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Research and Innovation
Q&A: Unpacking the AU-BISR system

Auburn expert Robert Norton describes ongoing plans for the Auburn University Biosurveillance Intelligance, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (AU-BISR) system, which is designed to monitor, detect and analyze potential chemical, biological and radiological threats.

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Research and Innovation
Physics Q&A: Interstellar object

Researchers in Auburn’s College of Sciences and Mathematics are helping lead a global effort to study a rare interstellar visitor. The comet 3I/ATLAS — only the third object ever observed from outside our solar system — offers a unique opportunity to investigate the building blocks of other planetary systems. With time secured on space telescopes like Hubble and James Webb, COSAM scientists are at the forefront of uncovering what this object can tell us.

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Research and Innovation
Power under pressure

What happens to power systems during extreme heat? Are blackouts inevitable as climate change intensifies? What can help? Professor Eduard Muljadi answers these questions and more.

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Campus Experience
Summer in Auburn

High school students can sample campus life through summer camps. The experience often solidifies students' decisions to attend Auburn and select a major.

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Research and Innovation
Auburn researcher: Current building practices can withstand hurricane winds

Auburn researcher finds current construction practices are sufficient to withstand hurricane-force winds — provided they are executed properly.

Shiwen Mao
Research and Innovation
The digital future

Shiwen Mao explains how advancing technologies, including 6G, are transforming how people communicate and access information.

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Research and Innovation
Benefits of hiring more nurses outweigh costs, researchers say

As National Nurses Week approaches (May 6-12), Business faculty member Hao Ding explains how a research study he co-authored can help hospital administrators improve patient outcomes and the organization’s bottom line — all by changing the way they view nurses’ productivity.

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Campus Experience
Learning to build a better world

Auburn’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture is teaching future generations of architects how to create communities that will stand the test of time — and changing economic conditions.

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Research and Innovation
Super Bowl LIX ads reflect a sign of the times

In their annual content analysis of Super Bowl advertisers and their ads, Harbert College of Business marketing professors Linda and O.C. Ferrell reveal who's in, who's out and why.

Miria Criado, Ramandeep Kaur and Constantinos Kyriakis
Impact
Auburn experts weigh in on rise in bird flu cases, urge diligent preventative measures

Three pathobiologists in the College of Veterinary Medicine talk about the rise in bird flu cases nationally, the potential for more transmission to humans and ways people can stay as safe as possible.