Photo of designers sitting at workstations with large-scale 3D printers

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

A student club started more than 60 years ago has had a far-reaching impact on the state of Alabama.

January 15, 2026

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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

Two women stand in front of Selma

University Outreach and the College of Architecture, Design and Construction are helping the City of Selma develop a holistic housing strategy to revitalize neighborhoods and recover from the impact of the 2023 tornado.

January 15, 2026

Four elementary students work together to operate and observe their VEX IQ robot during a SCORE Showdown competition match.

The Southeastern Center of Robotics Education (SCORE) hosted its fifth SCORE Showdown at Great Wolf Lodge, welcoming hundreds of students for a multi-day VEX robotics competition.

January 14, 2026

researchers stand in front of a black box that analyzes hydrogen

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

Katherine Sechrist smiles at a table at an Auburn University philanthropy event

The College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment is proud to announce the establishment of the Katherine Owen Sechrist Endowed Scholarship for Academic Excellence.

January 14, 2026

Richard Cristan poses for a headshot photo in front of a green, foliar background

Richard Cristan, an associate professor of forest operations in the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, has been awarded the Regions Bank Endowed Professorship in Forest Operations.

January 14, 2026

Band members playing clarinets sit in the first row of a symphonic ensemble

Last fall, the Reeltown High School band came to campus to record a song in memory of one of its members alongside the Auburn University Symphonic Winds.

January 13, 2026

A mathematics professor leans toward a student to review work during a large lecture, while other students take notes in tiered seating behind them.

Auburn mathematics professor Hal Schenck has been named a lifetime member of Clare Hall at the University of Cambridge, recognizing his continued scholarly engagement with the college. The honor strengthens international research connections and creates new opportunities for Auburn students to engage with global academic communities.

January 13, 2026

Megan Burmester

Megan Burmester has been appointed assistant vice president of communications in Auburn University’s Office of Communications and Marketing, Jennifer Adams, vice president for public affairs, communication and marketing.

January 12, 2026

Inspired by his grandfather’s battle with cancer, Markelle Scott is using every Auburn opportunity to prepare for a career in life-saving research.

January 12, 2026

Marvin J. Price accepting award from the North Carolina Economic Development Association

Community planning alumnus Marvin J. Price ’11 became an economic developer to see spreadsheets turn into smiles in his community.

January 12, 2026

Three colleges unite to advance mass timber construction, a faster, cheaper and more sustainable way to build houses and buildings.

January 08, 2026

Cecily Jacob is pictured standing at the door of her classroom, with a sign on the door stating

When Cecily Jacob walks into her classroom each morning as a teacher at Southview Primary School in Opelika, Alabama, she brings more than lesson plans. She enters equipped with the latest strategies she has learned as a doctoral student at Auburn’s College of Education.

January 06, 2026

A young man operates a robot dog in a retail space with shelves full of folded clothing

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

Adam Maggard poses for a headshot photo against a lush, green background

new associate dean of academic affairs will begin serving the Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE) in 2026. Adam Maggard, the current CFWE Harry E. Murphy Endowed Associate Professor and Alabama Extension specialist, was selected by the college.

January 05, 2026

Kimberly Braxton Lloyd and Jeanna Sewell stand together.

Two Auburn Pharmacy faculty members have been inducted as Distinguished Fellows in the National Academies of Practice.

December 18, 2025

Three Auburn faculty members sitting around a table.

Auburn University’s Aspire Auburn program is entering a pivotal new chapter as Leading Teams is now available for 260 employees.

December 17, 2025

Auburn students and faculty standing together smiling in a lab.

Auburn students and faculty are forging connections beyond campus through partnerships with the U.S. Department of Energy’s 17 national laboratories.

December 17, 2025

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The Everything Auburn Podcast’s year-end rewind is here – and our best moments of 2025 will have you laughing-out-loud and beaming with Tiger pride.

December 17, 2025

Eight students were selected to participate in the 2025 IQLA Study Tour in Washington, D.C.

This year, eight students were chosen for the tour — an educational enrichment opportunity where students served as ambassadors for the college while getting to experience Washington, D.C.

December 16, 2025

Sheila Sjolseth posing with her husband and sons after graduating.

After decades of building a career, raising a family and running a nonprofit, Sheila Sjolseth came to pursue a doctorate at Auburn University’s Graduate School.

December 16, 2025

Kelli Fischer is pictured outside standing in front of Opelika High School

When College of Education alumna and grad student Kelli Fischer walked onto the field before Opelika High School’s second-round football playoff game this fall, she was stunned to hear her name announced as the 2025–26 Alabama High School Principal of the Year.

December 16, 2025

Graduates sit in a crowd with a view of President Roberts on a stage.

Cheers and applause filled Neville Arena on Saturday, Dec. 13, as Auburn celebrated its Fall 2025 graduating class during the university’s three commencement ceremonies that honored nearly 2,000 graduates and the families who supported them along the way.

December 16, 2025

Several young man stand next to a wood frame on a trailer

A group of faculty and students have created a mobile showroom to demonstrate how Alabama's grasslands and forests can provide bio-based construction materials — and grow the state's economy.

December 16, 2025

Herb and Nancy Payne smile for a photo in a room with a window and a piece of art in the background.

Herb Payne was a successful industrial engineer when his sudden passing in 1997 left his family devastated. His widow, Nancy Payne, turned tragedy into possibility by memorializing Herb and supporting the next generation at Auburn.

December 15, 2025

Jennifer Robinson and Meredith Reid stand in front of a screen with an image of the brain.

A collaboration at the Auburn University Neuroimaging Center is allowing two professors to address mysteries of the brain.

December 15, 2025

A young man smiles in front of a wall of drawings while an audience applauds

Students and faculty members from interior architecture, educational leadership and human development collaborated to generate exhibit ideas for EarlyWorks Children’s Museum in Huntsville, Alabama.

December 12, 2025

Auburn faculty and community members at the November AI Cafe

Faculty from the College of Liberal Arts and Samuel Ginn College of Engineering want to change the way we talk about artificial intelligence by drawing on their expertise in the arts, humanities and sciences.

December 12, 2025

Students standing in a greenhouse listening to someone speaking.

Auburn University Outreach’s Young Professionals in Training (YPIT) program is more than a pipeline to college; it’s a catalyst for transformation.

December 12, 2025

A researcher writes on a glass board

Sampada Tamhankar’s innovative research recently earned her first place in Auburn’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

December 11, 2025

Phot of three people using a router on a piece of lumber

This fall, Auburn students are gaining hands-on experience with one of the industry’s fastest-growing materials: mass timber.

December 11, 2025

Two Involvement Ambassadors pass out free items to a student attending an event.

Learn more about the Involvement Ambassadors, the representatives of Student Involvement who help people get plugged in on campus.

December 10, 2025

A composite header image showing graduate student Anet Filipova holding a bin of young gopher tortoises in the field alongside graduate student Seth Vogt working with samples in a laboratory.

Two graduate students turned groundbreaking research into clear, compelling presentations as finalists in Auburn’s Three Minute Thesis competition.

December 09, 2025

Madison wears graduation cords and holds a graduation cap

College of Nursing graduate Madison Beavers was inspired to pursue undergraduate research by Stuart Pope, a beloved nursing faculty member who passed away in 2023.

December 09, 2025

Jared and Madison Powell

Madison and Jared Powell arrived in Auburn as newlyweds with different dreams and separate career goals. Now, they will walk across the same graduation stage as Dr. Powell and Dr. Powell, earning doctorates.

December 09, 2025

Students receive instruction on the leave no trace initiative.

Students now have greater access to exciting career opportunities thanks to a new transfer-friendly Leadership and Planning option for the Parks and Recreation Management major.

December 05, 2025

Auburn University has named Eve Brantley as the 1862 Extension director for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

December 03, 2025

A young man walks past an orange wall displaying the Auburn Creed

In honor of Auburn’s rich history of students and alumni serving in the U.S. military, the Veterans Resource Center is paying tribute to veterans with two new installations in Foy Hall.

December 03, 2025

Ralph Wilkinson is pictured with Auburn staff members holding miniature Christmas trees inside the College of Education building.

With a smile on his face, happiness in his heart and memories abounding, Lt. Col. Ralph Wilkinson shared the holiday spirit — and his late wife’s legacy — with Auburn College of Education faculty and staff at a special Christmas tree giveaway event Tuesday.

December 03, 2025

Angela Rivera, center, was one of the students celebrated at the College of Human Sciences Scholarship Reception on Nov. 20.

The College of Human Sciences held a special Scholarship Reception the night of Thursday, Nov. 20 to honor the more than 130 scholarships that were awarded this past academic year.

December 02, 2025

Paul wears safety goggles in a dark room and adjust lasers

Paul Ohno is halfway through a two-year project funded by the National Institutes of Health, studying the chemistry behind airborne transmission of viruses using fluorescence probe spectroscopy.

December 02, 2025

Lauren Anderson is pictured on a stage singing.

From leading impromptu music lessons as a child to championing music education through her own initiative, Project Crescendo, junior music education major Lauren Anderson is turning her passion into a mission.

December 02, 2025

Dr. Chance Armstrong stands in front of a barn door

The Auburn Family fuels Auburn's Veterinary Emergency Response Team, providing future lifesaving impact during emergencies and natural disasters.

November 24, 2025

An artist rendering of new food options at The Edge at Central Dining.

Plans are underway to expand food options at The Edge at Central Dining, build new student housing on East Thach Avenue and at the Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center, continue renovations of the Quad Residence Halls and evaluate the future of Haley Center.

November 21, 2025

Associate professor Anna Linhoss

As an associate professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, Anna Linhoss uses cutting-edge technology to tackle challenges along the Gulf Coast and beyond.

November 21, 2025

Caleb Eason sitting beside a statue of SpongeBob

When Nickelodeon’s 2025 NFL Wild Card simulcast aired, one of the most talked-about moments was the return of SpongeBob's nemesis, DoodleBob. The animator behind him? Auburn University graduate Caleb Eason ’23.

November 21, 2025

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Statistician Jingyi Zheng builds models that cut through complexity, turning MRI scans, biomarker data and genetic signals into meaningful insight.

November 21, 2025

Six people stand along a stone bridge in the Davis Arboretum, listening during a guided tour amid dense fall greenery.

Two teams from the University of Alabama visited Auburn’s Davis Arboretum to study trees, compare horticulture practices and learn from the site’s conservation efforts.

November 21, 2025