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Auburn University honored academic excellence on April 16 when President Christopher B. Roberts presented the President's Awards to more than a dozen deserving students and faculty.

Santu Karmaker will spend three months with peer researchers at the Technical University Daormstadt.

Through TIME's Made by History series, Auburn history faculty Melissa Blair and Xaq Frohlich utilize their research to transform current event stories into captivating articles explaining the U.S. political and social scene from its core.

The studios are filled with the quiet buzz of anticipation as faculty and students in Auburn’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design prepare to welcome friends, family, industry partners and alumni into their classrooms for a spring show titled “Kaleidoscope.”

The College of Human Sciences hosted the 13th annual The Fashion Event on April 12.

Henry “Hal” Schenck honored by world’s largest scientific society

Dan King arrived at Auburn in 2008 after serving 28 years as an officer in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps, trading the ocean waves for War Eagle and life on the Plains.

Faculty are encouraged to submit creative scholarship proposals.

AU Access is undergoing a major upgrade this summer.

The McCrary Institute has been awarded a $10 million Department of Energy grant in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Beth Guertal, who spent nearly 30 years in Auburn's College of Agriculture, can add another accolade to her many career accomplishments. She has been elected as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The summer construction season is about to begin on campus. This summer's projects will include a new roof for historic Langdon Hall, new crosswalks and sidewalks on West Samford Avenue and Duncan Drive.

Two students and one faculty member from the College of Education were recognized at Auburn University’s annual Awards Ceremony held April 16. Undergraduate student Pressley Rains, graduate student Soolim Jeong and Professor Sean Forbes are this year’s recipients from the college.

Take a look at lettuce, from seed to table, grown in Auburn's own vertical farms.

Adam H. Domby, an associate professor in the Department of History, has been awarded the prestigious Kemble Fellowship at The Huntington Library, a world-renowned collection of libraries, galleries and gardens.

The Global Medallion Program, a micro-credential sponsored by the Office of International Programs (OIP) for students who wish to demonstrate their pursuit of a global mindset, is offering the two required program courses in fall 2024. Students may now register for the Global Mindset Orientation course (INTL 1500) and Global Mindset Capstone course (INTL 3980).

David Timm is the new chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, effective July 1.

IPE gives students from health-related majors the opportunity to practice working with other disciplines — just as they will when they enter the professional health care field.

Dietetics senior Morgan Hurston will serve as the Graduation Marshal for the College of Human Sciences.

Thanks to Auburn Engineering, one of the best modern dance ensembles in the world might now be even better. On Monday, in advance of the Paul Taylor Dance Company's Tuesday night performance at the Gogue Performing Arts Center, students in the Auburn Biomechanical Engineering (AUBE) Lab mapped the movements of three of the company's dancers via motion capture technology.

A cohort of Tuskegee students recently received hands-on manufacturing experience through a visit to the Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS).

Hartzell Engine Tech, a Montgomery-based supplier of aircraft cabin heating solutions and engine accessories, recently spent two days participating in lean manufacturing training in Auburn University’s Tiger Motors Lab.

The AU-NCKU Taiwan Center of Chinese Language and Culture is accepting applications for the 2024 summer, fall and summer-fall Chinese Language Learning Scholarship programs at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. Applications are due April 30.

For over 73 years, Kentucky has turned to Auburn University to help meet its need for veterinarians.

From the heart of the Plains to the war-torn streets of Beirut to the beaches of Normandy, retired special agent and political science alumnus Alex Moore's '80 life has blended commitment and courage.

The Office of International Programs, in partnership with the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and the Auburn University Libraries, is launching a pilot program to bring Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) into Auburn's core courses to facilitate the development of global literacy for every Auburn student.

The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University is Alabama’s host for artists Steven and William Ladds’ country-wide, collaborative visual arts project, which aims to unite Americans in celebration of America’s 250th Birthday in 2026. Pieces produced from all 50 states and U.S. territories will go on view at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in 2026

Photographic services spent time in the spring flowers, celebrating Holi with students, and in labs and classrooms learning about Auburn's academics and research.

The Department of Political Science is offering all students the opportunity to pursue a specialized certification in national security and intelligence.

Throughout the year, the Truman Pierce Institute hosts LEAD days to help area high school students achieve college and career readiness.

Auburn University Draughon Associate Professor of Southern History Kelly Kennington's latest project, "Womanhood, Insanity, and Consent in the Nineteenth-Century South," will investigate mental illness, gender and law in the American South through a book focused on the life story of Susan Wray.

Bosen Lian, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, has been appointed associate editor for two leading Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers scholarly journals and already published his first textbook as lead author since joining the Auburn faculty last fall.

The March U.S. employment report was met with hearty cheers from financial reporters and Wall Street analysts alike, with 303,000 new jobs created during the month of February – more than 50% above the 200,000 predicted. That's good news for the economy, right? Jeffrey Hart, senior lecturer of finance in the Harbert College of Business, explains that just below the headline numbers is a troubling pattern of fundamental economic weakness, not strength.

Things are really heating up for Thomas Lester. The fourth-generation Auburn Man and sophomore in industrial and systems engineering recently sat down with the #GINNing gang to discuss how his early morning caffeine cravings spawned an entrepreneurial empire in the making. Listen to the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education below, or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts by searching #GINNing.

Following a national search, Jennifer Mueller-Phillips has been named the ninth dean of the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business. Mueller-Phillips, who has been serving as the interim dean since Sept. 2023, will officially begin on May 1.

Employees interested in any of these classes can register through AU Access or find additional information on the ElevatED website, aub.ie/elevated.

Counseling psychology doctoral student Bridget Nelson researches bystander intervention education with a focus on sexual assault and alcohol.

Interactive web application helps dog-bite victims in India, Nigeria find proper treatment to prevent rabies.

Auburn's impact and presence in Huntsville was on full display for the April meeting of the university's Board of Trustees.

The Early Childhood Teacher Education Program has operated the Summer Enrichment Program for over 25 years providing developmentally appropriate educational experiences for children aged 3.5 to 7.5 years of age, and it will return this summer for four weeks.

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A partnership between Auburn and the Los Alamos National Laboratory will enhance collaboration in research, education and workforce development via the Weapons Production-Technology and Nuclear Training Program.

Nina Stute is a prolific researcher, and she’s currently conducting research on health disparities in her work as a Rural Health Fellow.

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Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering unveiled a portrait Wednesday at the Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus in Huntsville of the university’s sixth NASA astronaut, Jan Davis.

With so many majors, programs and research opportunities offered, college students can struggle to decide which path to follow at Auburn. Through a unique combination of studies, Auburn student Bailey Croker explores his interests while maintaining a wide variety of career opportunities.

An awards ceremony was held in RBD Library on April 10.

Auburn scientist leads research team developing an Outdoor Recreation Access and Participation Survey to fill a longstanding gap.

A team of agricultural economists from the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station was awarded $650,000 by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study women farmers in the Southeast.

The Office of International Programs is launching an updated international agreement approval process on Monday, April 29.