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Victor Nelson, professor emeritus in electrical and computer engineering, will be recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers at its annual conference in November.

Listen to a conversation with the co-founder of a medical startup that's changing the game in diabetes management on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast.

Project Manager Mike Brown ’03 and Project Engineer Matthew Doyle ’20 are two of the many Auburn grads helping to build the Graduate Hotel.

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, the Godbold Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working to advance the science of atomic interfaces between layered 2D quantum materials.

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Nursing Professor Linda Gibson-Young recently shared her expertise about childhood asthma on Troy Public Radio.

Members of the campus community are invited to attend the 2024 Promotion and Tenure Reception this Thursday, Sept. 12, from 3-5 p.m. in the Academic Classroom and Laboratory Complex (ACLC) third-floor atrium.

Homecoming week is back on the Plains!

Mass timber is a rapidly growing technology used in the design and construction fields, and the Auburn Mass Timber Collaborative is becoming a leader in mass timber research, teaching and outreach in the Southeast.

Facilities sees an increase in skilled labor through opportunities and partnerships with local schools.

The 8-episode series hosted by software engineering senior Addy Lee pulls from chemistry and culture, science and society, to uncover the truth behind beauty standards and laws of attraction.

Alabama voter registration is open until 15 days prior to the November election.

A new building to house the growing number of students and many nationally recognized programs in Auburn’s College of Human Sciences is one step closer to becoming a reality.

With a grant from the National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research program, Auburn faculty from the College of Engineering and the College of Education recently completed the first summer camp aimed at empowering students from underserved communities.

History alumna and English-Language Arts teacher Laura West Ramkorun ’10 spent the summer studying education in India through the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program.

The purpose of Ag Roundup is to support the College of Agriculture by raising visibility, maintaining connections, supporting student scholarships and encouraging Auburn spirit.

Finance faculty member Christian Goulding has developed an innovative model to determine stock values. His method, which earned best paper honors at an international conference, achieves higher returns compared to standard stock investment strategy.

University Writing and the Academic Sustainability Program seek submissions for the Outstanding Sustainability Essay Award. This award recognizes exceptional student writing in prose with a focus on sustainability.

Alabama blueberry farmers could soon start growing more frost-tolerant cultivars thanks to recent research at Auburn University.

Ujjwal Guin and collaborators are identifying vulnerabilities in used, often discarded, memory chips and creating solutions to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data.

Haynes Heaton and collaborators hope to replace current diagnostics for post-bone marrow transplant relapse monitoring with a new technology, single-cell RNA sequencing.

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The Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellowship recognizes and rewards junior faculty in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering who receive prestigious young investigator awards, including the National Science Foundation CAREER, Department of Defense, Department of Energy or National Institutes of Health.

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The Medical and Health Humanities Speaker Series hopes to bring together faculty, staff, students and community members to introduce the importance of the humanities in health care.

Three architects of the mobile generation — Frank Canova, inventor of the first smart phone; Daniel A. Henderson, inventor of picture and video messaging; and Neil Papworth, who sent the first text message — will visit campus Sept. 30.

Huaguo Zhou was recognized by the California Department of Transportation for his study on intoxicated drivers, which identified effective engineering countermeasures to prevent wrong-way driving.

Ali Khosravi, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is teaming up with Bart Prorok, a materials engineering professor; Paul Bartley, an assistant professor in horticulture at Auburn and his twin brother, Mohammad Khosravi, an associate professor at Montana State University, to improve the understanding of how climate change impacts permafrost.

For two-time Auburn alumna Brittany Upchurch, giving back is a family affair and motivation for her career.

Auburn is on a mission to build resilient communities throughout Alabama with several programs that bring research and outreach work to rural areas across the state.

A series of workshops designed for graduate students who want to take their research skills to a higher level.

Auburn’s 2024 NCAA commercial debuted this past weekend during the football team’s televised home opening game, reinforcing to a national audience how Auburn is grounded, yet groundbreaking. The 30-second video highlights Auburn’s unique traditions and the Auburn Family while also spotlighting the university’s innovative research, academic excellence and stellar student experience. Several colleges and units are featured in the video, demonstrating how Auburn remains true to its core while pushing boundaries in groundbreaking ways that improve lives.

Starting Sept. 16, the upgraded AU Access will replace the current portal. The new AU Access features a personalized dashboard with enhanced functionality.

A team of faculty in Auburn's College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment are pursuing more sustainable forms of agroforestry thanks to a new grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Their research will focus on the genetics of trees and their domestication for wood pulp production — ultimately maximizing economic gains and reducing environmental impacts.

Auburn’s official artificial intelligence initiative, AI@AU, will host a series of Friday fall lectures — beginning Sept. 6, from guest speakers representing academia and industry.

All right Tiger fans! Are you ready? Ben Timm is one of the leaders in the Design and Manufacturing Lab. He’s the guy in charge of teaching folks how to machine safely. He chose mechanical engineering because he loved working with his hands. But for the next year, he'll be better known for working with his voice.

Facilities Management shows off the progress of campus construction projects, emphasizing the growing opportunities for Auburn.

Billy Renkl's award-winning mixed media work can be found around the world, and this fall, he returned to the Auburn University gallery where his career started.

Four employees have been recognized as Spirit of Excellence recipients for their contributions to Auburn University for the month of July.

The annual reminder that all students are protected by FERPA.

On the first day of classes this semester, Tiger Dining introduced “Foy on the Fly,” a new food service location featuring a robotic fry cook available via the Grubhub mobile app.

For the third consecutive year, students within the Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management will be treated with hands-on expertise and guidance from another highly decorated chef. Joel Antunes was recently named the new Chef-in-Residence for 2024-25 at 1856.

Auburn is home to the happiest students in the nation, according to The Princeton Review’s 2025 rankings.

All Things Homecoming 2024

Let’s face it: writing is hard. So is teaching it. Whether you’re working on an article, grant proposal, assignment prompt, or syllabus, chances are you’ve wondered, “Do I really have time for this thing? How do I get started? What will the reviewers think? Can my students really do this?” University Writing is here to help.

Theatre and Dance faculty traveled across the country this summer to bring the Bard's work to life at the states' annual Shakespeare Festivals.

This story profiles Master Sommelier in residence at Auburn’s 1856 – Culinary Residence restaurant Thomas Price on teaching and enjoying wine and teaching beverage appreciation.

Ten outstanding students received their white coats on their journey to give back as rural medicine doctors.

For lifelong football tailgaters, every season brings friendships, fans and family to a coveted spot on campus.