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Mar

03

Auburn University researchers study wicked weed’s role in pine decline Wire Eagle AUBURN - A team of Auburn University scientists has been awarded a $494,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to search for possible links between cogongrass and pine decline – two biological phenomena that pose serious threats to Alabama, both ecologically and economically. The researchers, led by College of [...]

Mar

02

Speakers at Auburn honors convocation to focus on outreach to developing countries Wire Eagle AUBURN - The Auburn University Honors College will hold its spring 2010 honors convocation, "'For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat': Bringing Relief and Enabling Self Reliance in Developing Countries" on Monday, March 8, at 7 p.m. in 2370 Haley Center. This event is open to the public. The speakers will be [...]

Feb

25

Auburn’s Professional Development System partnership named best in nation Wire Eagle AUBURN – Shannon Brandt, a fourth-grade teacher at Wrights Mill Elementary School in Auburn, has experienced the Professional Development System partnership between Auburn University's College of Education and Auburn City Schools from every possible angle. She experienced it from the perspective of an Auburn undergraduate and a graduate student, a lab student and an intern, an [...]

Feb

23

Auburn University designated a Tree Campus USA University Wire Eagle AUBURN - The oak trees at Auburn University's famous Toomer's Corner are not the only trees getting recognition on campus. The Arbor Day Foundation has honored Auburn University as a Tree Campus USA University for its dedication to campus and forestry management and environmental stewardship. Auburn is the first college or university in the Southeastern Conference [...]

Feb

23

Auburn University Outreach receives grant from State Farm for college prep initiative at Loachapoka High School Wire Eagle AUBURN – Auburn University's outreach division has received a $58,000 grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board, or YAB, to develop a service-learning based preparatory program at Loachapoka High School to help students enter and perform better in college, and ultimately qualify for better jobs. Auburn was one of 82 organizations to receive a [...]

Feb

19

Ask Alabama poll shows majority still backs lottery, gaming for revenues Wire Eagle AUBURN – Despite the controversies swirling around the gambling issue in Alabama, a recent Ask Alabama poll conducted by Auburn University shows that most Alabama adults support a lottery and video gaming to increase state revenues to balance the budget and fund education. Results show that 68 percent support a lottery and 60 percent back [...]

Feb

03

Ask Alabama poll results show Alabama consumers pessimistic about economic recovery Wire Eagle AUBURN - A recent Ask Alabama poll found an increasing level of pessimism among Alabamians regarding the economy. Only 44 percent of respondents told Auburn University pollsters that the economy will improve over the next 12 months, reflecting a drop of 11 percentage points since a comparable poll was taken last July. The rising pessimism of [...]

Feb

02

Auburn Pharmacy program for university employees reports $1.3 million in first-year savings Wire Eagle AUBURN - TigerMeds, a pharmacy services program for Auburn University employees, has reported more than $1.3 million in savings on prescription costs for individuals and the university during the program's first year. Auburn's group health insurance plan saved more than $1 million in prescription costs during the past year through implementation of the TigerMeds program. That [...]

Feb

02

Auburn symposium to present cross-cultural perspectives on teaching, learning Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University will host a two-day symposium on "Cross-Cultural Perspectives on University Teaching and Learning" on Feb. 19-20 for higher education faculty members across the state and beyond, as well as its own faculty. In sessions led by international scholars, topics include: managing a multicultural classroom; how culture affects writing; and teaching and learning [...]

Feb

02

Auburn University Parents’ Association Awards $12,000 in Grants Wire Eagle Auburn University Parents' Association awarded grants totaling $12,000 to four recipients on Friday. The grants, in keeping with the AUPAs mission of providing both members and Auburn University with suitable programs and services that satisfactorily address both family and campus needs, covered a wide variety of programs across campus. Overall proposals totaling $56,418.41 were received from eight [...]

Feb

01

Auburn University breaking ground for new MRI research center Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $21 million facility that will house Auburn University's new Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI, Research Center on Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. The facility will be located in the Auburn Research Park on Devall Drive. The event, [...]

Feb

01

Women’s Philanthropy Board to feature Women & Co. president at winter board meeting Wire Eagle AUBURN - The Women's Philanthropy Board, in Auburn University's College of Human Sciences, will host its annual winter board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The featured speaker will be Linda Descano, president and chief operating officer of Women & Co. This meeting reflects the board's [...]

Jan

28

Auburn University hosts kickoff event for The Big Read: Alabama Reads Wire Eagle AUBURN - A public reading of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain will kick off Lee County's The Big Read: Alabama Reads program on Monday, Feb. 1, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Student Center at Auburn University. Featured guests for the event will include Georgia Supreme Court Justice and Auburn [...]

Jan

07

Auburn veterinary dean emeritus Vaughan honored by equine practitioners association Wire Eagle AUBURN – The American Association of Equine Practitioners recently honored veterinarian John Thomas Vaughan with its annual Distinguished Educator Award for advancing the equine veterinary profession through impactful teaching and mentorship. Vaughan, dean emeritus of Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine, accepted the award during the Dec. 8 President's Luncheon at the 55th convention in [...]

Jan

07

Auburn University brings Disney Institute program to Auburn business community Wire Eagle AUBURN – The Auburn University Office of Outreach has partnered with Disney Institute's traveling professional development program, Disney’s Approach to Business Excellence, bringing the program to Auburn on March 17. In a one-day workshop, the program offers members of the local business community the opportunity to learn best business practices from Disney insiders, and ways to [...]

Jan

05

Auburn University to honor Martin Luther King Jr. with week-long tribute Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University will host a week-long tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from Friday, Jan. 15 through Friday, Jan. 22, with the theme "Inspiring the Strength to Love: One Auburn, One Community." Highlights of the week will include an oratory contest, a scholarship breakfast, guest speakers, lectures, student performances and community service projects. [...]

Dec

15

Student oratory contest to be part of Auburn University’s 2010 King Week celebration Wire Eagle AUBURN - As part of Auburn University's 2010 King Week celebration, students from schools in East Alabama are invited to participate in the "Word from the Mountain Top" oratory contest, sponsored by Access and Community Initiatives in the Auburn University Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. The contest is open to students who are residents of [...]

Dec

11

Auburn University named Scholarship Provider of the Year Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University was named Scholarship Provider of the Year at the 2009 National Scholarship Providers Association Annual Conference in New Orleans for its Provost Leadership Undergraduate Scholar program. The award was presented in recognition of the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs' PLUS program, which provides academic and social support to students pursuing their [...]

Dec

11

Auburn to award 1,509 degrees at fall graduation Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University will award 1,509 academic degrees during its fall graduation ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. The ceremony can be viewed live through the university's Web site at www.auburn.edu/graduationlive. The broadcast begins at 1:45 p.m. (CST). Of the degrees Auburn will award, 1,169 are bachelor's degrees, 266 are master's [...]

Dec

10

Auburn University holding emergency preparedness exercise Dec. 16 Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University will have an "active shooter" emergency preparedness training exercise the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 16, so university personnel and local first-responders can practice dealing with a campus emergency or disaster. Perimeters will be set up around the area of the Student Center and Haley Center for a drill that will include role [...]

Dec

08

Auburn honors Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder in ceremony at United Nations Wire Eagle AUBURN - Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, founding chair of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, was honored Dec. 7 in a ceremony at the United Nations in New York as the 2009 International Quality of Life Awards laureate. This annual event was launched in 1994 by Auburn University's College of Human Sciences to recognize people and [...]

Dec

07

Auburn University to host South’s BEST robotics championship Dec. 12 Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University will host the South's BEST regional robotics championship on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. Gov. Bob Riley will speak at 11:30 a.m. about BEST and its role in K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and in workforce development in Alabama. BEST, or Boosting Engineering, Science [...]

Nov

12

“Voices Against Hunger” gospel concert to focus attention on hunger awareness Wire Eagle AUBURN - Access and Community Initiatives, a unit of Auburn University's Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, and the Auburn University Gospel Choir will host "Voices Against Hunger" featuring the Afro-American Gospel Choir from the University of Alabama on Sunday, Nov. 15, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The City Church, 950 Shelton Mill [...]

Nov

12

Auburn Alumni Association awards more than $500,000 in student scholarships Wire Eagle AUBURN - The Auburn Alumni Association and its affiliate Auburn clubs nationwide awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships to 226 students this past year. The association raised more than $750,000 for scholarships. Of this, Auburn clubs raised more than $400,000 for scholarships at the close of the fiscal year Sept. 30. "One of the Auburn Alumni [...]

Nov

11

Auburn hosting sixth annual Alabama Renewable Energy Conference Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University is bringing together national and international renewable energy experts for the sixth annual Alabama Renewable Energy Conference Nov. 17-18 at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. "We will have experts from the Southeast as well as a guest speaker from Germany to discuss that country's renewable energy innovations," said [...]