In recognition of their service to the university, several members of Auburn’s advising community were recognized at this year’s Provost Advising Awards Ceremony held on Wednesday, March 29, in the Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center.

Nominated by colleagues and selected by a peer-led committee, this year’s recipients were recognized for excellence across the university’s academic advising, administrative and student support programs.

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Auburn University’s Thomas Cullen is part of an international collaboration of researchers that has uncovered evidence indicating, contrary to popular belief, theropod dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor had lips that covered their teeth.

Cullen — an assistant professor in the College of Sciences and Mathematics’ Department of Geosciences — and his colleagues published their findings on Science.org that contradict the mainstream traditional view about the appearance of the iconic extinct animals. Their groundbreaking research, originally covered by Science.org, has several important implications for understanding the animals’ biology and evolution.

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Much post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, research has been dedicated to children and young adults. But what about senior citizens? Meredith Reid, an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, will soon add this missing piece to the puzzle.

Reid’s proposed research, “In vivo assessment of glutamate in older adults with post-traumatic stress disorder: a 7T magnetic resonance spectroscopy study,” in conjunction with the university’s Thomas Walter MRI Research Center, will utilize brain scans of 40 adults 50 years and older to measure glutamate – the brain’s major excitatory neurotransmitter necessary for cognitive function. Studies associate PTSD with glutamatergic dysfunction, Reid said.

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Two Auburn University student veterans within the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, or CFWE, have been named finalists in the Presidential Management Fellow, or PMF, Program.

The PMF Program is the federal government’s flagship leadership development program for advanced degree holders who have a clear passion for public service. As described on the program’s website, its mission is to “recruit and develop a cadre of future government leaders drawn from all segments of society.”

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Justice Johnson and Hayden Faircloth walked into Piggly Wiggly, alongside their parents, with a $5 fruit and vegetable voucher in hand. After surveying their options, the two Barbour County third-graders walked out with strawberries and salad mix for dinner that evening. This interaction is not the usual business Piggy Wiggly in Eufaula encounters. However, thanks to a partnership between the store and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, more Barbour County students will be making similar purchases.

The fruit and vegetable vouchers came from Alabama Extension at Auburn University’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education program, or SNAP-Ed. This partnership started when Michelle Puckett, the Barbour County SNAP-Ed educator, approached Bryan Milligan, district manager of Piggly Wiggly in Eufaula, about the voucher program.

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