Research and Innovation
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Associate Clinical Professor Elizabeth Covington, who studies antimicrobial stewardship and infectious disease in the community hospital setting, explains the basics of antibiotics use and overuse.

October 01, 2024

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As more large poultry processors require more stringent animal welfare guidelines, an Auburn research team is investigating how natural light would impact the growth, performance and welfare of broiler chickens.

September 27, 2024

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As National Disability Employment Awareness month begins, an Auburn researcher shares insights on his study that found when teams include people with disabilities alongside co-workers without disabilities, productivity can be higher – particularly when their supervisors have a disability.

September 27, 2024

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Two College of Agriculture faculty members were announced among Auburn University’s five 2024 Alumni Professors Sept. 20.

September 26, 2024

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Christine Schnittka's new book aims to help students learn about STEAM concepts through hands-on crafts.

September 24, 2024

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From electronic devices we rely upon, vehicles we drive, food we consume, electric substations we use to life-changing decisions made in voting booths, Auburn researchers are on the front lines to prevent potential cyberattacks.

September 24, 2024

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September 20, 2024

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One Health is a concept that recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health; it is built on the premise that the health of all living things and our planet may be improved when experts across different fields work together to solve complex health problems.

September 20, 2024

Razan Al Fakir

As Falls Prevention Week approaches, Auburn University faculty Razan Al Fakir provides expertise about fall-related anxiety, which is pervasive among older adults.

September 20, 2024

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An adjunct instructor argues that underground testing helped avoid nuclear war and likely saved thousands of lives.

September 19, 2024

Researchers have discovered that watching certain TikTok videos pertaining to sleep health actually leads to better sleep and improves sleep patterns.

September 19, 2024

Four Auburn biosystems engineering doctoral students won second place in the Bioprocessing Startup Competition at the recent American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers annual meeting for their alginate-based food-safe wrappers.

September 17, 2024

Abosede Onifade

Graduate student Abosede Onifade combines her passion for humanity and the environment to work toward a more just planet.

September 16, 2024

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Reduced-stature corn, also referred to as “short” corn, is a concept that has gained popularity in recent years, and researchers at Auburn University are conducting trials to determine if there’s a fit for it on Alabama farms.

September 13, 2024

Tom Denney helps a patient in the 7T MRI scanner

The world’s first field-installed, clinically approved 7T MRI scanner inside the Auburn University Neuroimaging Center takes researchers to places they’ve never been and provides them with detailed, ultra-high-resolution images they previously could not study.

September 12, 2024

Joseph Giambrone

Joseph Giambrone, professor emeritus in the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s Department of Poultry Science with a joint appointment in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Pathobiology, has penned this article about avian influenza being a potential pandemic for humans.

September 12, 2024

School of Kinesiology Professor Joellen Sefton is leading a team of faculty members, researchers and students in developing a comprehensive performance initiative for Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.

September 12, 2024

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Sofia Sierra, a first-year doctoral student in the College of Agriculture, is researching how to make infant formula safer by eliminating harmful, heat-resistant bacteria using cold plasma technology.

September 11, 2024

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AI is everywhere these days, and the booming construction industry in the U.S. is no exception. Associate Professor Wes Collins tells us how AI might change the industry.

September 11, 2024

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, the Godbold Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working to advance the science of atomic interfaces between layered 2D quantum materials.

September 06, 2024

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Mass timber is a rapidly growing technology used in the design and construction fields, and the Auburn Mass Timber Collaborative is becoming a leader in mass timber research, teaching and outreach in the Southeast.

September 05, 2024

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Finance faculty member Christian Goulding has developed an innovative model to determine stock values. His method, which earned best paper honors at an international conference, achieves higher returns compared to standard stock investment strategy.

September 05, 2024

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Alabama blueberry farmers could soon start growing more frost-tolerant cultivars thanks to recent research at Auburn University.

September 04, 2024

Ujjwal Guin

Ujjwal Guin and collaborators are identifying vulnerabilities in used, often discarded, memory chips and creating solutions to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data.

September 04, 2024

Haynes Heaton

Haynes Heaton and collaborators hope to replace current diagnostics for post-bone marrow transplant relapse monitoring with a new technology, single-cell RNA sequencing.

September 04, 2024

The Wall Street Journal

September 03, 2024

Sathya Aakur, Brendon Allen, Davide Guzzetti and Tin Nguyen.

The Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellowship recognizes and rewards junior faculty in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering who receive prestigious young investigator awards, including the National Science Foundation CAREER, Department of Defense, Department of Energy or National Institutes of Health.

September 03, 2024

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Three architects of the mobile generation — Frank Canova, inventor of the first smart phone; Daniel A. Henderson, inventor of picture and video messaging; and Neil Papworth, who sent the first text message — will visit campus Sept. 30.

September 03, 2024

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Huaguo Zhou was recognized by the California Department of Transportation for his study on intoxicated drivers, which identified effective engineering countermeasures to prevent wrong-way driving.

September 03, 2024

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Ali Khosravi, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is teaming up with Bart Prorok, a materials engineering professor; Paul Bartley, an assistant professor in horticulture at Auburn and his twin brother, Mohammad Khosravi, an associate professor at Montana State University, to improve the understanding of how climate change impacts permafrost.

September 03, 2024

Chen Ding (left) and Hao Chen (right) in a greenhouse observe their genetically modified poplar varieties.

A team of faculty in Auburn's College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment are pursuing more sustainable forms of agroforestry thanks to a new grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Their research will focus on the genetics of trees and their domestication for wood pulp production — ultimately maximizing economic gains and reducing environmental impacts.

August 30, 2024

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On the first day of classes this semester, Tiger Dining introduced “Foy on the Fly,” a new food service location featuring a robotic fry cook available via the Grubhub mobile app.

August 29, 2024

The New York Times

August 27, 2024

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani and graduate student Aarsh Patel.

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani earned a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to create the smallest powder bed additive manufacturing process.

August 27, 2024

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Auburn University was awarded the Collaborative Initiatives Award category of the Tambellini Future Campus Award at the Future Campus Summit on June 27. The award recognizes initiatives to enhance artificial intelligence, or AI, adoption, usage, and literacy, especially in education.

August 23, 2024

Researchers in Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence continue to play a critical role in the Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing Propulsion Technology project, specifically the project's resulting Thrust Chamber Liner and Fabrication Method technology which, in July, was named NASA's 2024 Invention of the Year.

August 22, 2024

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A team of Harbert College of Business researchers have developed a novel algorithmic approach for handling imbalanced data sets — a common occurrence in predictive analytics — and they aim to apply the method to the world of mergers and acquisitions.

August 21, 2024

Auburn's peanut breeding program has made significant strides in a surprisingly short amount of time, with one of its varietal releases now commanding 40-50% of the peanut acreage in Alabama.

August 20, 2024

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The Auburn University Stormwater Research Facility is partnering with Fagan Consulting LLC to design a portable, self-contained stormwater treatment device to treat stormwater runoff and protect the waters of Alabama and the U.S.

August 19, 2024

Auburn's seminal work on semiconductor packaging has new packaging of its own — the Auburn University Electronics Packaging Research Institute (EPRI). The institute’s recent establishment marks a significant new emphasis on the semiconductor packaging research conducted through Auburn's Center of Advanced Vehicle and Extreme Environment Electronics.

August 19, 2024

DOTs across the fruited, asphalted plains better be thanking their lucky, trucky stars that the someone managing the 1.7-mile test track at the National Center for Asphalt Technology is Jason Nelson. Learn what happens when the rubber meets the road on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast.

August 19, 2024

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Several Auburn researchers have joined forces to assist the state of Alabama in the creation of its 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan revision.

August 19, 2024

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The annual award, presented by The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, honors an American artist or scholar-practitioner who has significantly impacted the American art scene in the spirit of the university's modernist collection strength.

August 15, 2024

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Harbert College of Business faculty are leading a unique academic outreach mission to improve the quality and global visibility of Africa-based supply chain management research.

August 14, 2024