June

Researchers from the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine are partnering with Humane Genomics Inc. to develop a potential vaccine for the COVID-19 virus currently at the heart of the ongoing global pandemic.

Gartner, a U.S.-based research and advisory firm, released its “Top 25 Undergraduate Supply Chain Management University Undergraduate Rankings” this week and listed Auburn No. 7—placing the program inside the top 10 in three of its past four rankings. Sixty-seven U.S. and Canadian programs were surveyed by more than 3,000 industry professionals.

The McWhorter School of Building Science in Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction, or CADC, this fall will welcome the first group of building construction doctoral students in the state of Alabama when the semester begins on Aug. 17.

When Auburn University journalism student Jack West graduates and walks into a newsroom anywhere in the country, he’ll do so knowing his strong foundation has prepared him to accomplish any task.

As part of preparations for the upcoming fall 2020 semester, Auburn University on Monday issued a modified fall academic calendar, prioritizing the health of the campus community and mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

Beekeepers across the United States lost 43.7 percent of their managed honey bee colonies from April 2019 to April 2020, according to preliminary results of the 14th annual nationwide survey conducted by the nonprofit Bee Informed Partnership, or BIP.

For Meghan Alonso, finally earning her Master of Business Administration from Auburn this August will signify the culmination of a long, challenging road.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drive food insecurity rates for Alabama families, End Child Hunger in Alabama, an outreach initiative led by Auburn University’s Hunger Solutions Institute in the College of Human Sciences, has launched a comprehensive project to ensure all Alabamians can find nutritious food near them.

For researchers in Auburn University’s GPS and Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory, prepping autonomous vehicles outside in Alabama’s elements—from the sweltering summer sun to pop-up thunderstorms—has become a near daily occurrence.

Auburn University’s spring and summer graduates will be recognized in two ceremonies to be held in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 8, contingent on current health and safety guidelines and weather. 

Brock Murphy was enjoying spring break on the Gulf Coast with friends, briefly leaving the worries and headaches of starting a new business behind. Burn Nutrition opened its doors Feb. 1, and the owner/operator of Auburn’s latest health café needed some time to unwind.

Latif Kalin, a professor and hydrologist in Auburn University’s the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, is the program director of an innovative environmental study that has received a $499,968 grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA.

Auburn University Professor Carlton “Corky” Nell recently received $15,000 in awards after being named a South Arts State Fellow and Southern Prize Finalist winner by South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization dedicated to advancing Southern vitality through the arts.

Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business today announced the formation of a Department of Supply Chain Management. The creation of the new department brings expanded resources and focus to the college’s highly ranked supply chain management program, where enrollment has grown by double digits in each of the past five years.

Auburn University Associate Professor of Geosciences Chandana Mitra will be part of a NASA-funded national team tasked with studying whether cities can, via urban landscapes and/or associated aerosol processes, initiate or modify precipitating cloud systems.

Ada Ruth Huntley anxiously awaited word below the back steps of Cater Hall on Feb. 4, when the beloved Auburn tradition of callouts began. In a few minutes, she would know if her exhausted team’s hard work had paid off, or if she must graciously accept defeat.

For eons, humankind has gazed skyward with wonderment and curiosity, pondering the possibilities of exploring the heavens.

As the United States has become the epicenter of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, much attention has been paid to metropolitan areas like New York City, where density and population are the largest.

Auburn University alumna Katie Windham is hard at work in a team effort to develop a safe and effective vaccine to ward against COVID-19. 

A worldwide effort to make fusion a reliable energy source could move closer to reality with the help of two Auburn University physics professors who were recently awarded nearly $900,000 in research grant funds from the U.S. Department of Energy.

After a delayed start due to COVID-19, The Market at Ag Heritage Park will reopen from 4-6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4.

Auburn University has appointed Theresa McCormick, associate dean for academic affairs and an elementary education professor, as the interim dean of the College of Education, effective July 1. She succeeds Betty Lou Whitford, who announced her retirement last fall after serving as dean for 10 years.