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Edward Thomas, Jr., Professor of Physics and Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, will give Auburn University’s 2025-26 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 4:00 p.m. in the Science Center Auditorium at Auburn University.
Thomas to give Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture on Feb. 4

Edward Thomas, Jr., Professor of Physics and Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, will give Auburn University’s 2025-26 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 4 p.m. in the Science Center Auditorium at Auburn University.

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Academics
2026 Provost Academic Advising Awards spotlight advising excellence

The Office of the Provost announces the recipients of the 2026 Provost Advising Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to academic and professional advising across the university.
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Research and Innovation
Auburn research labs team up with NASA

The RFID and CARV Labs will collaborate with NASA's Kennedy Space Center to advance research in inventory management for orbital facilities supporting astronauts.

Auburn Family
A Foundation to lead: the Auburn Law Society

A student club started more than 60 years ago has had a far-reaching impact on the state of Alabama.
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Campus Experience
The First 56 Celebrates Record-breaking Growth and Rich Tradition in 2025

Auburn University Program Council (UPC) and Student Involvement Celebrate Record-breaking Growth of the First 56 in 2025.

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PlayCore internship gives industrial design students real world experience

Since the summer of 2018, play and recreation equipment manufacturer PlayCore has hosted at least one Auburn industrial design student as a worker for its summer intern program.

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Impact
Auburn partners working toward affordable, storm-resistant housing in Selma

University Outreach and the College of Architecture, Design and Construction are helping the City of Selma develop a holistic housing strategy to revitalize neighborhoods and recover from the impact of the 2023 tornado.

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Breakthrough study reveals global hydrogen economy must reduce leakage, methane emission for long-term adoption

An international consortium of scientists co-led by Auburn University and Stanford University’s Global Carbon Project developed the first comprehensive accounting of global hydrogen sources and sinks to assess changes in atmospheric hydrogen and its climate consequences.

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Giving
Newly endowed scholarship supports future natural resource leaders

The College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment is proud to announce the establishment of the Katherine Owen Sechrist Endowed Scholarship for Academic Excellence.

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Cristan awarded Regions Bank endowed professorship

Richard Cristan, an associate professor of forest operations in the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, has been awarded the Regions Bank Endowed Professorship in Forest Operations.

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Last fall, the Reeltown High School band came to campus to record a song in memory of one of its members alongside the Auburn University Symphonic Winds.

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