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Auburn Family
A kinesiology coincidence, nearly 90 years in the making

Nearly 90 years after their great-grandfathers first met at an FFA convention on Auburn’s campus, freshmen Reagan Martin and Lola Smith are continuing a generations-long family friendship. From The Bottle to the School of Kinesiology, their story is filled with unexpected coincidences that bring the Auburn Family full circle.

Research and Innovation
Auburn DOE-funded project to innovate forest products industry

Auburn University is one of 56 institutions to receive $117 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) to help strengthen the competitiveness of key American industries through energy and cost-saving innovations. The selected projects will advance innovative solutions in trade-exposed industrial sectors, including chemicals and refining, iron and steel, food and beverage, pulp and paper and cement and concrete manufacturing.

Campus Experience
USDA's Scott Hutchins to deliver fall commencement address

Auburn alumnus and USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Dr. Scott Hutchins will return to the Plains on Saturday, Dec. 12, to address more than 3,000 graduates during the university’s fall commencement ceremonies in Neville Arena.

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