This week’s segment of the Everything Auburn podcast focuses on the Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship. This episode features Joshua Sahib, managing director of the center in the Harbert College of Business, who discusses the ways in which this initiative is combining outreach programming and academic studies to address the needs of family businesses and more.
January 16, 2024
Hae Sagong, assistant professor in Auburn University’s College of Nursing, focuses her research on Korean immigrants’ experiences with health care in the rural south.
January 10, 2024
Auburn is at work innovating and expanding the market for mass timber products, design, engineering and construction.
January 10, 2024
Rod Turochy, associate director for Outreach for the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute and James Madison Hunnicutt professor in traffic engineering, and Larry Rilett, AUTRI Director, work with several housing authorities in the Black Belt region. Many of these neighborhoods have low automobile ownership rates, meaning more pedestrian traffic is on sidewalks and streets.
January 08, 2024
Auburn's College of Veterinary Medicine recently received a $246,495, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid in the recruitment and support of more veterinarians in underserved areas of Alabama, particularly those practicing in the area of food animal medicine.
January 05, 2024
Auburn University awarded degrees to 11 students in Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County on Dec. 16.
December 15, 2023
Each summer, some of the best and brightest students at EARTH University in Costa Rica travel to Auburn to study and conduct research with the Auburn Aquaponics Project at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Center. Xavier Rios Flores and Faustin Mukunzi recently spent a semester working on projects in aquaponics and hydroponics that were inspired by their home countries.
December 14, 2023
An episode of Planet Earth III airing in the U.S. this Saturday, Dec. 16, was made possible with the help of Assistant Professor Clint Penick in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.
December 14, 2023
Marshall Scholarship winner Cameron Tice reviews data from his work with individuals suffering with substance abuse.
December 07, 2023
Alicia Powers, managing director for the Hunger Solutions Institute (HSI) in Auburn’s College of Human Sciences, is on a mission to strategically build healthy, resilient communities. Her research and service efforts with HSI — including nutrition incentive programs for SNAP households in Alabama and beyond — have made many take notice and take action.
November 30, 2023
A professor since 1998, Brown is one of two 2023 recipients of Auburn University’s most prestigious teaching honor, the Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.
November 30, 2023
The Melton Scholars Program focuses on providing a supportive and enriching environment that empowers students to thrive academically, socially and personally.
November 28, 2023
Alicia Powers receives Ellen Swallow Richards Public Service Award
November 27, 2023
Auburn University and the University of Alabama are preparing for Operation Iron Ruck, a 151-mile journey from the Iron Bowl visiting team's stadium to the home team's arena, which will raise awareness for epidemic of veteran suicide.
November 20, 2023
Josh Sahib, director of the Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship in the Harbert College of Business, is an entrepreneur himself and enjoys helping Auburn students and community members reach their entrepreneurial dreams.
November 20, 2023
Adrienne Duke-Marks, an associate professor and Extension specialist in the College of Human Sciences, is the 2023 recipient of the Award for Excellence in Faculty Outreach. She was honored at the annual Auburn University Faculty Awards on Nov. 9.
November 20, 2023
From philosophy to forestry and political science to education, Auburn recognized outstanding achievements by faculty members across the University at its annual Faculty Awards Ceremony on Nov. 9.
November 10, 2023
At Auburn's College of Nursing, many graduates are choosing to stay in state to help combat the nursing shortage and provide care for their neighbors and communities.
November 09, 2023
Auburn faculty members Jada Kohlmeier and Steven Brown have been awarded more than $2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to conduct virtual professional development with secondary social studies teachers from across the nation.
November 06, 2023
From Argentina to Alabama, Celeste Iglesias followed a passion for studying sustainable wood products, which has led to a professional career in sustainability, complete with industry accolades.
November 03, 2023
Since its inception, Rural Studio students and faculty have built more than 220 homes, parks and community buildings in West Alabama. Through a community-engaged design process, the program has sought to educate future architects while addressing complex challenges in rural communities.
November 03, 2023
Halley and Jerry Phillips, the granddaughter and son of the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Sam Phillips, hold an Alabama Polytechnic Institute certificate that Sam Phillips earned in 1943.
October 31, 2023
Guests from both sides of the Atlantic gather in Ariccia, Italy to celebrate a significant milestone in the College of Human Sciences. Joseph S. Bruno Auburn Abroad offers students an opportunity to be immersed in the Italian culture while cultivating relationships that will last a lifetime.
October 25, 2023
The Beat Bama Food Drive (BBFD) is a student-led effort consisting of over 650 volunteers, making it the largest student organization dedicated to service at Auburn. Now in its 30th year, the organization has two main goals: change lives — one meal at a time through donations to the Food Bank of East Alabama and beat the University of Alabama.
October 23, 2023
Highlighting Alabama Extension Week
October 19, 2023
LaFayette, Alabama currently has no urgent care facility, and the nearest hospital is a 30-minute drive, but with the OnMed Care Station installed in the Chambers County Community Health and Wellness Center, residents can experience affordable, private and real-time visits with Alabama-licensed health care professionals in a virtual setting.
October 19, 2023
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has proclaimed Oct. 23-28, 2023, as Alabama Extension Week. During this inaugural celebration, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System encourages people all over the state to engage and see what Extension has to offer by attending a local Extension Week event or visiting a county Extension office.
October 13, 2023
Campus Kitchen is a volunteer force of more than 300 students working to combat food insecurity. Students work in shifts to plan menus, pick up the food from the dining halls and deliver meals on campus and off.
October 12, 2023
Led by efforts from the College of Education and University Outreach, Auburn University has received an $18.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education to provide greater access and opportunities to more than 6,500 Alabama middle school students.
October 12, 2023
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have awarded Auburn $550,000 over the next five years to establish a Gulf Scholars Program on campus.
October 11, 2023
Morgan Yordy, Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing, has spent years studying the relationship between canines and humans, but it wasn’t until she witnessed it in her own home that she realized just how much dogs can help people heal from trauma.
October 10, 2023
Each year, Auburn University recognizes its faculty members’ achievements in teaching, research, creative scholarship and outreach by awarding its prestigious faculty awards.
October 09, 2023
AUTeach, a partnership between the College of Education and the College of Sciences and Mathematics, celebrated its launch with members from the UTeach Institute, the Alabama STEM Council and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education on Sept. 28 in ACLC.
October 04, 2023
The future of health care is here! Meet OnMed - a truly unique community opportunity that Auburn University has launched recently involving @AlabamaExtension, Auburn Outreach and @aupharmacy, @chsatauburn and the College of Nursing.
October 03, 2023
Associate Professor April Smith’s latest study focuses on how to predict and prevent suicidal thoughts and actions before they occur in people with eating disorders.
September 26, 2023
Recently the Forests, Environment and Wildlife Leadership (FEWL) Academy within the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment at Auburn University visited Washington, D.C.
September 20, 2023
Mary Lou Ewald, director of the Office of Outreach in the College of Sciences and Mathematics, is the recipient of Auburn University’s first Dr. Royrickers Cook Endowed Engagement Award.
September 19, 2023
An initiative called the +Add Milk! Healthy Fluid Milk Incentive will be working simultaneously in Alabama and California, allowing shoppers to save money while making healthier food and beverage choices.
September 11, 2023
This fall, the EAGLES program is asking for help to make the Auburn dream a reality for even more students through a crowdfunding initiative aimed at offsetting the costs students and families incur.
September 07, 2023
