by Jamie Creamer | Jul 31, 2018 | News, Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
A 32-foot raw bar boasting 5,000 premium farm-raised oysters drew hundreds of oyster lovers to Ag Heritage Park earlier this year for the 2018 Alabama Oyster Social. In addition to emptying all 5,000 half shells, attendees also raised $45,000 to support Auburn...
by Jamie Creamer | Jul 31, 2018 | Alumni Stories, News
By Jamie Creamer / Jul 31, 2018 8:57:40 AM Food Science Alumni, News Gerri Santos-Norris isn’t going to sugarcoat anything. She isn’t about to tell you that going back to school after an almost 20-year hiatus is a piece of cake. What she will tell you is that, more...
by Jamie Creamer | Jul 30, 2018 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, News, Outreach, Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
By Jamie Creamer / Jul 30, 2018 1:22:16 PM Auburn University marine scientist Bill Walton, one of the driving forces behind the Gulf Coast’s up-and-coming off-bottom oyster-farming industry, has landed a $456,646 federal grant to help ensure that farmed oysters bound...
by Jamie Creamer | Jul 18, 2018 | AL Cooperative Extension, Forestry & Wildlife, News
J. Mike Phillips, head of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University, will join Auburn University Aug. 15 as associate dean for Extension in the College of Agriculture and assistant director for agriculture, forestry and natural resource...
by Jamie Creamer | Jun 19, 2018 | News, Research
Jun 19, 2018 1:35:20 PM News by Jamie Creamer College students who participate in hands-on, faculty-mentored research en route to their bachelor’s degrees cite multiple personal and professional benefits the experience delivers, from strengthening their...
by Jamie Creamer | Jun 14, 2018 | School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
College students who participate in hands-on, faculty-mentored research en route to their bachelor’s degrees cite multiple personal and professional benefits the experience delivers, from strengthening their time-management, critical-thinking and communication skills...
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by Jamie Creamer | May 23, 2018 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Feature, Horticulture
AUBURN, Ala. — The nation’s beekeepers lost 40 percent of their managed honey bee colonies between April 1, 2017, and March 31, 2018, an increase of almost 7 percentage points from the previous year’s total loss rate, results of an annual nationwide survey show....
