Following a national search, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University has selected Casey Mull as assistant director for 4-H Youth Development. Mull will guide Alabama’s largest youth development organization into an exciting new era of innovation and impact.
November 21, 2025
During its Nov. 21 meeting, Auburn’s Board of Trustees approved the construction of a 12,000-square-foot dormitory at the Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center, located in Andalusia, Alabama.
November 20, 2025
Sampada Tamhankar, a Drug Discovery and Development doctoral student in the Harrison College of Pharmacy, won the 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition at Auburn University.
November 20, 2025
Poultry scientists at Auburn University dedicate countless hours to advancing food safety practices—from production and processing all the way to commercial retail.
November 18, 2025
Ready to make waves? Meet David Deep, the U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Auburn alum behind Wake for Warriors—where heroes swap boots for boards and find new purpose on the water.
November 14, 2025
Auburn University’s Destination STEM Summit brought 150 middle and high school students to campus for a full day of hands-on exploration, career conversations, and interactive demonstrations across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Through speed networking, cutting-edge research exhibits and inspiring messages from STEM professionals, students gained a firsthand look at new possibilities for their future.
November 14, 2025
Portia Johnson, an assistant professor and Extension specialist in the College of Human Sciences, created the Alabama FAFSA Application Survival Toolkit to help students, families and educators navigate the application process.
November 14, 2025
Bones & Blooms invited more than 300 visitors to experience science up close through fossils, skeletons and living species displayed throughout the Arboretum.
November 13, 2025
Dillard is the recipient of the 2025 Auburn University Award for Excellence in Faculty Outreach. Presented by the Provost’s Office, the award honors the engagement of exemplary faculty members and demonstrates the tremendous impact outreach has on the community, state, nation and beyond.
November 13, 2025
A recent $10 million gift is among the largest single gifts in the history of CHS. Arnold’s gift will help support the forthcoming new facility, provide an endowed professorship, scholarship opportunities and programmatic support within the college.
November 06, 2025
Philanthropy fuels experiential learning initiatives at Auburn, such as FoodU, which has garnered national attention and was recently featured in an episode of Alabama Public Television’s Spotlight on Agriculture.
November 06, 2025
Like many students his age, Ke'Zerrious Powell often let anxiety keep him from speaking up in class. Through a new literacy partnership between Auburn University’s College of Education and Beauregard High School, though, the ninth-grader is stepping forward — gaining confidence, building connections, all while helping future educators in turn.
November 06, 2025
The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s Office of Communications and Marketing was recently honored with 18 Education Digital Marketing Awards — including nine Gold Awards — for its work promoting the college as the best student-centered engineering experience in America.
November 04, 2025
Auburn business and Air Force ROTC graduate Stan Bialas Jr. chose the road less traveled on his way to an “amazing” service career.
November 03, 2025
The Rural Sociology program at Auburn offers graduate students a chance to study the social fabric of Alabama and contribute to its future. Just ask Oliver Nell and Amelia Pugh.
October 31, 2025
The Alabama Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education project has been awarded a multimillion-dollar grant.
October 31, 2025
Auburn’s Raptor Center and College of Veterinary Medicine unite conservation, education and rehabilitation through one of the university’s most beloved traditions
October 31, 2025
Auburn's Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems recently made an appearance at one of NASCAR’s most iconic venues — Talladega Superspeedway — highlighting a partnership that connects cutting-edge manufacturing innovation with America’s industrial base.
October 29, 2025
As the world turns its attention to the U.S.-China relationship this week, the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University released a paper on Oct. 29, raising the alarm on the sophisticated cyber threat posed by the People’s Republic of China.
October 29, 2025
Something’s haunting the halls of the College of Liberal Arts’ outreach center.
October 27, 2025
Supported by a new National Science Foundation award, Auburn mathematician Songling Shan uses hands-on graph theory activities to show middle school students the creative side of math.
October 27, 2025
More than 120 educators and industry leaders from across the Southeast gathered at Auburn University for the 2025 Southern Educational Robotics Conference (SERC) to share best practices and explore emerging technologies in robotics education. The event featured cutting-edge sessions, a keynote on brainwave-controlled robotics, and recognition of outstanding educators shaping the future of STEM learning.
October 27, 2025
JoEllen Sefton and Michael Roberts, faculty members in Auburn’s School of Kinesiology in the College of Education, were honored at the university’s 2025 Endowed Faculty Recognition Ceremony.
October 24, 2025
Eli Morrow, who is concurrently pursuing a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a doctorate in biomedical sciences, has been selected for an externship with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, a global leader in efforts to save imperiled wildlife species from extinction and train future conservationists.
October 23, 2025
If visuals could talk, what would they say? Two students from the School of Industrial and Graphic Design weighed this question when they launched a new design-inspired podcast in December 2024.
October 23, 2025
A former Auburn football coach-turned-U.S. senator, a global financier and a corporate chief financial officer shared their insights on successful leadership with Harbert Business students at the annual student-led Financial Management Association Leadership Summit.
October 22, 2025
Researchers at the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station are working to develop smarter solutions for Alabama’s cattle producers by shifting from traditional cattle-based experiments to molecular analysis of the horn fly itself—revealing new insights into fly-borne pathogens and novel methods of biological control.
October 21, 2025
Rural Studio’s Emily McGlohn receives prestigious 2025 Women in Architecture Design Leadership Award from Architectural Record.
October 21, 2025
The new graduate certificate in space systems, which began this fall, is aimed at providing working professionals with additional education to better understand the growing space industry.
October 20, 2025
More than 1,000 middle school students from 19 Alabama schools explored STEM fields at Auburn’s sixth annual Destination STEM Expo. Hosted by COSAM Outreach, the event filled Neville Arena with 80 interactive exhibits led by 220 Auburn faculty, students and volunteers.
October 20, 2025
With the fall semester well underway on Auburn University’s campus, the College of Education’s EAGLES Engagement Council (EEC) is once again soaring to new heights of advocacy and impact.
October 16, 2025
Auburn University’s GEAR UP Achieve initiative is inviting qualified contractors and vendors to submit proposals for educational programming designed to empower Alabama’s 9th-grade students, their families, teachers and communities.
October 16, 2025
The Grand Engineering Challenges event, organized by the college’s Office of Recruitment, Outreach and Scholarships, draws hundreds of students for hands-on activities, interactive demonstrations and STEM-related games to learn how Auburn engineers are solving many real-world challenges.
October 15, 2025
Auburn University's AI@AU initiative will host two lectures, Friday, Oct. 31 and Friday, Nov. 7, exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, ethics and creative expression.
October 15, 2025
Xiao Qin, professor and director of graduate programs for the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, was one of four Auburn University faculty members selected to the 2025-26 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program fellowship cohort.
October 08, 2025
For the first time in its 32-year history, the College of Human Sciences’ annual International Quality of Life Awards will take place in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8.
October 07, 2025
Auburn College of Education professor Marilyn Cornish helps students develop personally and professionally in counseling psychology.
October 07, 2025
Nancy Strickland Chavis is the 2025 recipient of the William Collins Smith Auburn Award for Advancing American Art, which honors an American artist or scholar-practitioner who has significantly impacted the American art scene.
October 06, 2025
Princeton chemist Paul Chirik presented sustainable approaches to chemical synthesis using Earth-abundant metals during the 2025 Schneller Frontiers Lecture at Auburn.
October 06, 2025
Faculty and students from the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture have teamed up to create multiple scale models of the Alabama State House.
October 06, 2025
Finance faculty member Damion McIntosh helps developing countries modernize their financial systems while sharing his global experiences with Harbert students.
October 01, 2025
The Auburn Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs might be bitter rivals on the football field, but when it comes to raising funds to support ALS research, the stage is set for fans from both sides to come together for a friendly contest to raise proceeds for Ales for ALS Fest happening Oct. 10-11.
October 01, 2025
The College of Sciences and Mathematics' annual Gameday Physics brought science to life with fiery tubes, levitating magnets and liquid nitrogen ice cream before the homecoming game. More than 250 visitors explored interactive demonstrations that turned complex physics into fun, hands-on learning for all ages.
September 30, 2025
Auburn's Engineers Without Borders chapter installed more than half a mile of irrigation pipeline in a remote Bolivian village and taught children to collect rainfall data as part of a multi-year project to capture mountain spring water for agriculture.
September 25, 2025
Middle school students in Bullock County swapped screens for streams during a hands-on biodiversity camp hosted by the Auburn University Museum of Natural History at the Wehle Nature Center. Guided by Auburn students and museum staff, campers explored Alabama’s ecosystems through outdoor adventures and close encounters with native wildlife.
September 22, 2025
In recognition of the significant impact that GEAR UP Achieve is making in communities across Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey proclaimed Sept. 22-26 National GEAR UP Week in the state.
September 22, 2025
Harbert Business professors help create new knowledge that drives innovative business practices and then distribute this information internationally. Case in point: Lowder Eminent Scholar Franz Lohrke, who recently completed a reference book about digital entrepreneurship that will be published this fall by Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd.
September 18, 2025
Portia Johnson, assistant professor and Extension specialist in the College of Human Sciences, was recently honored with the prestigious 2025 Royrickers Cook Endowed Engagement Award, attributed to her ongoing and purposeful commitment to outreach.
September 17, 2025
What's in a name? In the case of Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, it's 25 years of excellence.
September 17, 2025
A new partnership being implemented by Auburn's Hunger Solutions Institute will expand access to healthy food and strengthen local food systems across the South.
September 15, 2025
