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Auburn researchers suspect additional rules for player safety could decrease college football fandom

December 13, 2018

News of traumatic brain injuries and suicides among professional and college football players has made many question the violent nature of the game. Rule changes, such as the NCAA’s targeting rule, have been imposed to promote player safety, and yet concussions continue to occur.

Joseph Koepper is pictured in a greenhouse with plants.

Auburn University’s Kloepper named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

December 13, 2018

The National Academy of Inventors, or NAI, has named Joseph Kloepper, a professor of plant pathology in Auburn’s College of Agriculture, as one of the association’s 2018 fellows.

Vaccinations encouraged as flu season enters peak time

December 12, 2018

Most adults have not yet gotten a flu shot this season, according to a recent poll. While it is still early in the season, experts at Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy encourage people to take advantage of the vaccine.

Auburn professor using Hubble Space Telescope to observe comet passing Earth

December 12, 2018

One of the closest comets in modern times is passing by Earth – but don’t worry, there’s no danger of it hitting us. It will come relatively close in scientific terms – seven million miles away. For the average person, the comet will be visible with the naked eye and will provide a rare sky-watching event. For researchers, the proximity of the Comet 46P/Wirtanen to earth will offer a chance to collect data on comets and learn more about the building blocks of the solar system.

Auburn’s online and full-time MBA programs ranked among nation’s best by 'The Princeton Review'

December 12, 2018

The Princeton Review’s 2019 best business schools rankings put Auburn University’s Online MBA program at No. 13 in the nation for the second year running, while student satisfaction ratings helped push the Full-Time MBA to No. 3 for resources to minority students and No. 5 for best administration.

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.

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