August

A new collaboration between Auburn University and Tuskegee University aims to provide opportunities for Tuskegee students to explore new educational and career paths through STEM—science, technology, engineering and mathematics—research mentorships with Auburn graduate students and faculty.

Farm supply and feed stores cannot keep a livestock deworming medication on the shelves because social media posts are calling it a cure for COVID-19. A veterinarian with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System warns that people should not buy animal ivermectin products to self-medicate.

Auburn University will debut its 2021 public service announcement, or PSA, on the university’s main Facebook page Friday, Sept. 3, spotlighting Auburn’s work in three areas focused on cutting-edge technology and the university’s upward and forward movement.

Aside from Auburn’s beloved mascot Aubie, perhaps nothing draws a crowd on campus these days more than the university’s coolest new addition—a robotic dog named Mac.

Auburn University College of Agriculture Assistant Professor Joel Cuffey is the co-author of a paper, published recently by the American Journal of Health Promotion, that found preferences toward different COVID-19 testing features vary, highlighting the need to match testing features with individuals to monitor the spread of COVID-19.

Auburn University officials are asking fans to hold off for another year on rolling the Auburn Oaks and descendants along Samford Park.

Auburn University’s Southeastern Raptor Center will host its annual fall educational series—Football, Fans and Feathers—again this season on Fridays before home football games.

Auburn University is one of the best places to work in the state of Alabama, according to the 2021 America’s Best-In-State Employers list released today by Forbes magazine.

When Sydney Meadows graduates from Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy, or HSOP, in May, the New Site, Alabama, native will join the ranks of seasoned pharmacists leading advancements throughout the industry.

Specialists from the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Southeastern Raptor Center and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources were on hand Friday at Pyne Road Park on West Point Lake near LaGrange, Georgia, to release a young bald eagle rehabilitated at the center.

Taneshia W. Albert has been changing perspectives all her life.

Auburn University has begun the launch of a new and improved fleet of Tiger Transit buses, transporting the Auburn Family in style with additional passenger space and such amenities as free Wi-Fi and USB charging ports at each seat.

An Auburn University multidisciplinary project focused on the infamous “Bloody Sunday” civil rights event that occurred in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965, is the recipient of an award as part of $28.4 million in humanities grants recently announced by the National Endowment for the Humanities, or NEH.

Auburn University alumni Kimberly Johnson and Joey Darby recently earned the titles of Alabama 2021-22 Teacher of the Year and 2020 Fire Chief of the Year, respectively.

To say the Auburn University Bass Fishing Team had a big weekend at nationals would be an understatement.

A new book by an Auburn University professor tracks the dramatic pivot in commercial forest ownership—lands once overwhelmingly owned by integrated forest products companies that have, in the past four decades or so, become the domain of institutions.  

A record number of 1,872 women registered to participate in Auburn University’s Panhellenic recruitment, which began Friday, Aug. 6, and concluded with Bid Day on Saturday, Aug. 14.   

Auburn University students have a new dining facility, The Edge at Central Dining, with literally homegrown food from the College of Agriculture, from salads with fresh tomatoes and lettuce to fish and burgers, and more.

SeAnna Graddy’s first experience as an Auburn student was not quite like the experience of many students before her.

An Auburn University professor and a postdoctoral research fellow within the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences won two major awards from the Forest Products Society at the organization’s recent 2021 virtual international conference.

After receiving a record number of applicants for this fall, Auburn University has opened its application season for next year’s summer and fall semesters.

Auburn University is going contactless. The university announced today that its Tiger Card can now be added as a mobile student ID card to compatible iPhone, Apple Watch or Android devices. Students will be able to use the mobile ID to access campus buildings, purchase meals and more.    

Standing in front of Auburn University’s newest group of graduates at Auburn Arena on Friday night, Nelda Lee encouraged those assembled to make their lives into great stories of achievement, happiness and fulfillment.

Auburn University has been awarded $10 million from the National Science Foundation, or NSF, to lead a national research effort to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, education among students with disabilities.

This weekend, Auburn University will celebrate summer 2021 graduates with two days of ceremonies inside Auburn Arena. Graduation weekend events will begin on Friday, Aug. 6, with the commencement address and Graduate School ceremony followed by the undergraduate ceremonies on Saturday, Aug. 7.  

Ja’Lia Taylor wants to make a difference in people’s lives, and she’s using her time at Auburn to do so.