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09/05/2014

In a cautionary tale bridging art and science, an exhibition at Auburn University's Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art looks at species that have gone or are going extinct in the world around us. "The Art of Vanishing," on view through Oct. 5, highlights the importance of conservation and natural habitat preservation.

09/02/2014

Auburn University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Timothy Boosinger, has announced the appointment of Diane Boyd of Furman University as director of Auburn University’s Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, effective Sept. 1.

08/27/2014

A black box experimental theatre and a 1,500-sq.-ft. dance studio are part of a newly constructed addition designed to enhance the experience of audiences and performers at Auburn University's Telfair B. Peet Theatre.

08/27/2014

Auburn University students have a new dining option this fall with the opening of the new Wellness Kitchen, a $6.6 million facility located just north of the Athletics Complex parking deck, across the street from the South Donahue Residence Hall.

08/27/2014

The council will also dedicate its highest award to the memory of Roy Bain, a 1959 Auburn graduate and the former publisher of the St. Petersburg Times, now the Tampa Bay Times. Bain was co-founder of the Advisory Council and creator of the council awards. As a young reporter, he covered civil rights in Tuscaloosa and Mississippi. He served in U.S. Army Intelligence overseas in the 1960s during the Cold War and, as editor and publisher of numerous Florida newspapers, worked tirelessly with local governments and leaders to found numerous nonprofits, including parks, libraries and school scholarships. After retiring from newspapers, he returned to Auburn to complete his degree in 2001. Bain died at the age of 77 in December 2013.

08/27/2014

Capping a five-month renovation of Samford Park at Toomer’s Corner, workers today placed two stone eagles atop the gates marking the entrance to Auburn University.

08/27/2014

Auburn University’s internationally recognized detector dog program, operating since 2009 as Animal Health and Performance in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been renamed Canine Performance Sciences.

08/19/2014

Graeme Lockaby, associate dean of research in Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, has been named interim dean of the school, announced today by Provost Timothy Boosinger.

08/19/2014

In the spring of 1943, the United States established the American Committee on the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas – the Roberts Commission – which was charged with promoting the preservation of cultural treasures in war-torn Europe and Asia.

08/12/2014

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ron Burgess said he doesn't remember anything about the speaker who addressed the Auburn University Class of 1974.

08/12/2014

An Auburn graduate student and former "Gator Boy" who wrestled with alligators in Eufaula continues his research in Costa Rica; this time, with crocodiles.

08/11/2014

An Auburn University research team has produced a new drug candidate that could one day slow or even stop the deadly Ebola virus. The discovery will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry.