Auburn University’s Transportation Research Institute receives $1.9 million from FMCSA to test RFID-enabled smart tire technology aimed at preventing commercial truck blowouts and improving highway safety.
February 23, 2026
Jin Wang is partnering with Department of Energy researchers to integrate experimental datasets with a draft genome‑scale model and uncover why Methylomicrobium buryatense 5GB1 produces so much formate under high oxygen — insight that could help turn wasted methane into valuable products.
February 23, 2026
Yin Sun will test how time-sensitive communication performs when sensors, traffic and safety-critical decisions collide in unpredictable conditions.
February 20, 2026
Melissa Blair, professor and chair of Auburn’s Department of History, delivered a presentation that emphasized how women were not passive bystanders to the Revolution.
February 19, 2026
Associate Clinical Professor Julianne McGill, project manager for the Alabama Healthy Marriage & Relationship Education Initiative, reflects on marrying an Olympic gold medalist and offers some advice during Healthy Relationships Month.
February 18, 2026
The largest student-run makerspace in the country is getting even larger. The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will begin construction this spring on a laboratory designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, creativity and industry-relevant research in advanced manufacturing while also expanding the Design and Innovation Center, commonly known as the makerspace.
February 13, 2026
Ethan Page, a recent graduate in mechanical engineering, and Joseph Rusk, a junior in electrical and computer engineering, are among 11 remaining teams in the annual student business pitch competition.
February 13, 2026
Cassandra Porter, assistant professor of chemical engineering, will explore how membrane chemistry and operating conditions control ion selectivity under real-world conditions.
February 11, 2026
From spaceflight safety to vaccine development, one COSAM student’s undergraduate research experience shows how hands-on discovery can shape a scientific career. Through early lab involvement, mentorship and persistence, research became a defining part of Ashley DeSilva's path at Auburn.
February 09, 2026
Amidst an overwhelming sense of pride, the celebration of a milestone several years in the making took place at a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 5.
February 09, 2026
Next month, honeybee enthusiasts are invited to attend the 31st Annual Alabama Beekeepers Symposium. The event will take place on February 7.
February 09, 2026
Fish scientists at Auburn University have recently refined a gene replacement method for transferring a advantageous gene from alligators into catfish to increase disease resistance.
February 08, 2026
The Animal Science and Forages team is making an impact not only in Alabama but increasingly on a global scale through their research and outreach efforts.
February 06, 2026
Auburn Engineering’s Human Systems Integration Center has adopted a new name to better reflect its people-centered research, education and outreach while preserving its mission.
February 05, 2026
Researchers in Auburn's Materials Research and Education Center are revolutionizing the discipline of nanophotonics one small step at a time — literally.
February 05, 2026
The Honors College is increasing its commitment to academic innovation and faculty engagement through the Honor Your Teaching Fellowship program.
February 03, 2026
Mason Matrazzo's award-winning paper, “Parametric Modeling and Analysis of Lightning Sferic Waveforms for D-Region Remote Sensing,” demonstrated how radio waves generated by lightning can be used to track changes in the lowest region of the ionosphere.
February 02, 2026
The Biggio Center's Science Communication Workshop Series gives faculty and researchers practical tools to share their work with clarity, creativity and impact.
January 29, 2026
The Center for Autism Research, Treatment and Training trains students to be clinicians and serves children who have developmental disorders.
January 28, 2026
Through outreach, compassion and innovation, Auburn is helping Alabama’s families live healthier and happier lives.
January 28, 2026
AUTRI Director Larry Rilett received the CUTC Lifetime Achievement Award for advancing transportation research, education and public service.
January 27, 2026
Biomedical sciences sophomore John Walker is gaining hands-on research experience through cross-disciplinary work in Auburn’s Neurobehavioral Dynamics Lab.
January 26, 2026
Three colleges unite to advance mass timber construction, a faster, cheaper and more sustainable way to build houses and buildings.
January 26, 2026
Taimoor Hassan, a second-year graduate student in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, developed Qalb, the world’s largest Large Language Model exclusively for the Urdu language, which generates fluent, natural and instruction-following responses.
January 26, 2026
Jean-François Louf is using transparent, soil-like substrates to directly observe how plant roots redistribute water underground — a hidden process that could help farmers improve crop performance.
January 23, 2026
Thanks to two new partnerships formed to address critical needs in the aerospace and maritime defense industries, Auburn's reputation for rapid additive manufacturing research and development is speeding up and making waves.
January 22, 2026
Assistant Professor Konstantin Klyukin is after the perfect process that one day might find stable, durable catalysts capable of converting methane produced from tapping the nation's oil fields into methanol and other liquid fuels.
January 22, 2026
From excelling at XO Armor to impressing at NCAME, research engineer Scot Carpenter, '20 mechanical, is framing the future — one T at a time. Listen to the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education below, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts by searching #GINNing.
January 22, 2026
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is launching a new speaker series to bring prominent faculty, researchers and subject matter experts from top-tier institutions across the country to the Plains.
January 22, 2026
The "Sew Their Names: Quilting, Creativity and Activism" exhibition on view at The Jule Museum and forthcoming Auburn Forum for Southern Art and Culture, to be held on February 7, originate from arts outreach initiative, The Jule's Museum in Motion.
January 22, 2026
Continuing its status as a leader in hospitality higher education, the Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management served as a host for the world’s top hospitality management schools, graduate students and industry leaders by welcoming them to Auburn University’s campus for the 31st Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Jan. 8–10.
January 21, 2026
Harrison College of Pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences graduates are innovating healthcare through post-doctoral research positions.
January 20, 2026
College of Education faculty members have co-edited books examining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and teachers.
January 20, 2026
When Antrelle Clark first started her studies in marine biology, the last thing in the world she wanted to learn about was fish. Now, she’s researching how urbanization along the Gulf Coast is impacting one fish in particular: the killifish.
January 20, 2026
Christian Brodbeck, Auburn's Engineering Without Borders chapter advisor, was recently named the 2025 EWB‑USA Faculty Advisor Award for Outstanding Leadership recipient and elected to the national organization's council.
January 20, 2026
Evolutionary biologist Brian Counterman has been named director of Auburn's Museum of Natural History, bringing deep research experience and a long-term vision for the museum’s future.
January 19, 2026
Two assistant landscape architecture professors from the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture have been envisioning new stewardship practices for the Indigenous Florence Mound in north Alabama.
January 16, 2026
Digital platforms – such as Google, Facebook and YouTube – stand to benefit financially and in effectiveness if they ensure advertising fairness policies are implemented with their platform ads, according to research by Harbert College of Business faculty member Di Yuan.
January 16, 2026
Since the summer of 2018, play and recreation equipment manufacturer PlayCore has hosted at least one Auburn industrial design student each year for its summer internship program.
January 15, 2026
By joining forces with colleges across campus, Auburn’s Office of Undergraduate Research champions more than 100 competitive fellowships annually—creating pathways for students to explore new ideas, experiment with purpose and excel at the highest level.
January 15, 2026
The McCrary Institute warned that as Washington eyes more offensive cyber tools, the U.S. needs a smarter, forward‑leaning strategy to defend the homeland and deter rising digital threats.
January 14, 2026
An international consortium of scientists co-led by Auburn University and Stanford University’s Global Carbon Project developed the first comprehensive accounting of global hydrogen sources and sinks to assess changes in atmospheric hydrogen and its climate consequences.
January 14, 2026
The Advanced Structural Engineering Lab within the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is developing AISC-funded drop-in steel beam connections that speed erection, reduce field bolting and enhance safety for steel-frame buildings.
January 12, 2026
Jin Wang and Peter He are developing a microbe‑powered bioreactor designed to pull ambient air through methane‑eating bacteria, offering a promising new approach to reducing a potent greenhouse gas.
January 09, 2026
Three colleges unite to advance mass timber construction, a faster, cheaper and more sustainable way to build houses and buildings.
January 08, 2026
The RFID and CARV Labs will collaborate with NASA's Kennedy Space Center to advance research in inventory management for orbital facilities supporting astronauts.
January 06, 2026
2025 gave us so much to celebrate in the College of Human Sciences. As we look ahead, we are inspired to keep lifting others and improving quality of life. Here are the College of Human Sciences’ top five stories from this past year.
January 05, 2026
Auburn doctoral researcher Morgan Muell uses fieldwork spanning campus brick walls and Costa Rican rainforests to investigate how early life environments influence reptile development across species. Her work reveals that maternal behavior, more than embryo sensitivity alone, plays a critical role in helping lizards adapt to diverse and changing climates.
January 05, 2026
Researchers connected through Auburn’s Center for Multiscale Modeling of Materials and Molecules are uncovering a new class of hybrid materials that could advance quantum computing and catalysis. The work, led by graduate students and faculty across physics, chemistry and materials engineering, highlights how cross-disciplinary collaboration accelerates theory-driven scientific discovery.
January 05, 2026
Auburn University’s Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Huntsville is adding some serious fiber to its diet. In collaboration with Auburn University’s Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites (CPAC) and the Department of Aerospace Engineering, the institute recently acquired a CF3D Enterprise Cell — a next-generation 3D carbon fiber composites printer set to define the future of the nation’s hypersonic programs.
December 18, 2025
