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Big Blue Marble Academy to bring new childcare option to Auburn

December 11, 2018

Beginning spring 2019, the Auburn community will have a new childcare option in Big Blue Marble Academy, which is establishing a new facility in the Auburn Research Park, owned by the Auburn Research and Technology Foundation, or ARTF. The Big Blue Marble Academy will provide year-round childcare for children aged infancy through preschool, as well as after-school care.

Zhang named dean of Auburn University Libraries

December 11, 2018

Following a national search, Auburn University has selected Shali Zhang, dean of libraries and professor at the University of Montana (UM), as its next dean of libraries, effective Feb. 19, 2019.

Engineering alum and successful business executive Woltosz speaking at fall commencement

December 10, 2018

An Auburn University alumnus and leader in developing communication systems for persons with severe disabilities will be the keynote speaker at the university’s fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 15. Walt Woltosz graduated from Auburn in 1969 with a degree in aerospace engineering and is a cofounder of Words+ Inc. and Simulations Plus Inc.

Tessa Hastings smiles outside Samford Hall

Auburn pharmacy doctoral student is first to earn R36 grant

December 10, 2018

Tessa Hastings is the first Auburn University student to be awarded a highly competitive research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Wilson Morgan sprays the lines in Jordan-Hare stadium.

Auburn turf management junior to train under legendary sports field groundskeepers

December 07, 2018

2019 already is shaping up to be a super year for Wilson Morgan—a super year that starts with a trip to the Super Bowl. That’s the Auburn University junior’s grand prize for submitting the winning application and essay in the 2019 Toro Super Bowl Sports Turf Training competition. He is the first Auburn turf management student to be tapped for the honor in the contest’s 16-year history.

Auburn University offering restoration ecology online graduate certificate

December 07, 2018

The Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences has launched an online graduate certificate program developed for professionals to advance their knowledge about restoration ecology.

A young woman works with a plant in a garden.

Community gardens change lives through healthy diets, community spirit

December 06, 2018

Residents of Geiger, a small community in Sumter County, Alabama, drive more than 20 miles to reach a grocery store. They admit that this makes healthy eating a challenge. More than 35 percent of the county’s population lives below the poverty level, and obesity tops 40 percent.

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