Construction recently commenced on a new environmental education building at Auburn University’s Kreher Preserve and Nature Center (KPNC), which will be an engaging space for students and visitors to experience the wonder of nature.
January 26, 2024
Harbert Professor of Practice Damion McIntosh advocates for expanding your financial news comfort zone.
January 24, 2024
Group of Auburn University faculty during Research & Scholarship Connections Travel Grant 2023.
January 23, 2024
Associate professor and associate chair in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering. Director of Computer Science and Software Engineering Undergraduate Programs. Director of Global Programs, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. How does Dean Hendrix do it? Find out on the latest episode of the best podcast in all of higher education.
January 19, 2024
Mason Gaston, a valued member of the Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering’s Alumni Council, lost his battle with cancer on Sept. 20. To honor his memory, the ISE Alumni Council has established the Mason Gaston Memorial Scholarship.
January 18, 2024
For tens of thousands of women struggling with infertility in the United States, the support they receive—or don’t receive—from their employer can influence their productivity at work. An Auburn University Harbert College of Business professor is conducting research to learn the extent of that influence and what organizations can do to better support their women employees undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments.
January 18, 2024
This week’s segment of the Everything Auburn podcast focuses on the Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship. This episode features Joshua Sahib, managing director of the center in the Harbert College of Business, who discusses the ways in which this initiative is combining outreach programming and academic studies to address the needs of family businesses and more.
January 16, 2024
VivoSphere, a biomedical engineering start-up founded by chemical engineering researchers Elizabeth Lipke and Yuan Tian, has been selected as one of the most promising new ventures in the bio-diagnostics industry
January 16, 2024
Interoception is how we feel and understand internal sensations like hunger, pain or heart rate. Associate Professor April Smith is developing a new tool that targets interoception as an avenue to improve mental health. Her online intervention, Reconnecting to Internal Sensations and Experiences (RISE), has already shown success in active-duty service members and clinical patients and is currently being tested in college students and veterinarians.
January 16, 2024
Michelle Cole, an urban forestry expert and academic administrator in the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE) at Auburn University and Beau Brodbeck, assistant director of field operations for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System have been appointed to the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.
January 12, 2024
Pan He will help make editorial decisions for IEEE's Neural Networks and Learning Systems journal.
January 12, 2024
Hae Sagong, assistant professor in Auburn University’s College of Nursing, focuses her research on Korean immigrants’ experiences with health care in the rural south.
January 10, 2024
Auburn is at work innovating and expanding the market for mass timber products, design, engineering and construction.
January 10, 2024
Rod Turochy, associate director for Outreach for the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute and James Madison Hunnicutt professor in traffic engineering, and Larry Rilett, AUTRI Director, work with several housing authorities in the Black Belt region. Many of these neighborhoods have low automobile ownership rates, meaning more pedestrian traffic is on sidewalks and streets.
January 08, 2024
Auburn's College of Veterinary Medicine recently received a $246,495, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid in the recruitment and support of more veterinarians in underserved areas of Alabama, particularly those practicing in the area of food animal medicine.
January 05, 2024
Auburn University awarded degrees to 11 students in Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County on Dec. 16.
December 15, 2023
Each summer, some of the best and brightest students at EARTH University in Costa Rica travel to Auburn to study and conduct research with the Auburn Aquaponics Project at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Center. Xavier Rios Flores and Faustin Mukunzi recently spent a semester working on projects in aquaponics and hydroponics that were inspired by their home countries.
December 14, 2023
An episode of Planet Earth III airing in the U.S. this Saturday, Dec. 16, was made possible with the help of Assistant Professor Clint Penick in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.
December 14, 2023
Imagine, if you will, the mental stress and intensity of a formal student debate, but with cattle, pigs, sheep and goats both as the audience and the topic of discussion.
December 14, 2023
Harbert College of Business Professors Sarah and Peter Stanwick, who are retiring at the end of December, have been an integral part of the School of Accountancy and Department of Management and Entrepreneurship for the past 31 years.
December 13, 2023
Marshall Scholarship winner Cameron Tice reviews data from his work with individuals suffering with substance abuse.
December 07, 2023
College of Human Sciences marks its 30th International Quality of Life Awards ceremony by honoring ABC News Correspondent Bob Woodruff and philanthropists Ginger and Walt Woltosz in New York City.
December 05, 2023
Dr. Frank “Skip” Bartol, a member of the Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine faculty for 40 years and currently Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Professor in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, has been named the 2023-24 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecturer at Auburn University.
December 01, 2023
Alicia Powers, managing director for the Hunger Solutions Institute (HSI) in Auburn’s College of Human Sciences, is on a mission to strategically build healthy, resilient communities. Her research and service efforts with HSI — including nutrition incentive programs for SNAP households in Alabama and beyond — have made many take notice and take action.
November 30, 2023
A professor since 1998, Brown is one of two 2023 recipients of Auburn University’s most prestigious teaching honor, the Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.
November 30, 2023
Since September, students in Katie Forster’s Foundations of Language and Literacy class have been working one-on-one with students at Richland to improve their reading skills.
November 29, 2023
The Melton Scholars Program focuses on providing a supportive and enriching environment that empowers students to thrive academically, socially and personally.
November 28, 2023
USDA Awards Nearly $4 million to Auburn University’s Hunger Solutions Institute to expand Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives program
November 28, 2023
Alicia Powers receives Ellen Swallow Richards Public Service Award
November 27, 2023
Auburn University and the University of Alabama are preparing for Operation Iron Ruck, a 151-mile journey from the Iron Bowl visiting team's stadium to the home team's arena, which will raise awareness for epidemic of veteran suicide.
November 20, 2023
Josh Sahib, director of the Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship in the Harbert College of Business, is an entrepreneur himself and enjoys helping Auburn students and community members reach their entrepreneurial dreams.
November 20, 2023
Adrienne Duke-Marks, an associate professor and Extension specialist in the College of Human Sciences, is the 2023 recipient of the Award for Excellence in Faculty Outreach. She was honored at the annual Auburn University Faculty Awards on Nov. 9.
November 20, 2023
Auburn faculty member Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness has been named one of three facilitators for the World Design Organization’s Youth Designers Circle.
November 16, 2023
Erin Garcia, a lecturer in the Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), was honored with the Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award at Auburn University’s 17th annual Faculty Awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 9.
November 14, 2023
Jeff LaMondia, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, will continue working with communities to promote safe/ accessible active travel and improve access to healthier foods through a new five-year, $4.4 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) Live Well Alabama Thriving Communities team.
November 13, 2023
Michael Perez, associate professor in civil and environmental engineering, will collaborate with the Alabama Association of Conservation Districts on a $275k Technical Assistance and Training grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide educational resources and stormwater management workshops for communities in Alabama’s Black Belt.
November 13, 2023
From philosophy to forestry and political science to education, Auburn recognized outstanding achievements by faculty members across the University at its annual Faculty Awards Ceremony on Nov. 9.
November 10, 2023
At Auburn's College of Nursing, many graduates are choosing to stay in state to help combat the nursing shortage and provide care for their neighbors and communities.
November 09, 2023
College of Human Sciences Hospitality Career Fair
November 07, 2023
The Laurel Hotel & Spa has been awarded a Five Diamond designation by AAA Travels, recognizing it as offering world-class luxury, amenities and indulgence for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
November 07, 2023
After being adopted by the Southeastern Conference (SEC) for its 14 institutions, the Auburn-created online Teaching with AI course continues to grow, impacting the research, course material and students of instructors and faculty across the nation.
November 07, 2023
Auburn faculty members Jada Kohlmeier and Steven Brown have been awarded more than $2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to conduct virtual professional development with secondary social studies teachers from across the nation.
November 06, 2023
From Argentina to Alabama, Celeste Iglesias followed a passion for studying sustainable wood products, which has led to a professional career in sustainability, complete with industry accolades.
November 03, 2023
Since its inception, Rural Studio students and faculty have built more than 220 homes, parks and community buildings in West Alabama. Through a community-engaged design process, the program has sought to educate future architects while addressing complex challenges in rural communities.
November 03, 2023
Halley and Jerry Phillips, the granddaughter and son of the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Sam Phillips, hold an Alabama Polytechnic Institute certificate that Sam Phillips earned in 1943.
October 31, 2023
Last summer, Dr. Jung Won Hur and eight elementary and high school teachers from Alabama traveled to South Korea for nearly two weeks.
October 30, 2023
Guests from both sides of the Atlantic gather in Ariccia, Italy to celebrate a significant milestone in the College of Human Sciences. Joseph S. Bruno Auburn Abroad offers students an opportunity to be immersed in the Italian culture while cultivating relationships that will last a lifetime.
October 25, 2023
Auburn University and its alumni make a $6.3 billion economic contribution to the state of Alabama, including creating more than 30,000 jobs in addition to university employment, according to a new study.
October 24, 2023
The Auburn International Mentoring (AIM) Program helps student land international internship.
October 23, 2023
The Beat Bama Food Drive (BBFD) is a student-led effort consisting of over 650 volunteers, making it the largest student organization dedicated to service at Auburn. Now in its 30th year, the organization has two main goals: change lives — one meal at a time through donations to the Food Bank of East Alabama and beat the University of Alabama.
October 23, 2023
