November

A selection of 18 fine art photographs is on display in "The 1072 Society Exhibition 2015" through Jan. 24 at Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University, Two of the photographs have local connections – one to Auburn University and one to the Auburn-Opelika area.

Auburn University will host "Tiger Giving Day," a 24-hour university-wide crowdfunding initiative, on Dec. 1. Tiger Giving Day is part of Giving Tuesday, a national day of philanthropy held on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. TigerGiving.org will highlight more than 20 unique projects from Auburn's colleges, schools and units that are seeking private support.

Not every Thanksgiving dinner table will look the same, with a range of main dishes that can include classic turkey to ham to lasagna. But safety should be a constant in every Thanksgiving feast. Because holiday meals usually take longer to prepare and serve than everyday meals, bacteria have more opportunities to sneak in and ruin a fun family gathering.

The School of Nursing at Auburn University is getting a new home.

The Auburn University Board of Trustees at its regular meeting on Friday approved the construction of the first two buildings in the university’s new Health Sciences Sector.

Airbus Americas has donated a $750,000 elevator – a tail section of its A330 twin-engine jet airliner – to the Department of Aerospace Engineering in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University. This real-world aircraft component will be used in the department's aerospace structures lab as a prototype for students to explore and analyze.

What caused the worldwide banking crisis seven years ago? How did the crisis differ across the globe? Could it happen again?

The Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center in Andalusia during a Nov. 10 reception, which also honored Martha Dixon, the center's original benefactor, who celebrated her 100th birthday in September.

Auburn University has won a top national Innovation and Economic Prosperity University award for its impact in economic development, announced today by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, or APLU. Auburn received the honor in the "place" category.

Auburn University and IBM have announced a collaboration on cybersecurity research using IBM's POWER8 platforms, which will result in enhanced undergraduate and graduate programs, curriculums, research and outreach.

Alaundra Shealey is the designer behind the first #AUshirt at Auburn University.

Tyrone Hayes, a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the Dr. Juan Gilbert Distinguished Lecturer address on Thursday, Nov. 19, as a guest of Auburn University's Black Graduate and Professional Students Association, or BGPSA.

Auburn University's industrial design, architecture and interior design programs continue to be ranked in the top 10 nationally by DesignIntelligence in its annual survey, "America's Best Architecture and Design Schools 2016."

Less than a year since President Obama announced the U.S. would reopen diplomatic relations with Cuba, Auburn University has been energetically working on developing partnerships and exchanges with the island nation.

“AU Victory” is no longer simply the wish of every Auburn University sports fan. It’s also the name of a new bentgrass variety that promises improved putting greens for golfers.

Auburn University football fans and the community have the opportunity to attend a variety of educational and entertaining events on Friday, Nov. 13, the day before the Auburn vs. Georgia game.

Will Jimeno, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department officer, will dedicate a piece of steel from the World Trade Center to the Auburn University Veterans Resource Center on Friday, Nov. 13, at 10:30 a.m. in 217 Foy Hall.

Auburn University senior Chloe Chaudhury has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. If awarded, she will be among 32 U.S. students to receive the honor for an opportunity to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

The League of American Bicyclists has recognized Auburn University with a Silver Bicycle Friendly University award.

Marching band drummers may have fewer back pains in the future thanks to a team of Auburn University Marching Band alumni. Ande Sumner, a 2012 graduate of biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology, led the team that invented the Drumbelt, which allows marching band drummers to take greater advantage of the properties of the drum carrier.

Auburn University’s Student Counseling Services added a new therapist this summer – “Dr. Moose,” a 7-year-old yellow Labrador retriever.

Auburn University will host a forum on developments in the Middle East with U.S. Rep. Martha Roby and Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of U.S. Central Command, as panelists on Friday, Nov. 13, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Auburn University and the Auburn University Foundation honored five faculty members with newly endowed professorships, as well as the donors whose philanthropic gifts made them possible, at a recent awards ceremony.

Dorothy Davidson, chair and CEO of Huntsville's Davidson Technologies, has made a $5 million gift to Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering to renovate portions of Broun Hall, the home of electrical engineering. Her gift honors her late husband Julian Davidson, a 1950 Auburn electrical engineering graduate and defense industry pioneer.