Mark Yampolskiy research
Research and Innovation

Mark Yampolskiy and collaborators have developed a digital watermarking system that allows inventors to track who might have leaked shared designs.

October 01, 2025

View looking up into the branches of a large oak tree with textured bark and dense green leaves.
Research and Innovation

Auburn’s iconic Toomer’s Oaks symbolize more than game-day tradition — they anchor cutting-edge conservation and genomic research. From sequencing oak DNA to safeguarding rare Alabama species, Auburn scientists and students are leading efforts to preserve these ecological powerhouses for generations to come.

September 30, 2025

Rana stands on the stairs in front of the door of the poultry science building
Research and Innovation

After treating poultry for diseases as a veterinarian back home in Pakistan, Dr. Rana Waqar Tabish decided to pursue a doctorate in poultry science at Auburn to prevent disease before it happens.

September 30, 2025

A posed headshot photo of Sarah Newton
Auburn Family

Auburn alumna and Trustee Emerita Sarah Newton will deliver the keynote address to more than 2,300 graduates during fall commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 13, in Neville Arena.

September 29, 2025

Jill Salisbury-Glennon, right, walks with former student Christopher Wyckoff down a hallway inside the College of Education
Academics

In the College of Education, the phrase “Opening Doors and Improving Lives” isn’t just a tagline — it’s a lived reality, embodied by educators like Jill Salisbury-Glennon.

September 29, 2025

Ash Abebe poses for a headshot wearing an orange and blue tie and suit jacket
Academics

Following an internal search, Ash Abebe, professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the College of Sciences and Mathematics, has been appointed interim dean of the Graduate School, effective Oct. 15.

September 29, 2025

Elle and Brian pose for a photo in front of children
Research and Innovation

Elle Neuhoff always wanted to combine sleep science and therapy, but it wasn’t until she met Assistant Professor Brian Gillis that she realized she could.

September 26, 2025

Members from the Department of Horticulture and Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management show off the finished pumpkin beer
Research and Innovation

Andre da Silva and Camila Rodrigues, from the Department of Horticulture, New Realm Brewing–Auburn and the Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management have collaborated to create a unique pumpkin beer for Oktoberfest.

September 25, 2025

A hand drawing of a small house
Research and Innovation

Architecture students at Rural Studio are designing and building a durable, energy-efficient structure with a FEMA-compliant saferoom for severe weather.

September 25, 2025

Bolivian children
Impact

Auburn's Engineers Without Borders chapter installed more than half a mile of irrigation pipeline in a remote Bolivian village and taught children to collect rainfall data as part of a multi-year project to capture mountain spring water for agriculture.

September 25, 2025