When President Steven Leath arrived on campus 19 months ago, one of his goals was to elevate Auburn in research, scholarship and innovation. At the end of 2018, Auburn learned it had earned a Carnegie R1 designation – making it one of the top 100 research universities in the country. This distinction puts Auburn in the same category as Texas A&M, Penn State, Carnegie Mellon and Stanford. What does the R1 designation mean for Auburn, its students and faculty? And how does it benefit the community? Dr. Leath explains in this edition of Talking Tigers Podcast.