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Auburn alumnus Eva Wohiren used her talent for storytelling to take her journalism career to ESPN and CNN.

Auburn has developed a gene therapy treatment for GM1 gangliosidosis that is in clinical trials at the NIH. Sara and Michael Heatherly, whose son Porter died in 2016, have been instrumental in bringing awareness to the disease.

Sara and Michael Heatherly with their son Porter on the Auburn football field

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Auburn University has partnered with Delta Air Lines with the launch of a Delta Air Lines Aviation Education Building and the Delta Propel Pilot Career Path Program at Auburn University Regional Airport. Our Auburn Inspires page highlights this partnership and other stories that speak to how Auburn is leading initiatives that inspire, engage and empower.

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Eduardus Duin, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry in Auburn’s College of Sciences and Mathematics, commented on the news of a helium shortage, including where helium is found, how long helium has been in shortage, its primary uses and what scientists will do moving forward.

Expert Answers: Chemistry professor discusses helium shortage

Frank Cilluffo testifies before a House Committee

Frank Cilluffo, director of Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Thursday, saying foreign-owned enterprises pose a critical threat to our national transportation and critical infrastructure networks. He told the committee of the potential significant consequences to U.S. economic power, military strength, innovation and jobs, noting current vulnerabilities, consequences of those vulnerabilities and solutions. His full testimony can be found below.

Auburn's Frank Cilluffo testifies before House committee on threats from foreign-owned enterprises

For many suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, alterations in the brain can begin 10 or more years before the appearance of symptoms and a diagnosis. Early detection in Alzheimer’s is critical and the search for those early markers drives the research of Harrison School of Pharmacy graduate student Sharay Setti.

Pharmacy graduate students searching for early markers of Alzheimer’s disease

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Auburn has been designated an R1 Carnegie research institution, the highest level.

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Auburn has the South’s original and the nation’s 7th oldest veterinary college.

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Auburn is investing $5 million in 11 groundbreaking projects designed to deliver practical, life-changing solutions.

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“You don’t need to know what you want to do in the next 20 years, you just need to know what you want to do in the present...if you make up your mind to do something, it’s possible.”

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