Madison and Jared Powell arrived in Auburn as newlyweds with different dreams and separate career goals. Now, they will walk across the same graduation stage as Dr. Powell and Dr. Powell, earning Ph.D.s. Their fields could not be more different, but a shared Auburn experience turned two individual journeys into a milestone achieved together. Jared […]

Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE) has received a matching gift from the You Might Be for Auburn Foundation (UMB4AU) to support a restoration project underway at Crooked Oaks, the former homestead of Auburn’s beloved former football coach Pat Dye. RELATED: The rebirth of Pat Dye’s Crooked Oaks in Notasulga, Alabama, is underway The CFWE was gifted […]

The Problem   The health of honey bees and native bees is in crisis, posing a significant threat to agriculture and ecosystems worldwide. Bees are essential pollinators, contributing to the production of many crops that humans rely on for food. However, native bee populations are declining, and managed honey bee colonies are dying at high […]

Samantha Sampson’s deep love for Hashbrown started in the wee hours of the night as she formula-fed the tiny orange kitten. She did her best to keep the baby and his brother, Tater Tot, nurtured. But, despite her efforts, Tater Tot grew stronger while Hashbrown struggled. RELATED: Alabama cat survives 14-month trip to Las Vegas […]

The first time N.L. Hart drove through the gate at Crooked Oaks, past stands of Japanese maples, a tranquil pond, and a wide-open, big-sky horse pasture, her mind raced with ideas for the property’s future. “I’d seen pictures, but getting into the building and looking around, I thought, ‘OK, this can be done. We can do […]

Alabama’s three land-grant institutions are working to provide information and support to families dealing with “heirs property” through programming at Alabama Cooperative Extension System offices throughout the state. Ryan Thomson, an assistant professor in agricultural economics and rural sociology at Auburn University, and Adam Rabinowitz, an Extension agricultural economist and associate professor in agricultural economics and rural […]

The Auburn University KickStart Fund, a designated fund within the Auburn University Foundation, has received a grant from Truist Foundation that will help provide direct, non-dilutive funding to select Auburn-affiliated companies exhibiting best-in-class potential for success. The Truist Foundation grant marks the first corporate donation to the AU KickStart Fund, which is designed to bridge the […]

Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security was awarded a $10 million Department of Energy grant in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create a pilot regional cybersecurity research and operations center to protect the electric power grid against cyberattacks. The total value of the project is $12.5 million, with the […]

Tiger Giving Day, Auburn University’s annual day of giving, is back for its ninth year this week. The lineup for Wednesday features 45 projects from across campus, ranging from digitizing Auburn Athletics’ fragile film reels to funding field trips for students in grades 6-11 attending Summer STEM Academies. Other projects include creating a sensory gym […]

As part of Auburn’s growing efforts to broaden Artificial Intelligence (AI) training to higher education institutions, the university is now partnering with the Alabama Community College System to offer its Teaching with AI course to more than 4,000 faculty teaching across the State’s 24 two-year institutions. An expansion of the university’s AI teaching and learning initiatives, […]

Assistant Professor Andre da Silva is conducting cutting-edge research on ways to grow hops in Alabama within Auburn University’s Department of Horticulture in collaboration with faculty, industry leaders and students. As an Alabama Extension vegetable specialist, da Silva also shares his research findings with growers and brewers. “Our goal is to provide information from the bine to the tap reaching […]

For most academic scientists conducting biomedical research, the possibility of advancing a new medicine to the clinic is, at best, an aspiration. Despite the odds, Gary Piazza and his research team in Auburn University’s Harrison College of Pharmacy discovered a highly potent and selective anticancer drug and are collaborating with investigators at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center […]

Auburn University’s Veterans Resource Center (VRC) unveiled a 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. Sledge, a Mobile native, was a Marine whose 1981 memoir “With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa” chronicled his World […]

In a state as dynamic and diverse as Alabama, access to timely, reliable information is critical. For more than 100 years, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System has been a trusted partner for our state’s residents, providing solutions for life’s everyday challenges. From its humble beginnings to its present-day impact, Alabama Extension has come a long way in fulfilling […]

How challenging is it to farm sustainably? The answer is complex. While technological and scientific advancements have improved the resiliency of modern farms, there are challenges that today’s farmers face in adopting conservation practices. Faculty and Alabama Extension specialists in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture work with farmers across Alabama to help them adopt conservation […]

Many Auburn University alumni teachers are bucking the state and national trend that declares as many as 70% of teachers are said to have considered leaving their jobs in recent years. Although the teacher shortage is not isolated to a specific region, these College of Education alumni offer their own distinctly Auburn responses to “why” they have stayed. Once DeAngelo Johnson […]

“She’s a real personality. Kind of a drama queen because she’s very talkative and loves being the center of attention, almost like she’s saying, ‘look at me, look at me,’” said Auburn University’s Raptor Center Director Wade Stevens. And that’s exactly what almost 70,000 Philadelphia Eagles fans did at Lincoln Financial Field last Thursday night — watch […]

Six researchers at Auburn University have asteroids named in their honor for their contributions to planetary science during the Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM) conference last week in Flagstaff, Ariz. Yaeji Kim, Youssef Moulane, John Noonan, Mohi Saki, Zexi “Lucy” Xing and Kumar Venkataramani were officially honored Wednesday. Kim is a graduate student in aerospace engineering in […]

Auburn University President Christopher B. Roberts spoke of his aspirations for the future of the land-grant institution at his official Presidential Installation ceremony at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center on Thursday afternoon. With Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey — an Auburn alumna and president of the Auburn University Board of Trustees — and […]

Auburn University is the first university in the nation to possess a vehicle designed specifically to make community events accessible for those with sensory needs. The Sensory Activation Vehicle, or SAV, is one of the programs offered by KultureCity, a Birmingham-based nonprofit dedicated to creating sensory accessibility and promoting inclusivity for all. Assistant Professor Morgan Yordy, […]

AUBURN – A Michigan-based biomedical device company has created a novel imaging tool that better detects cancer in women with dense breast tissue, and an Auburn University Harbert College of Business graduate is leading the charge to deploy the imaging technology nationwide. Developed by Delphinus Medical Technologies, the FDA-approved SoftVue system uses a water-based scanning technique and […]

Auburn is proud to celebrate the recent confirmation of Auburn alumnus Gen. Lloyd Austin as our nation’s secretary of defense. We applaud your incredible achievement and thank you for your continued service to protect our country. See the full story here.

Auburn is proud to celebrate the recent confirmation of Auburn alumnus Gen. Lloyd Austin as our nation’s secretary of defense. We applaud your incredible achievement and thank you for your continued service to protect our country. See the full story here.

Auburn is proud to celebrate the recent confirmation of Auburn alumnus Gen. Lloyd Austin as our nation’s secretary of defense. We applaud your incredible achievement and thank you for your continued service to protect our country. See the full story here.