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![Steve Li is pictured outside using a drone device.](https://wire.auburn.edu/content/ocm/2024/07/images/20240708-cutting-edge.jpeg)
![Judge W. Keith Watkins at the bench](https://wire.auburn.edu/content/liberal-arts/2024/07/images/20240701-judge-watkins.jpg)
W. Keith Watkins '73 balances the scales of justice in the Middle District Court of Alabama every day in hope of a better world. The foundation upon which he built that decades-long career serving society from the bench started at Auburn University.
July 01, 2024
![Sean Forbes is a professor of educational psychology in Auburn’s College of Education and the executive director of O Grows](https://wire.auburn.edu/content/philanthropy/2024/06/images/20240628-ogrows-forbes.jpg)
From the beginning, O Grows in Opelika, Alabama, has focused on community, partnership and philanthropy — people helping people.
July 11, 2024
![A researcher is pictured on a beach.](https://wire.auburn.edu/content/ocm/2024/06/images/20240628-marshes-and-making-islands.jpeg)
An Auburn faculty member is pioneering natural infrastructure for coastal resilience.
June 28, 2024
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After 19 years of working at Auburn, academic administrator Michelle Cole has a long list of achievements, various job descriptions tacked to her title and enough experience to jam-pack her LinkedIn profile.
June 27, 2024
![Two men work on a small robotic helicopter](https://wire.auburn.edu/content/ocm/2024/07/images/20240702-engineering-chopper.jpg)
Matthew Kirchner will create height-velocity diagrams for various helicopter models — guides for pilots to handle emergency landings and investigate reliable engine failure detection techniques.
June 27, 2024
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Concepts of Chemical Engineering, a class open to all majors at Auburn, takes students on a fundamental journey of making coffee while providing them with the basics of engineering principles through repeated experiments.
June 26, 2024
![Two sprinters crossing finish line](https://wire.auburn.edu/content/business/2024/06/images/maka-charamba-finish-line-au-wire.jpg)
Makanakishe "Maka" Charamba is heading to Paris this summer to compete in the 200-meter sprint at the 2024 Olympics.
June 26, 2024
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A new fund at Auburn is designed to bridge the gap between new business formation and initial seed funding.
June 25, 2024
![An arial view of buildings shows people in lines to make the number 45](https://wire.auburn.edu/content/ocm/2024/06/images/20240625-nursing-45-anniversary-video.jpg)
As the college celebrates its 45th anniversary, graduates from the first graduating class in 1981 remember the program’s humble beginnings.
June 25, 2024