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Aug

31

Series on Alabama and the WPA to feature speaker from Smithsonian on Sept. 2 Wire Eagle AUBURN - The "New Perspectives" series on Alabama and the Works Progress Administration of the 1930s continues on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 4 p.m. at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University. These programs are open to the public. Elizabeth Broun, director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, will give a presentation [...]

Aug

31

Loachapoka High students receive HP netbooks as part of Auburn Outreach initiative Wire Eagle AUBURN - The entire senior class at Loachapoka High School is receiving HP netbooks as part of an innovative partnership between the school and Auburn University's Outreach office. The initiative provides academic support and mentoring to help students enter and perform better in college, and ultimately qualify for better jobs. The distribution of 100 netbooks, coordinated [...]

Aug

31

National Science Foundation taps Auburn researchers to study long-term impact of Gulf oil spill Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University researchers were recently awarded five National Science Foundation rapid response grants to study the environmental impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. While the obvious visual signs of the spill seem to be disappearing, the long-term aftereffects remain to be seen. Auburn has a long history of [...]

Aug

27

Auburn awards record number of endowed professorships in afternoon ceremony Wire Eagle AUBURN - Fifty Auburn University faculty members were awarded endowed professorships Thursday as part of a strategic initiative undertaken by Auburn President Jay Gogue to recognize the exceptional merit of existing Auburn faculty. During a targeted one-year campaign, the goal to fund 81 professorships was exceeded by more than 17 percent, with a total of 95 [...]

Aug

25

Auburn’s ‘Football, Fans and Feathers’ kicks off Sept. 3 for 2010 football season Wire Eagle AUBURN - The Southeastern Raptor Center will again host its annual birds-in-flight raptor programs on Fridays before Auburn University home football games. "Football, Fans and Feathers" kicks off Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. in the 350-seat Edgar B. Carter Educational Amphitheater on Raptor Road off Shug Jordan Parkway. During "Football, Fans and Feathers," visitors learn about [...]

Aug

23

Auburn’s Center for Disability Research and Service to hold grand opening Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University's newly created Center for Disability Research and Service will hold a grand opening on Friday, Aug. 27, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Dawson Building, 215 S. Donahue Drive. Visitors will be able to learn about the innovations, resources and expertise available through the center to improve the lives [...]

Aug

17

Auburn moves up, ranks among Top 50 public universities for 18th consecutive year in U.S. News survey Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University is ranked 38th among public universities nationwide, up from 39th last year, according to an annual survey released by U.S. News & World Report today. The ranking marks the 18th consecutive year the magazine has ranked Auburn among the nation's top 50 public universities. Auburn ranked 85th nationally among both public and [...]

Aug

13

PBS to air documentary featuring Auburn’s Rural Studio and founder Mockbee Wire Eagle AUBURN - The late legendary architect Samuel Mockbee and Auburn University's Rural Studio for aspiring architects are the subject of a documentary film by producer and director Sam Wainwright Douglas that PBS will air nationwide at 9 p.m., CDT, Monday, Aug. 23. East Alabama residents can view the film, "Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit [...]

Aug

04

Auburn University graduation on Monday to be final ceremony in coliseum Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University will award 1,207 academic degrees during its summer graduation ceremony Monday, Aug. 9, in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. The ceremony will be the final official function in the coliseum, which is being replaced with a new facility. At the 2 p.m. ceremony, the university will award 834 bachelor's degrees, 291 master's degrees, 69 doctorates, [...]

Aug

03

Auburn University launches 2010 Game Day website Wire Eagle AUBURN - With the college football season just a month away, Auburn University has launched a comprehensive website aimed at giving fans the most up-to-date parking and traffic information for the Tigers' home games. The site, www.auburn.edu/gameday, launched Monday, Aug. 2. The Game Day 2010 site includes tailgating guidelines, important contacts and lodging information, and maps [...]

Jul

28

Auburn University introduces music education to Notasulga students with ‘Beethoven & Me’ Wire Eagle AUBURN - "Beethoven & Me," a music education project designed for elementary students in Notasulga, has introduced music instruction to the students and has earned an award for its creator. Jane Kuehne, an assistant professor in Auburn University's Department of Curriculum and Teaching in the College of Education, recently received the 2010 Robby D. Gunstream Education [...]

Jul

28

Auburn pharmacy students treat actor-patients Wire Eagle AUBURN - Auburn University students studying to become pharmacists must learn about science as well as the day-to-day, personal relationships that develop with patients. One of the ways the Harrison School of Pharmacy teaches students both aspects is through its Objective Structured Clinical Examinations, or OSCEs (pronounced "ah-skeez"), given at the end of spring and [...]

Mar

26

Auburn students could save time and money with new tuition and fee structure Wire Eagle AUBURN - A new tuition and fee structure at Auburn University will not only make it easier for students to graduate on time but could provide thousands of dollars in cost savings as well. Under the modified plan adopted Friday by university trustees, students may take more than 12 credit hours at no additional cost during [...]

Mar

26

AT&T gives $200,000 to Auburn’s College of Business for new Office of Professional and Career Development Wire Eagle AUBURN - AT&T has given Auburn University's College of Business $200,000 to support the new Office of Professional and Career Development. AT&T gave the gift through its philanthropic arm, The AT&T Foundation. The gift will be used for technological equipment and applications such as computers, database subscriptions and computerized assessment tools. "Support from corporate sponsors such as [...]

Mar

23

‘Remembering the Scottsboro Trials’ to be subject of scholars’ talk at Auburn University Wire Eagle AUBURN - The Scottsboro trials of the 1930s will be the subject of a talk on Monday, March 29, at 4 p.m. in the University Chapel by two authors who have written on the subject. The speakers, who will provide insight on the conviction of the Scottsboro Boys and the trials that followed, will be [...]

Mar

22

Auburn University students to lead 60-mile march to Montgomery for hunger awareness Wire Eagle AUBURN - On March 27, a group of Auburn students and other concerned citizens will embark on a three-day, 60-mile hunger march from the Auburn University campus to the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery to raise awareness about the issues of hunger and poverty both in Alabama and around the world. This will [...]

Mar

16

Jule Collins Smith Museum will celebrate spring with “Art in the Garden” in April Wire Eagle AUBURN - The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art , along with honorary chairs, Auburn University President Jay Gogue and his wife, Susie, will host "Art in the Garden – En Plein Air" April 16-17. The festivities for this fundraising event will take place "en plein air," or, in the open air, with the [...]

Mar

16

Auburn’s Ag Industry Day to put spotlight on careers Wire Eagle AUBURN - The Auburn University College of Agriculture will host students from across the state on Thursday, April 8, for a look at careers in agriculture during Auburn's first Ag Industry Day. The event, a career fair for high school students, will begin at 10 a.m. at Ag Heritage Park and the Ham Wilson Livestock Arena. [...]

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 [...]