Director Mark Wilson explains an original charcoal sketch on display

The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities recently added to its artifacts collection displaying the artistry and humanity of enslaved Alabamians.

February 09, 2024

Moose

After beginning his career as an elite, Auburn-trained bomb detection dog, the yellow Lab spent nearly a decade working with Student Counseling and Psychological Services.

February 08, 2024

An astronaut in a space suit

Auburn alumna Kathryn Thornton received her bachelor’s degree in physics from the College of Sciences and Mathematics before completing her doctorate in physics and four space missions.

February 08, 2024

Just outside of Rome, the 16th century Chigi Palace in Aricca, Italy, is renowned for safe-gurading Italian heritage, educating students — and for keeping secrets. Part museum, part residence and academic hall for the Joseph S. Bruno Auburn Abroad in Italy program (JSB), the Chigi Palace recently revealed a hidden staircase that makes it primed to expand the program to more Auburn students. With eager students patiently adding their names to a two-year waiting list for the program, the College of Human Sciences is launching a campaign to make the expansion a reality.

February 08, 2024

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This week’s segment of the Everything Auburn podcast focuses on a new study by two researchers in Auburn’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment who examined the global impact of free-ranging house cats on biodiversity – essentially assessing all of the species that these cats eat and what that means globally.

February 07, 2024

Minh Le

Psychology senior Minh Le encourages first-generation students to take on opportunities and make each Auburn experience meaningful.

February 07, 2024

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Auburn faculty and partners transform east Alabama mathematics education through dedication and funded research initiatives.

February 07, 2024

The ACS mascot Prof. Molenium and Victoria Cover standing to his right.

Victoria Cover was the only Auburn student to attend the all expense paid Leadership Institute for the American Chemistry Society. She got to network with people, participate in professional development and learn how she can volunteer in the organization.

February 06, 2024

man outside with nasa vest

Auburn University alumnus Joseph Pelfrey has been named the director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. Pelfrey, who earned his bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering in 2000, will manage one of NASA's largest field installations in this role.

February 05, 2024

exterior shot of Jordan-Hare Stadium at Auburn University

Jordan-Hare Stadium will get a new scoreboard for the north end zone. The Auburn University Board of Trustees accepted the proposal from Auburn Athletics to replace the existing scoreboard at its Feb. 2 meeting, held on the campus of Auburn University at Montgomery.

February 05, 2024

Three students wearing hanboks pose with Aubie

The Office of International Programs' Lunar New Year celebrations bring students, faculty, staff and other community members together to celebrate the holiday and learn more about Taiwanese and Korean culture.

February 02, 2024

Clarence Stewart speaks with an officer in his office

Clarence Stewart employs the many skills he learned throughout a 10-year distinguished career in the Army from 1989-99 and subsequent two decades of service with the Auburn Police Department to help keep the Auburn campus safe.

February 01, 2024

Auburn University has yet another National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow. Mehmet Arik, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was recently tapped for the professional honor (widely recognized as the most prestigious awarded to academic inventors) on the strength of more than 120 issued patents with a broad range of applications in medical systems, energy systems, aviation systems and photonics technologies.

February 01, 2024

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Auburn University's CFWE produces exceptional leaders. Four alumni share how Auburn helped to shape their current careers in academic leadership.

January 31, 2024

Student stands next to pigs

Through long-standing home projects, Alabama 4-H members are learning invaluable life skills. The Pig Squeal project is a prime example of how 4-H teaches responsibility, community involvement, partnership and work ethic.

January 30, 2024

A team of researchers smile in front of a house

Auburn University professor and researcher Dr. Leonardo De La Fuente is part of an international team of scientists who are playing a pivotal role in combating a disease that is threatening major tree crops around the world.

January 29, 2024

A young man in an orange Auburn shirt sits in a classroom laughing while other students around him laugh with him

The interdisciplinary Real Estate Development minor introduces students to various aspects of real estate development, including the design and construction processes, real property analysis and real estate finance and investment.

January 29, 2024

Person standing in black t-shirt with AI Day logo in the middle of a crowd

More than 800 students, faculty and staff participated in the university’s inaugural On the Pl(AI)ns of Auburn: AI Day on Jan. 25. The daylong event featured seminars, panel discussions and demonstrations focused on the future of AI tools as part of Auburn’s teaching and learning environment, generative AI, and other digital creation skills.

January 25, 2024

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This week’s segment of the Everything Auburn podcast focuses on Auburn Adapted Athletics—a collaboration between Auburn's Office of Accessibility and School of Kinesiology. This episode features Auburn Wheelchair Basketball Head Coach Robb Taylor and his take on all things Auburn Adapted Athletics, the Paris Olympics, his Auburn Family story and more! Plus, get the scoop on how you can cheer these amazing student-athletes on to victory at their next basketball tournament at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.

January 25, 2024

Maggie Nelson stands in front of a lab table full of research materials

Maggie Nelson, an aerospace engineering major and Honors College student, earned her fifth national prestigious scholarship when she nabbed the Winston Churchill Scholarship. She is the first student at Auburn to win this award. No other undergraduate in the history of Auburn has won as many prestigious scholarships as Nelson.

January 19, 2024

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For tens of thousands of women struggling with infertility in the United States, the support they receive—or don’t receive—from their employer can influence their productivity at work. An Auburn University Harbert College of Business professor is conducting research to learn the extent of that influence and what organizations can do to better support their women employees undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments.

January 18, 2024

Rick and Carolyn Salanitri

Both avid Auburn supporters, alumni Rick and Carolyn Salanitri have given faithfully to Auburn University for more than three decades through their service on boards and support of initiatives and scholarships that directly impact student achievement.

January 17, 2024

A student sits looking at an iPad with his backpack in view

This ever-present functional accessory is more than a carrier of books, it’s also an expression of a student’s personality, lifestyle and even goals.

January 17, 2024

Beth Schwartz

Beth Schwartz has been selected as the new assistant dean of biomedical sciences. She will be conducting an assessment of the program and will be creating new partnerships in this role.

January 17, 2024

Graphic promoting podcast with picture of Joshua Sahib

This week’s segment of the Everything Auburn podcast focuses on the Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship. This episode features Joshua Sahib, managing director of the center in the Harbert College of Business, who discusses the ways in which this initiative is combining outreach programming and academic studies to address the needs of family businesses and more.

January 16, 2024

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