Outreach and Impact
Boy in forest smiling

Max Nemeroff has been immersed in the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center since childhood. Now, he is a CFWE student exploring his environmental career options.

April 03, 2024

The annual day of giving is back for its ninth year on April 10.

April 03, 2024

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Tiger Giving Day, Auburn University’s annual day of giving, is back for its ninth year on April 10.

April 02, 2024

Three women sit on a white porch with a flowering bush in the background

Auburn's Regional Autism Network offers translation services for non-English speaking families.

April 02, 2024

Two women in lifejackets on a boat smile with a massive naval ship in the background

Amy Pridemore, a faculty member in Auburn’s College of Nursing, brings a varied background to the teaching, outreach and service she does daily, focusing her efforts on providing primary care to underserved populations.

April 01, 2024

Six Auburn University faculty selected for 2024 RSCT Grant

The Office of International Programs has awarded the Research & Scholarship Connections Travel Grant to six Auburn faculty members for travel to institutions in Thailand and Indonesia in June.

April 01, 2024

A young woman in an orange sweater holds a piece of paper and talks to a smiling woman in navy blue nurses

Sarah Putzer, who has worked as an emergency room nurse for more than 23 years, is a graduate student in Auburn’s Nurse Practitioner program and a Rural Health Fellow,

March 29, 2024

Students gathered outside near water

The Academic Sustainability Program has announced that 13 students have been accepted into the prestigious National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Scholars Program.

March 29, 2024

7T MRI scanner located inside the Thomas Walter MRI Research Center.

What can the world's first parallel transmit 7T MRI scanner do?

March 26, 2024

A young woman with professional clothing and a nametag stands in a hotel lobby smiling.

Miranda Daniels, who is working toward a doctorate in mathematics with a concentration in statistics, is an experienced public health professional and one of Auburn's first Rural Health Fellows.

March 21, 2024

Evelyn Hunter receives research funding from Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation

A philanthropic grant is supporting research into health disparities in rural communities.

March 18, 2024

People dressed in scrubs performing surgery

Learn more about the College of Veterinary Medicine students gaining surgical competence at the Greater Birmingham Humane Society.

March 18, 2024

Daniela Marghitu

Daniela Marghitu, director of Auburn’s Laboratory for Education and Assistive Technology and faculty within the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, has been appointed to the College Board’s Advanced Placement Computer Science A Development Committee.

March 18, 2024

An aerial view of the Auburn University Regional Airport

The Auburn University Regional Airport soon will have a new air traffic control tower, thanks to $7.2 million in approved funding from the United States Congress.

March 15, 2024

three students in orange shirts pose for a photo with three girls in overalls holding painted rockets

Members of the Auburn University Rocketry Association (AURA) visited Children's of Alabama in Birmingham with subscale rockets, model rockets and golf balls for kids to paint.

March 14, 2024

Felicia Tuggle with AMEU class in Liberia

Assistant Professor of Social Work Felicia Tuggle has been named to the Fulbright Specialist Program to establish Liberia’s first community-based social work graduate program.

March 13, 2024

A woman wearing scrubs smiles at her patient

Each Friday, audiology student Lexy Barraza conducts free hearing screenings in Chambers County as a Rural Health Fellow.

March 11, 2024

A woman stands next to the On Med station.

Through a partnership with Alabama Extension and Outreach, Auburn is cultivating healthier, more prosperous communities and providing health care access for all.

March 11, 2024

A headshot of the Director of the Center for Opioid Research, Education and Outreach, Karen Marlowe.

Professor Karen Marlowe talks about how Auburn is addressing substance abuse disorders.

March 11, 2024

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A promo promoting the Joseph S. Bruno Auburn Abroad in Italy program

March 07, 2024

Brown foal in therapy pool

The College of Veterinary Medicine's teaching hospitals collaborated to treat a premature foal named Tink.

March 01, 2024

Students with Diapers

The Caregiver Initiative facilitated the distribution of diapers and wipes to Auburn University with the help of student, faculty and staff volunteers to the Campus Food Pantry via Auburn Cares and the Caregiver Closet in Career Discovery & Success. All materials were received from Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank in Birmingham, Alabama.

February 29, 2024

Students at Lunar New Year celebration 2024

The Korea Center-King Sejong Institute and AU-NCKU Taiwan Center of Chinese Language and Culture hosted a Lunar New Year celebration on Feb. 7.

February 27, 2024

Lightening lights up the sky over a landscape that includes trees and residential neighborhoods

Many rural counties in Alabama have residents who can’t receive severe weather alerts, often due to language barriers or a lack of consistent Internet access. Agriscience Education faculty members are working with Auburn University Extension staff to spread the word about the importance of disaster preparedness.

February 27, 2024

Global Community Day Festival activities include a Vendor Trade Fair, Global Attire Fashion Exhibition, musical performances, dance demonstrations, international food trucks, arts and crafts, sports, and games.

Auburn's third annual Global Community Day Festival will be on Saturday, April 20, at the Opelika Amphitheater, inviting international and domestic communities from Auburn, Opelika and surrounding areas to partake in a day filled with cultural exchange and celebration.

February 26, 2024

State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2024

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted nine individuals — including four Auburn University alumni — and one corporation during a ceremony Feb. 24 at The Westin Huntsville.

February 26, 2024

A man and two women examine corn stalks in a field.

Faculty and Alabama Extension specialists in Auburn’s College of Agriculture are working with farmers to help them adopt conservation practices and tackle social or economic barriers.

February 26, 2024

Couples in a relationship class lead by the Alabama Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Initiative.

Professor Francesca Adler-Baeder in Auburn’s College of Human Sciences knows healthy relationships. As principal investigator and project director for Alabama Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Initiative (AHMREI) since 2001, she and her team, along with community agency partners, have conducted applied research across the state to prove that healthy relationships impact not just couples, but their families, work environments and the well-being of their communities. Now, the collection of studies, primarily funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Family Assistance, is primed to offer its service outreach model that teaches mindfulness and skills for healthy relationships for replication across the country as well.

February 26, 2024

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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) recognizes faculty members with exceptional research and scholarship records annually. Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies Frank “Skip” Bartol is this year’s representative for Auburn University.

February 21, 2024

Kirsten Grenside Auburn University Graduation 1987

Kirsten Grenside ('87) gives back to the Auburn Family by sharing her international experiences and expertise with Auburn students through the Auburn International Mentoring (AIM) Program.

February 20, 2024

Lila Parrish and Briley Graves

As part of their Schweitzer Fellowship project, the Harrison College of Pharmacy's Briley Graves and Lila Parrish are working together on a project to identify and help those in need.

February 20, 2024

Maia Singleton and Kiaira Anderson

Harrison College of Pharmacy students Kiaira Anderson and Maia Singleton are working together to build a program that helps adolescent females in underserved areas to grow in the maturation of society and developments in life that align with improving social-emotional skills as part of their Schweitzer Fellowship project.

February 20, 2024

Chih-hsuan Wang, professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology; Peter Liu, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; and Melody Russell, alumni professor of science education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching, have teamed up to develop an innovative AI curriculum for high school students from underserved school districts in the State of Alabama.

February 20, 2024

Cityscape with Auburn University Logo and Alabama Community College System Logo

As part of Auburn’s growing efforts to broaden Artificial Intelligence, or AI, training to higher education institutions, the university is now partnering with the Alabama Community College System to offer its renowned Teaching with AI course to more than 4,000 faculty teaching across the State’s 24 two-year institutions.

February 16, 2024

Assistive technology

Daniela Marghitu, director of Auburn University's Laboratory for Education and Assistive Technology, hopes the course — open to juniors and seniors in computer science and software engineering — will take flight by 2025.

February 15, 2024

Registered forester and timber investment expert Marc Walley has been named the Earl H. and Sandra H. Weaver Professor at Auburn's College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment. In this role, Walley will advance the college’s forestry teaching, research and scholarship.

February 14, 2024

Auburn

Auburn University has been selected to receive the prestigious 2024 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization for its commitment to ensuring Auburn students graduate with a global mindset and the skills necessary to succeed in an interconnected world.

February 13, 2024

An Auburn University College of Education alumnus stands in front of his class teaching.

Many Auburn alumni teachers are bucking the state and national trend that declares as many as 70% of teachers are said to have considered leaving their jobs in recent years.

February 13, 2024

Director Mark Wilson explains an original charcoal sketch on display

The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities recently added to its artifacts collection displaying the artistry and humanity of enslaved Alabamians.

February 09, 2024

Auburn Engineering students will continue to improve terrain-challenged water and irrigation systems for villagers in Bolivia and Guatemala this summer, but they need your help.

February 08, 2024

man outside with nasa vest

Auburn University alumnus Joseph Pelfrey has been named the director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. Pelfrey, who earned his bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering in 2000, will manage one of NASA's largest field installations in this role.

February 05, 2024

Samford Hall with overlaid text

Auburn University's campus will host a working courtroom on March 14, when members of the Alabama Supreme Court convene in the Gogue Performing Arts Center, creating a historic moment in the university's history and offering a rare opportunity to observe the Court in action.

February 02, 2024

COACH Opioid Training Event

The Center for Opioid Research, Education and Outreach (COACH) at the Harrison College of Pharmacy is holding a Substance Misuse Summit in Montgomery on Feb. 9.

February 01, 2024

Nursing faculty walk down a path together smiling

Auburn University College of Nursing faculty members are enlisting community support to address health care needs of Alabama’s most vulnerable.

January 30, 2024

Auburn University's role in the NASA Parts Engineering School is a collaboration between the graduate school and several departments throughout the College of Engineering. Pictured left to right: George Flowers, dean of the graduate school; John Evans, the Charles D. Miller chair professor of industrial and systems engineering and director of the Thomas Walter Center; former student Seth Gordon; Sa'd Hamasha, the Hal N. and Peggy S. Pennington associate professor of industrial and systems engineering; Jeffrey Suhling, department chair of mechanical engineering; and Maria Auad, associate dean for graduate studies and faculty development.

January 30, 2024

three people looking at a box glowing purple in a lab

Vrishank Raghav, associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, is among 281 researchers nationwide awarded a Department of Defense grant under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP).

January 30, 2024

Student stands next to pigs

Through long-standing home projects, Alabama 4-H members are learning invaluable life skills. The Pig Squeal project is a prime example of how 4-H teaches responsibility, community involvement, partnership and work ethic.

January 30, 2024

AU NAFSA Simon Award Finalist

Auburn University named finalist for the 2024 NAFSA Simon Award

January 29, 2024