Building on a $10 million National Science Foundation grant obtained last August, an Auburn University-based program has expanded into a multi-institutional international research effort to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education among underserved students. Dubbed the Institute for Strengthening Pathways and Research Knowledge in STEM, the SPARK STEM Institute aims to engage teachers and faculty, social […]

In an effort to advance research ideas that benefit society and the economy, Auburn University recently awarded two faculty research projects $100,000 in LAUNCH funding support. Established in 2015 by the Auburn University Research and Economic Development Advisory Board, the LAUNCH Fund for Research and Innovation involves an associated competition designed to bridge the gap between innovative research and the […]

An Auburn University-developed light microscope technology that has been on the market since the early 2000s has found new potential as a research tool on the COVID-19 battlefront. CytoViva Inc., a subsidiary company of the Auburn Research Park-based firm Aetos Technologies Inc. – and the registered name for the patented microscope technology developed by professor Vitaly Vodyanoy of Auburn’s College […]