Message from Dean Giordano – Important Employee Information

Dean Giordano shares essential information for all COSAM employees during the university's transition to online instruction.

Message from Ed Thomas, Jr. - Update on Research

Ed Thomas, Jr. provides an update on research in COSAM.

Thank Your Plant Friends!

"Plants, the green coating to most of our terrestrial areas, are a fascinating and vital component of our existence. Yet they can be a neglected component. International Plant Appreciation Day serves to remind us to be mindful of these organisms and grateful for the many things they provide us (food, shelter, oxygen, beauty, etc.). However, as a botanist who has taught Auburn’s Plant Ecology course for more than 30 years, it reminds me of an affliction from which many of my students have suffered: Plant Blindness!"

Auburn Astrophysicists Awarded Time on the New NICER Telescope aboard the International Space Station

“This is the first time that anyone from Auburn University has had the opportunity to use this new equipment and we will be working directly with the instrument team from NASA Goddard that designed this telescope,” explained Dennis Bodewits. 

Mathematics Senior Leaves Impact through COSAM

“I have always liked math and was always interested in all of the different things you could do with it,” Leann Kopp said. “When I came to Auburn and started taking college math classes, it cemented that fact.”

COSAM Alumna Uses Microbiology Knowledge to Excel in Sales

“I am so glad I was required to take this class [medical vocabulary] and learn medical terms and roots. If I am not familiar with a particular term, I can usually make an educated guess about its meaning just from breaking down the words with the knowledge I gained in this class,” Melea Horton said.

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