A first cohort of students from a new program created to address Alabama’s science teacher shortage, AUTeach, will graduate in Auburn University’s upcoming spring commencement ceremonies.   Among that group will be Auburn University students Austin Broom, Charity King and Jackson Belcher—all of whom praise the new program that they say has helped set their […]

Auburn University College of Education graduate student Katelyn Nelson’s aspirations are solidly focused on artificial intelligence. “My career goal is to leverage the knowledge and skills I have gained throughout my education to help train the next generation of leaders and learners,” said the Minnesota native, who is a third-year doctoral candidate. “I aspire to […]

Auburn University, in the “Loveliest Village on the Plains,” is also home to the happiest students in the nation, according to The Princeton Review’s 2025 rankings released recently. Auburn ranked No. 1 nationally in the “happiest students” category as part of The Princeton Review’s annual “Best 390 Colleges” rankings list. Criteria for the rankings was based on […]

Four alumni of Auburn University have recently been elected to the Alabama Business Hall of Fame class of 2024. Rob Burton of Birmingham, Alabama (Building Science ’79); Raymond J. Harbert of Birmingham, Alabama (Business ’82); Thomas A. Harris of Hope Hull, Alabama (Business ‘71); and Thomas H. Lowder of Birmingham, Alabama (Business ‘72) will be among seven […]

Auburn University’s bald eagle, Independence, will soon embark on a return flight to Philadelphia — a trip that marks a heightened relationship between Auburn and the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. On Sunday, Independence, or “Indy” as she’s nicknamed, will once again wow the Philadelphia Eagles crowd with a flight at Lincoln Financial Field during the National […]

The Alabama Senate has unanimously confirmed two new Auburn University trustees known for their strong business, leadership and governance experience as well as long-standing dedication to the university. Zeke Smith will assume the at-large seat previously held by Charles McCrary, and Caroline Aderholt was confirmed to the Auburn University Board of Trustees’ District 7 seat vacated by Sarah […]

Auburn University has the best nursing program in Alabama, according to a nursing advocacy organization. On the site, registerednursing.org, Auburn’s School of Nursing is ranked number one in the state, besting 38 other colleges or universities with nursing programs in Alabama. The organization annually determines the best registered nurse, or RN, programs in each state […]

AUBURN, Ala. – Leaders from the Federal Bureau of Investigation unveiled the organization’s revised strategies for dealing with cyber attacks at an hour-long virtual event hosted by Auburn University’s McCrary Institute on Thursday morning. FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Matt Gorham and FBI Deputy Assistant Directors Tonya Ugoretz and Clyde Wallace joined McCrary Institute Director […]

AUBURN, Ala. – Despite there being no eagle flights at Auburn home football games this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, one of Auburn’s most popular fall programs will return to offer a limited number of fans the opportunity to see a raptor show and flight demonstration. The Southeastern Raptor Center’s Football, Fans and Feathers […]

AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn will conduct COVID-19 screening tests for all students who will be on campus this fall as part of the university’s comprehensive plans for a safe and healthy semester. Auburn joins the state’s other public higher education institutions as a participant in Gov. Kay Ivey’s “Testing for Alabama” initiative. Testing will be […]

AUBURN — James Hansen vividly recalls how the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon brought Americans and the world together. Five decades later, the author of “First Man”—the only authorized biography of Neil Armstrong—is continuing to tell the story of that unifying moment in history by giving talks around the globe and through a […]

AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy and the Alabama Department of Mental Health have joined forces in the battle against opioids, creating the Opioid Training Institute. In 2017, there were 422 overdose deaths involving either prescription or illicit drugs in Alabama, an average of more than one per day, according to the […]

The nation’s top law enforcement official, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, visited Auburn University on Friday to examine two Auburn initiatives designed to protect the public—one focused on the national opioid crisis and the other involving the world’s most advanced detector dogs. Sessions was briefed on Auburn’s approach to effective opioid response and treatment at the Harrison School of […]

As a staff sergeant in the Air Force, Houston native Melissa Villanueva was stationed throughout the world, from Kuwait to Indonesia, serving in communications and later as a medic. These days, Villanueva has shifted her medical focus to helping animals and her location of choice is Auburn University, which recently received national recognition as a […]