated in the 12th Graduate Engineering Research Showcase, with a chemical engineering graduate student winning first place for her work in transparent soil experiments and fluid mechanics.

April 08, 2025

headshot of gavin grann on the left and caroline duncan on the left. both students are outside and wearing casual clothing

Honors students Caroline Duncan and Gavin Grann have earned study abroad scholarships through the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, 100+ Women Strong and Birdsong awards to support their international experiences this summer, helping send Duncan to Italy and Grann to Chile.

April 08, 2025

College of Engineering

U.S. News and World Report, which ranks graduate programs nationally each spring, designated Auburn Engineering No. 33 among public institutions in its annual list.

April 08, 2025

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Auburn's College of Education is once again listed among the nation's best public and private schools for graduate education programs, according to U.S. News and World Report.

April 08, 2025

Allie Blubaugh headshot

Allie Blubaugh was recently selected as a student member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Council on Pharmacy Practice.

April 07, 2025

Zongliang Yue headshot

Assistant Research Professor Zongliang Yue was recently elected to the board of the MidSouth Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society .

April 07, 2025

McCrary Institute

The McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security has named Victoria Dillon, a veteran of the White House, the nation's cyber defense agency, Capitol Hill and leading technology companies, as its chief communications officer and deputy director.

April 07, 2025

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Full-time, part-time and temporary employees can enjoy the events.

April 04, 2025

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Employees who are eligible for retirement through the Teachers Retirement/Retirement Systems of Alabama, or within five years of eligibility, are invited to register for one or both webinars.

April 04, 2025

Samford Hall surrounded by trees

Facilities Management will make building access changes to secure campus facilities during A-Day on April 12.

April 04, 2025

Dean

The College of Education recently recognized a number of faculty, staff and students at its annual awards ceremony.

April 02, 2025

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Ten representatives from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, including students, faculty and researchers, attended this year's International Erosion Control Association annual conference and walked away with four awards.

April 01, 2025

Geoff Williams in front of Comer Hall

Geoff Williams, associate professor, graduate program officer and longtime director of the AU-Bees Lab, is director of the new Auburn University Bee Center, effective April 1.

April 01, 2025

student research

The 12th annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase and the college's second Capstone Design Showcase will provide students with the opportunity to present their research and designs before industry professionals, faculty and peers.

March 31, 2025

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Applications are open until April 17, at 4 p.m.

March 28, 2025

They call Vestavia-born venture visionary Vince Visser, a sophomore in industrial and systems engineering, Mr. Mister. Or at least they should.

March 28, 2025

Leading People logo with graphic of Samford Hall

The next session will begin in April.

March 28, 2025

The core of Auburn

The April construction update includes updates on the Teague and Little halls renovations, new university student housing project and the Jordan-Hare Stadium north endzone videoboard.

March 28, 2025

This prestigious tradition continues to honor the exceptional achievements of our students by recognizing their dedication, hard work, and contributions to their respective fields.

March 27, 2025

Akond Rahman

Assistant Professor Akond Rahman will deliver the keynote address on security vulnerabilities in configuration scripts at the International Conference on Software Engineering in Canada.

March 27, 2025

Greek Excellence Award winners

In 2024, fraternity and sorority members dedicated more than 61,000 hours to community service and raised $1.4 million for charitable causes.

March 26, 2025

Leaders of sorority and fraternity governing councils attending the Southeastern Greek Leadership Association (SGLA) Annual Conference.

Awards spotlight the contributions that the three councils have made to the Auburn Greek community over the past year.

March 26, 2025

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The Office of the Provost is seeking applications for the SEC Faculty Travel Grant program. Up to $10,000 is available in travel grants for the 2025-26 academic year to be distributed among full-time faculty selected for these awards.

March 24, 2025

bus

Auburn researchers are part of a study to address engineering challenges associated with energy efficiency of zero emission bus materials.

March 21, 2025