A living legacy visited Auburn University this week. Arun Gandhi, grandson of famous activist Mahatma Gandhi, was invited to speak on campus as part of the Auburn University Office of International Programs’ Year of India. Gandhi said he enjoys speaking to the leaders of tomorrow about his grandfather’s mantra of non-violence, a topic that is […]

An Alabama mom has invented a new shopping cart that will change the lives of families with special needs children. Drew Ann Long, from Alabaster, created “Caroline’s Cart,” a shopping cart built specifically for children with special needs. This year the cart will be available in Target stores nationwide. Target has been testing the cart […]

Most State Troopers don’t go to work expecting to help deliver a baby that day. But Alabama State Trooper Michael Kesler got to experience the miracle of birth in a unique way over the weekend. Kesler pulled over a speeding vehicle in Limestone County on Sunday and quickly realized why it was speeding. The woman […]

A movie depicting the life of Alabama-born Jesse Owens is being released on February 19th. Focus Features’ “Race” stars Stephan James (Selma) as Owens and Jason Sudeikis (Saturday Night Live) as Ohio State track coach Larry Snyder. Jesse Owens was an Olympic athlete who traveled to the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin, Germany, during the […]

Auburn University PhD student Chris Hamilton recently discovered a new species of spider and promptly named it after music legend Johnny Cash. Aphonopelma johnnycashi is one of 14 new tarantula species discovered by Hamilton in the United States. This particular species was discovered near Folsom State Prison in California, where Johnny Cash famously performed a […]

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University took another step towards the top of collegiate research last week when it unveiled a $1 million campus supercomputer that was built in-house at the university. The supercomputer was created with the help of 30 research groups on campus, and is expected to bring in top researchers to the school. […]

On Sunday night, women all over America went wild for Doody. That’s right, with a cast list that included Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Hudgens, and Carley Ray Jepsen, a character named Doody was the breakout star of Fox’s production of Grease: Live. Native Alabamian Jordan Fisher portrayed the classic character for the live production. […]

Imagine a home that not only anyone would want to live in, but everyone could also afford. An Auburn University design program is working on making that dream a reality. The Rural Studio, founded in 1993, is an off-campus design-build program that is part of Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design, and Construction. The program […]