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Auburn University's fall 2024 enrollment includes a record 62% of students who are Alabama residents.

Qualified student groups and campus units are encouraged to submit proposals that support "…making life at Auburn better for faculty, staff, students and the community."

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From Sand Mountain to American Water, from commencement stages to the New York Times business pages, 1981 industrial engineering graduate Susan Story's legacy of leadership is as dynamic as they come. Listen to her story on the latest episode of the #GINNing Podcast.

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani earned a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to create the smallest powder bed additive manufacturing process.

Campus engagements timed with her first solo museum exhibition, "The Golden Record"

In the kickoff episode to the new season of the Everything Auburn Podcast, hear about the enhanced gameday experience inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. From extra hype stadium lighting and pyro to stadium tours and VIP experiences, more than a dozen enhancements will elevate the 2024 gameday experience.

Beef cattle producers across the state will gain valuable insight on how to overcome bottom-line sustainability challenges in the cattle business during the Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences’ 2024 Beef Cattle Conference, October 3-4.

In its sixth iteration at Auburn, Cyber Fire Puzzles took almost 60 students on a journey through binaries and malicious programs, giving them the opportunity to develop skills for tracking would-be hackers.

Auburn's EAGLES program has been nominated for a Chick-fil-A 2024 True Inspiration award, which includes a philanthropic grant. The Auburn Family can help the EAGLES program win the top award by voting in the Chick-fil-A app Sept. 3-30.

Auburn University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives Department has created two new exhibits. The first brings to life aspects of the 2024 Common Book, “The Music of Bees”, while the other pays homage to an Alabama original, Eugene Walter.

Auburn University was awarded the Collaborative Initiatives Award category of the Tambellini Future Campus Award at the Future Campus Summit on June 27. The award recognizes initiatives to enhance artificial intelligence, or AI, adoption, usage, and literacy, especially in education.

The Harrison College of Pharmacy’s Class of 2028 officially joined the Auburn Pharmacy Family on Friday, August 16. Family and friends joined the incoming pharmacy students at the 2024 White Coat Ceremony, which took place at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center.

The deadline to submit nominations for the 2024 Faculty Awards is Sept. 20 at 4:45 p.m.

Members of the campus community are invited to attend the 2024 Promotion and Tenure Reception on Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Academic Classroom and Laboratory Complex third-floor atrium.

Rollout of Endeavor electronic research administration modules continues, and all employees who have not already completed a conflict of interest disclosure are required to do so.

The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities and the Department of Music are accepting entries for the annual Singer/Songwriter Competition through Tuesday, Sept. 3.

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Researchers in Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence continue to play a critical role in the Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing Propulsion Technology project, specifically the project's resulting Thrust Chamber Liner and Fabrication Method technology which, in July, was named NASA's 2024 Invention of the Year.

Seventeen Auburn faculty have been named to the inaugural Auburn University Communications Fellows Program that will launch in September.

The program is designed for any Auburn team member aspiring to become a better leader.

More than 40 rising 8th graders participated in GEAR UP Achieve's inaugural Summer Academy. Offered at Auburn University and in locations in Birmingham and northeast Alabama, the 2024 GEAR UP Achieve Summer Academy emphasized academic enrichment, college planning and career exploration.

Make an appointment with the Miller Writing Center to receive help with any writing project at any point in the writing process!

AUCON will offer a path for students to become commissioned officers in the Navy Nurse Corps.

The Auburn University Department of Theatre & Dance hopes to cultivate conversations about resiliency through elemental stories of strength and character in its upcoming season.

The Walt Disney Company, which employs many Auburn alumni and students, will be on campus on October 8 for Disney Day on the Plains.

AU Libraries' Innovation & Research Commons is offering workshops and tours that include Adobe, Generative AI, Makerspace, VR, Audio Studio and Technology Lending 

The College of Human Sciences hosted a breakfast celebration in August for the Golden Eagles, graduates from 1974 and prior.

A team of Harbert College of Business researchers have developed a novel algorithmic approach for handling imbalanced data sets — a common occurrence in predictive analytics — and they aim to apply the method to the world of mergers and acquisitions.

A family of College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment alumni has seen the fruits of an Auburn education. The achievements of the Ziebach family highlight the CFWE’s 75-year history of producing forestry graduates who have fueled the growth of the state and region’s forest industry.

For students studying forestry and wildlife sciences, completing long days of summer practicum at Solon Dixon Center in south Alabama is both a rite of passage and a graduation requirement.

The best way to start fall semester? Catching a ride to class with Aubie & President Roberts.

Auburn's peanut breeding program has made significant strides in a surprisingly short amount of time, with one of its varietal releases now commanding 40-50% of the peanut acreage in Alabama.

The annual Alabama OLLI Day celebration welcomed back Auburn alumni Margaret Renkl and Billy Renkl to the Plains as speakers.

The Auburn University Stormwater Research Facility is partnering with Fagan Consulting LLC to design a portable, self-contained stormwater treatment device to treat stormwater runoff and protect the waters of Alabama and the U.S.

Auburn's seminal work on semiconductor packaging has new packaging of its own — the Auburn University Electronics Packaging Research Institute (EPRI). The institute’s recent establishment marks a significant new emphasis on the semiconductor packaging research conducted through Auburn's Center of Advanced Vehicle and Extreme Environment Electronics.

DOTs across the fruited, asphalted plains better be thanking their lucky, trucky stars that the someone managing the 1.7-mile test track at the National Center for Asphalt Technology is Jason Nelson. Learn what happens when the rubber meets the road on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast.

Several Auburn researchers have joined forces to assist the state of Alabama in the creation of its 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan revision.

Ninety-one percent of women who participated were matched with one of Auburn's 18 Panhellenic sororities.

Beginning on this date, employees who are currently paid monthly will switch to being paid every two weeks.  

AU Libraries encourages instructors to request information literacy and research assistance workshops early

As Auburn welcomes students back for the fall semester, thousands of first-year students are stepping on campus with their first assignment already completed. In addition to laptops, pens and notebooks, students are also bringing this year's common book, The Music of Bees.

More than 50 faculty members from Auburn’s College of Sciences and Mathematics convened for the Auburn University Summer STEM Institute.

Auburn's summer camps fill up quickly and draw students from across the United States. Explore and learn with them by scrolling through a photo essay.

For Auburn faculty, staff and students who need help solving a problem, the Ombuds Office — a confidential resource — can help.

This coming academic year, more than 800 pre-engineering students will learn all about “sketchnoting,” a note taking technique combining traditional text with symbols and illustrations.

Abbie Stockard realized the dream of a lifetime when she was crowned Miss Alabama 2024.

Bunny Daly, a recent graduate of the RN-BSN program at Auburn University’s College of Nursing (AUCON), received the prestigious Outstanding Student Award at the Summer 2024 pinning ceremonies.

Are you an Auburn University student interested in exploring career opportunities outside of the United States? If so, you’re encouraged to apply for the 2024-25 Auburn International Mentoring Program with the Office of International Programs.

AJIN INDUSTRY donated $100,000 to Auburn's Korea Corner to support the 2024 Global Education Studies Program, which offers Georgia educators an educational experience in Korea.