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Auburn University and the University of Alabama are preparing for Operation Iron Ruck, a 151-mile journey from the Iron Bowl visiting team's stadium to the home team's arena, which will raise awareness for epidemic of veteran suicide.

Josh Sahib, director of the Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship in the Harbert College of Business, is an entrepreneur himself and enjoys helping Auburn students and community members reach their entrepreneurial dreams.

Adrienne Duke-Marks, an associate professor and Extension specialist in the College of Human Sciences, is the 2023 recipient of the Award for Excellence in Faculty Outreach. She was honored at the annual Auburn University Faculty Awards on Nov. 9.

The Auburn University Board of Trustees held a meeting on Friday, Nov. 17, and accepted proposals for several capital and construction projects.

Each month, up to four employees are honored for their contributions to the university.

Daowei Zhang, the Alumni and George W. Peake Jr. Professor and associate dean of research in Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE), has been honored as the recipient of Auburn’s 2023 Creative Research & Scholarship Award in the Sciences, Medical Sciences, Engineering and Agriculture.

A major research center within Auburn’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has been renamed the Auburn University Neuroimaging Center to highlight its renewed focus on solving critical neurological health challenges.

Chemical engineering senior William Nist, who had four Co-Op rotations at Packaging Corporation of America, is the latest student to win this prestigious annual award.

Jacob Botello, a graduate student in Biological Sciences, won first place in Auburn’s 2023 3MT competition on Tuesday, November 14 in the Melton Student Center Ballroom.

The newly reinforced pipeline between Auburn Engineering’s next-generation resources, faculty and students, and Huntsville-based defense agencies is officially on full blast. Partnered with leading Huntsville energy consultants Trideum Corporation, the new Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) will facilitate a $1.1 million award supporting the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center’s Mission Based — Multi Domain Operations Test Environment.

Auburn faculty member Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness has been named one of three facilitators for the World Design Organization’s Youth Designers Circle.

With the goals of improving health care providers’ retention rates and combatting the nursing shortage in Alabama, Auburn University's College of Nursing is the first four-year institution in the nation to establish an apprenticeship program.

Auburn will transition from the current 5-digit dialing to 10-digit dialing for all phone calls made from on-campus phones (844 and 442 numbers) effective Jan. 15, 2024.

Mark Traynor receives Auburn Faculty Award

Education company EAB has named Judy Sanders as a finalist for the company’s Student Success Collaborative Award. 

How did the Nutrition Facts label come to appear on millions of everyday American household food products? Associate Professor of History Xaq Frohlich’s book, “From Label to Table,” explains the political, scientific and economic power struggles that led to the ever-present food label.

Rachel Snoddy, Alabama Extension Coordinator for Chambers County, is at the Chambers County Community Health and Wellness Center where the OnMed Care Station is housed to provide county residents with access to health care.

Auburn's graphic design program is a hotbed of up-and-coming designers ready to take the world by storm. Great designers are produced right here on campus, and some of them stay beyond graduation to help promote a brand they love.

Perspectives, the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University’s annual magazine, features alumni, students, faculty and staff who change the world in different ways across a variety of fields.

Erin Garcia, a lecturer in the Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), was honored with the Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award at Auburn University’s 17th annual Faculty Awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 9.

The Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites serves as a melting pot for collaborative interdisciplinary research, fosters collaborations among multiple academic units across campus, including the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, the College of Sciences and Mathematics, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, and the College of Agriculture.

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) Board of Direction recently presented the Mete A. Sozen Award for Excellence in Structural Research to Andy Nowak, chair of Auburn University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Robert W. Barnes, professor in civil and environmental engineering and Victor Aguilar Vidal, an assistant professor in civil engineering at the Universidad de Concepción in Concepción, Chile who earned a master’s degree in civil engineering from Auburn in 2018 and a doctorate in civil engineering in 2020.

Facilities Management will make building access changes to secure campus facilities during the Thanksgiving break and Iron Bowl weekend.

This week’s segment of the Everything Auburn podcast involves a Zoom interview with Paul Mortimer, a resident of Westhoughton, England, who has become known on social media as the British Auburn Fan.

More than 4,100 miles away from the Plains of Auburn, Alabama, resides possibly one of the biggest Auburn University fans in the world. Meet Paul Mortimer, a resident of Westhoughton, England, who — interestingly and unexpectedly enough — became an Auburn fan 10 years ago not only for his interest in American football but mostly for that of another favorite American pastime.

Jeff LaMondia, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, will continue working with communities to promote safe/ accessible active travel and improve access to healthier foods through a new five-year, $4.4 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) Live Well Alabama Thriving Communities team.

Professor Aniruddha Belsare in the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment studies a wildlife disease with no vaccine and no treatment, but this does not deter his persistence in generating solutions for early detection to delay establishment of the disease. 

Michael Perez, associate professor in civil and environmental engineering, will collaborate with the Alabama Association of Conservation Districts on a $275k Technical Assistance and Training grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide educational resources and stormwater management workshops for communities in Alabama’s Black Belt.

Employees are invited to apply for funding for professional development related to sustianability.

From philosophy to forestry and political science to education, Auburn recognized outstanding achievements by faculty members across the University at its annual Faculty Awards Ceremony on Nov. 9.

Annual “America’s Top Online Colleges” recognizes university’s online programs and courses

Auburn University’s Veterans Resource Center (VRC) unveiled a new display featuring a World War II dress uniform worn by late Auburn alumnus and United States Marine Corps veteran Eugene B. Sledge at a special ceremony on campus Friday.

Cameron Tice, an Auburn native and senior Honors College student, will interview at the British Consulate in Atlanta on Thursday, Nov. 16.

Auburn University's A&P Professional Development Committee is asking Auburn employees to complete a brief survey as the committee prepares for the 2024 Employee Development Fair – Pathways to Success.

Employees can choose their insurance benefits for 2024

Life isn’t easy in the military, but transitioning out can be even harder. Curtis Pippin ’17 helps veterans adjust to civilian life one connection at a time.

The November Construction Update from Facilities Management is now available for viewing, including 14 projects across the campus and state.

Jordan Ninde, a senior exercise science major, joined the U.S. Marine Corps a few months after his high school graduation. He left the military in 2020 and made his way to the Plains, fulfilling a dream 20 years in the making.

Tin Nguyen believes data science can play a role in improving accuracy among cancer diagnoses.

Hispanic cultural event.

At Auburn's College of Nursing, many graduates are choosing to stay in state to help combat the nursing shortage and provide care for their neighbors and communities.

Auburn University Young Professionals (AUYP), an Employee Resource Group for Auburn University, aims to provide an opportunity for connection between upper-level administrators and campus leaders with the young professionals employed at the university. For their next event, AUYP will host President Christopher B. Roberts for an interaction session on Thursday, Nov. 30.

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Students interested in interdisciplinary work and sustainability issues are encouraged to apply. Coursework will count toward the minor in sustainability studies.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced an investment of nearly $22 million in agricultural economics research that includes agricultural markets, international trade, farm labor, consumer behavior and nutrition, food retail, agricultural production and processing and agricultural policy.

College of Human Sciences Hospitality Career Fair

Samantha Briggs, a senior majoring in exercise science with a minor in dance, helped choreograph the Department of Theatre and Dance's annual dance concert.

Anna Baker changed the trajectory of her career by choosing to participate in the DREAM-Math program at Auburn University.

Industrial and systems engineering doctoral student Madison Evans is the first Auburn University student recipient of the Judith Liebman Award.