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Through powerful partnerships, world-class talent and cutting-edge facilities, we're turning ideas into solutions that drive innovation, fuel economic growth and have transformative impact across Alabama and beyond.

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One of the Nation's Most Innovative Universities
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Top 10% in Research
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Leading in Cyber Research
In early 2025, Auburn University was re-designated through 2030 as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research by the National Security Agency — making our university one of only 11 institutions nationally to hold CAE-R designations for cyber operations, cyber defense and cyber research.
Groundbreaking Research
Our work improves health, builds resilient communities, makes the world safer, and advances next-generation tech solutions, such as AI and automation.

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Powerful Partnerships

We forge partnerships with established industry leaders, dynamic startups, fellow research institutions and the public sector to accelerate innovation. We focus those combined efforts on real-world problems.

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We help entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into successful ventures with essential tools and mentorship. Our incubators, accelerator programs and startup ecosystem empower innovators to redefine the future of business and technology.

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Latest Research Stories
Elizabeth Lipke
Elite Fellowship

Chemical engineering professor Elizabeth Lipke elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science Class of 2025 Fellows.

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Nursing research, outreach helping improve maternal health

A group of faculty members from the College of Nursing are launching two new projects with East Alabama Health to positively impact maternal health in Alabama by preventing hypertension.

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Scholarly Support

Auburn College of Education faculty launch Project TURTLES to combat special education teacher shortages.

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Best foot forward

Chemical engineering student Morgan Wootton is researching the effects of people's height, weight and gait speed on custom 3D-printed ankle-foot orthoses.

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Driving discovery through undergraduate research

For Jada Conner and Brody Church, research at Auburn is more than preparation for medical school. As Undergraduate Research Fellows in COSAM, they are leading projects that tackle antibiotic resistance and hormone-regulating enzymes while gaining the confidence that comes from creating new knowledge.

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Hunger Solutions Institute earns $2.99 million grant

Since launching Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) in 2022, Hunger Solutions Institute (HSI) in Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences has built a successful track record of developing and testing methods to increase the purchase and consumption of qualifying fluid milk by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. HSI will continue this work throughout the next three years with the award of a recent cooperative agreement totaling $2.99 million.