The Samford Hall bell tolled precisely 10 times at 2:20 p.m. on Jan. 4. The moment may have confused those not aware of the significance, but it made sense for a small group gathered in the circular brick courtyard near the desegregation marker. Auburn University President Christopher B. Roberts told the group it was meant […]

The garden on the rooftop of the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center at Auburn University does more than provide food and adornments for guests of its signature restaurant, 1856 – Culinary Residence, The Laurel Hotel & Spa and Ariccia Cucina Italiana. In fact, the 4,400-square-foot garden on the Walt and Ginger Woltosz Rooftop Terrace, […]

The last construction beam for the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center at Auburn University was raised Friday, marking a seminal point in the building of the world-class facility. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey attended the event, noting that the structure will not only benefit tourism and hospitality industries in Alabama, but “definitely put us […]

The Auburn University School of Nursing has created a commemorative book featuring stories from some of its alumni who have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The free book, “Auburn Nursing — Living the Creed During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” can be ordered online at the Auburn University Bookstore. Limited quantities are available. […]

AUBURN, Ala.— Under the current world climate, it is everyday people who are doing whatever they can to help those who are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic on the front lines. Auburn University Associate Professor Karla Teel is just one person, but with the help of her husband, Donnie, she is trying to help health care […]

Researchers in the Auburn University School of Nursing found animal-assisted therapy promotes social engagement among adults with dementia or other cognitive impairments. Assistant Professor Morgan Yordy and Associate Clinical Professor Stuart Pope studied the possible benefits with the school’s therapy dogs — Miller, Choa and Daisy — at a community respite ministry at Auburn United Methodist Church. REACH, […]

A culinary science center unlike any other is coming to Auburn University in 2021. The university’s Board of Trustees took the final steps Feb. 15 to create the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center, a transformative complex blending a learning environment with a luxury boutique hotel and restaurant. “The Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center will […]

Kyes Stevens has been a part of educating some 5,000 students since 2002, and they’ve all been the epitome of nontraditional. In fact, they’ve all been prisoners or inmates with the Alabama Department of Corrections. “Prisons are complicated,” Stevens said. “All kinds of people are there. Whatever their circumstance, I assume they want to learn. They […]

News of traumatic brain injuries and suicides among professional and college football players has made many question the violent nature of the game. Rule changes, such as the NCAA’s targeting rule, have been imposed to promote player safety, and yet concussions continue to occur. Using Auburn University’s functional magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI machine to […]