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Taylor Edwards, a native of Montevallo, Alabama, will represent the College of Agriculture at commencement exercises on Dec. 9. With a Bachelor of Science in agricultural communications and a minor in animal science under her belt, Edwards would like to head an agricultural publication one day.

Auburn Engineers Without Border students in shown last summer in Bolivia

The Auburn Family is invited to save the date of Jan. 9 for a ceremony commemorating 60 years of integration at Auburn University.

Tracy Larkin of Penal, Trinidad and Tobago, has been selected as the student marshal for the Graduate School at Auburn's fall 2023 commencement ceremony.

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The Graduate School's InterConnect program welcomes international graduate students to campus and gives them opportunities to experience American culture.

The Vehicle Research and Innovation Laboratory project is proposed as a testing facility to address challenges faced by transit vehicle manufacturers in adopting low- or no-emissions technologies. The project will have a multi-axle dynamometer, designed for full-sized transit vehicles within an environmental chamber, along with areas for component and engine testing, data analytical space, and general office space.

Surachat Ngorsuraches, associate professor in the Harrison College of Pharmacy’s Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, recently received the 2023 Frontier Award in Value Assessment from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation for his project titled “Using Patient-Centered Multicriteria Decision Analysis to Assess the Value of Multiple Sclerosis Treatments: Voices from the Deep South States."

This December, Caitlin Marie Barry will represent the College of Human Sciences as the graduation marshal. The hospitality management major from Marlborough, Connecticut, was chosen for her academic excellence and exceptional leadership, citizenship and character. Upon graduation, Barry will start a new position with Sea Island in St. Simon’s, Georgia, as a sommelier in the food and beverage industry.

Natalie Hodge, a graduating senior in biosystems engineering from Daphne, Alabama, has been selected to lead the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering in Auburn University’s fall commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 9.

Nearly 1,900 students will participate in fall 2023 commencement ceremonies at Neville Arena on Dec. 9.

Josephine Lee Wolan, a graduating senior in wildlife science, pre-veterinary medicine from Hoffman Estates, Illinois, has been chosen to lead the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment’s class of 2023 at Auburn University’s fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 9.

In its monthly letter to Auburn students, the Student Government Association shares accomplishments and ongoing initiatives.

The Women in Business student organization has helped hundreds of Harbert College of Business students connect and network as they pursue their studies and prepare for their careers.

Dr. Frank “Skip” Bartol, a member of the Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine faculty for 40 years and currently Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Professor in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, has been named the 2023-24 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecturer at Auburn University.

Elizabeth Porter, a graduating senior majoring in political science, has been named the fall 2023 graduation marshal for the College of Liberal Arts.

Robust academic experience and favorable career outcomes propel Harbert College of Business program to the upper tier of Poets &Quants’ online MBA ranking.

An internship with Ernst & Young, one of the big four accounting firms, isn’t the only thing that sets Harbert College of Business’s Fall Class of 2023 graduation marshal Ashlynn Bara apart from the rest.

Alicia Powers, managing director for the Hunger Solutions Institute (HSI) in Auburn’s College of Human Sciences, is on a mission to strategically build healthy, resilient communities. Her research and service efforts with HSI — including nutrition incentive programs for SNAP households in Alabama and beyond — have made many take notice and take action.

A professor since 1998, Brown is one of two 2023 recipients of Auburn University’s most prestigious teaching honor, the Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Parmar, a doctoral student in aerospace engineering in Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, shared her vision during a presentation at the American Astronautical Society (AAS) von Braun Space Exploration Symposium in Huntsville on Oct. 27 after receiving the Molly K. Macauley Award for the science/engineering category.

Joe Majdalani, the Hugh and Loeda Francis Chair of Excellence in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, recently delivered the 2023 von Kármán Lecture in Astronautics, a prestigious lectureship hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work and the Office of Sustainability recently hosted the annual Social Justice Lecture Series with keynote speaker Catherine Coleman Flowers. With more than 175 guests in attendance, the lecture was Flowers’ first in-person lecture at a university in Alabama.

If you’ve been on Auburn University’s campus in the last decade, there’s a good chance you’ve run into a Bailey. For 10 years, five siblings – Harlan, Kayla, Jakobi, Jordan and Diani Bailey – have excelled at Auburn.

Symone Alexander earns NSF grant to further examine "ultrafast gripping and release mechanisms in slingshot spider legs."

A third generation Auburn graduate and an Auburn native, Allison Holland Ebalo was selected to be a student marshal representing the College of Nursing at the 2023 fall commencement.

Just as we deal with flu season rolling around every year, plants too face diseases that resurface annually with new variants that can wreak havoc on their health. Plants may not have medical doctors and vaccines to protect them, but they do have Neha Potnis. As an associate professor in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, Potnis studies how plants and their bacterial threats co-evolve.

Madison Lynn Majors, an undergraduate student majoring in collaborative teacher special education, will represent the College of Education as its student marshal for Auburn University’s fall 2023 commencement ceremonies.

Katie Forster is not only a fourth-generation alumna, she’s also a current Auburn student, parent and faculty member teaching reading education in the College of Education.

Since September, students in Katie Forster’s Foundations of Language and Literacy class have been working one-on-one with students at Richland to improve their reading skills.

The Melton Scholars Program focuses on providing a supportive and enriching environment that empowers students to thrive academically, socially and personally.

USDA Awards Nearly $4 million to Auburn University’s Hunger Solutions Institute to expand Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives program

A researcher in the Auburn University Neuroimaging Center is looking for individuals, who are at least 50 years old, to potentially participate in a brain imaging study of the effect of trauma and PTSD on the brains of older adults.

This week’s segment of the Everything Auburn podcast presents a holiday theme with a focus on a festive offering next to the Hey Day Market, called Hey Day Holiday, as well as this season’s Aubie’s Holiday Gift Guide.

With finals quickly approaching as the end of the fall semester nears, Auburn University wishes to offer some helpful information when it comes to popular study spots and helpful study tips.

Nick Sellers, who served in a variety of leadership positions within the Southern Company umbrella for more than 20 years, has been named chief operating officer for Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security.

Auburn University’s Institute for Real Estate Development (IRED), which provides industry practitioners with executive education and serves as a link between the university and all major sectors of the real estate community, has announced its inaugural leadership team. The Institute is a partnership between the College of Architecture, Design and Construction and the Harbert College of Business.

The League of American Bicyclists has honored Auburn University with a third consecutive Silver Bicycle Friendly University Award for promoting and enabling safe, accessible biking on campus.

After a national search, the Auburn University Office of the Ombudsperson is pleased to announce that Dona Yarbrough will be joining the office as the university’s first Associate Ombudsperson, effective Jan. 1.

The Harbert College of Business at Auburn University jumps four spots to rejoin Poets&Quants’ list of the top 10 Best Online MBA Programs. The 2024 ranking, released today, reflects the program’s commitment to upholding admission standards, delivering a strong academic and student experience, and promoting favorable career outcomes.

Auburn University’s Department of Geosciences is taking part in a research project that intends to improve tornado resilience for mobile and manufactured homes. The purpose of the study is to learn more about the perceptions of mobile/manufactured homeowners when it comes to using anchoring systems designed for high winds.

Alicia Powers receives Ellen Swallow Richards Public Service Award

William “Stuart” Pope, an associate clinical professor in Auburn’s College of Nursing, passed away on Nov. 22. He was 72.

Abstract submission is open through February 11, 2024, for the Auburn Research Symposium. Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as post-doctoral researchers, are encouraged to submit abstracts of their research and creative scholarship projects.

It's been 100 years since Maria Whitson made history as the first woman to graduate from the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University. Today, Auburn Engineering alumnae are still making waves across the state of Alabama.

Travis Holt, an associate professor in the School of Accountancy in Auburn's Harbert College of Business, recently spent three years with KPMG's Global Audit Methodology Group in New Jersey.

Come shop Aubie's favorite things! When you make a purchase from Aubie’s Holiday Gift Guide, you are not only finding the perfect present for your loved one, you're also supporting Auburn departments, programs and student organizations.

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In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy, the Auburn Family is invited to attend the annual scholarship breakfast and other events on January 15.