By Amy Weaver Auburn University often adds academic programs in...
Departments Articles
Latest
Taking the guesswork out of catfish sperm quality
Catfish farmers may be hurting their profitability by needlessly sacrificing male catfish when collecting sperm for breeding, according to a recent Auburn study. The same study discovered the indicators farmers commonly use to select males for breeding, like head size...
Rypel named director of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences
Andrew L. Rypel will serve as director of the Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, effective March 22. He comes from the University of California at Davis, where he currently serves as director of the Center for Watershed Resources...
Sustainable beef production system could improve profitability
Sometimes, one Auburn University researcher says, it makes sense to increase input costs in one part of the system if it means costs are decreased somewhere else or the profit margin of the system is increased.
Maity awarded $300,000 in support of plant research and agricultural production systems
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) recently awarded Aniruddha Maity a $300,000 grant to….
Brewer awarded $434,000 to study using existing water infrastructure for limiting invasive carp
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in consultation with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, has awarded Dr. Shannon Brewer a $433, 867 grant to….
Entomology and plant pathology welcomes new faculty members
This fall the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology welcomed four new faculty. Alana Jacobson joined the faculty as an insect ecologist\row crop entomologist. Dr. Jacobson comes to Auburn from Dr. George Kennedy's lab at North Carolina State University. Thrips...
Auburn animal sciences faculty member, alum named to 40 Under 40
AUBURN, Ala. —An Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences faculty member and a veterinarian who is an alumnus of the department are among 40 young men and women from across the U.S. and Canada being honored for the significant contributions they have made to...
Standing up to Roundup®
Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds Taking Root in Alabama Fields by NATHAN KELLY It’s becoming an all-too-common occurrence in Alabama agriculture: another weed added to the list of aggressive, undesirable weeds that can hold their own against the broad-spectrum herbicide...
Senior spends summer studying mega-sharks
Meet an animal sciences student who sees her future on the ocean.
Eakes appointed interim horticulture department head
AUBURN, Ala. —Auburn University horticulture professor Joe Eakes has been named interim head of the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture Dean Bill Batchelor has announced. Eakes assumed the role Sept. 5 and will serve in the position until a new...
Auburn grape study good news for state vineyards, wineries
An Auburn horticulture professor’s research aims to boost Alabama’s wine industry by stamping out disease.
Say what? Auburn scientists say fish speak up when things get noisy
By Mary Catherine Gaston Dan Holt and Carol Johnston, researchers in Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, have discovered evidence that fish—like mammals and birds—raise their voices when communicating in noisy settings. This...
2013 catfish numbers reveal challenges facing industry
By MARY CATHERINE GASTON A newly released 2013 U.S. Catfish Database that Auburn University aquacultural economist Terry Hanson compiled paints a grim portrait of the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry overall, but a few bright spots, particularly for Alabama...
Fadamiro named assistant dean and director of global programs
AUBURN, Ala. —Auburn University alumni professor and researcher Henry Fadamiro has been named assistant dean and director of global programs in the College of Agriculture, effective Sept. 1, Dean Bill Batchelor has announced. “Agriculture knows no geographical...
Expert on ethics of scholarly publishing to deliver lecture Oct. 10
AUBURN, Ala. —The fall installment of the 2014 Auburn University Special Lecture Series will take place Friday, Oct. 10, at 11 a.m. in Langdon Hall and will feature Jeffrey Beall, an expert on scholarly publishing. The lecture, entitled “Scholarly Publishing in...
Auburn fisheries will host expo, field day Sept. 20
AUBURN, Ala. —The Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences will host an expo and field day Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Research Center on North College Street in Auburn. Free and open to the...
International agriculture leaders visit Auburn University campus
Researchers with the Auburn University Peanut Team are partnering with an international organization to help farmers in the world’s driest and poorest regions feed the hungry.
Poultry science student spends summer on Capitol Hill
Sarah Stephenson put her poultry science major to work on Capitol Hill this summer.
Wilson selected for National Science Foundation post
Wilson is the first faculty member from the College of Agriculture and the seventh from Auburn University to serve as an NSF program director.
Partnership with alumnus benefits Auburn precision agriculture program
Auburn researchers will be plowing on the cutting edge thanks to a special deal brought about by alumnus and long-time supporter Donnie Sanders.
Auburn to host Watershed Stewardship Conference May 30
AUBURN, Ala. —The eighth annual Tallapoosa Basin Conference will take place Friday, May 30, at the Hubbard Center for Advanced Science, Innovation and Commerce at Auburn University. The event will feature experts addressing a range of topics related to water resources...
Fisheries' Wilson wins honor as undergrad research mentor
Auburn aquatic scientist Alan Wilson’s passion for getting students excited about scientific discovery earns him honors as the university’s top undergraduate research mentor.
June beef conference to focus on sustainable rebuilding
AUBURN, Ala. —Registration is now open for the 2014 Regional Beef Cattle Conference, set for Friday-Saturday, June 13-14, at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Overton-Goodwin Center and other campus facilities. Co-sponsored by the Auburn College...
Auburn's Cliff Webber recognized for conservation efforts
AUBURN, Ala. —Cliff Webber, a retired research fellow and current visiting professor in Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, was recently recognized for his contributions to natural resources conservation in Alabama with the W....
Kloepper honored for excellence in innovative research
The Auburn University Office of Technology Transfer presented its Excellence in Innovation Award to Joseph Kloepper.
2013 catfish report reveals challenges, bright spots for US farmers
AUBURN, Ala.—The recently released 2013 U.S. Catfish Database compiled by Auburn University aquacultural economist Terry Hanson paints a grim portrait of the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry overall, but a few bright spots, particularly for Alabama producers, are...
Entomology and plant pathology welcomes new faculty members
This fall the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology welcomed four new faculty. Alana Jacobson joined the faculty as an insect ecologist\row crop entomologist. Dr. Jacobson comes to Auburn from Dr. George Kennedy's lab at North Carolina State University. Thrips...
Auburn animal sciences faculty member, alum named to 40 Under 40
AUBURN, Ala. —An Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences faculty member and a veterinarian who is an alumnus of the department are among 40 young men and women from across the U.S. and Canada being honored for the significant contributions they have made to...
Standing up to Roundup®
Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds Taking Root in Alabama Fields by NATHAN KELLY It’s becoming an all-too-common occurrence in Alabama agriculture: another weed added to the list of aggressive, undesirable weeds that can hold their own against the broad-spectrum herbicide...
Senior spends summer studying mega-sharks
Meet an animal sciences student who sees her future on the ocean.
Eakes appointed interim horticulture department head
AUBURN, Ala. —Auburn University horticulture professor Joe Eakes has been named interim head of the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture Dean Bill Batchelor has announced. Eakes assumed the role Sept. 5 and will serve in the position until a new...
Auburn grape study good news for state vineyards, wineries
An Auburn horticulture professor’s research aims to boost Alabama’s wine industry by stamping out disease.
Say what? Auburn scientists say fish speak up when things get noisy
By Mary Catherine Gaston Dan Holt and Carol Johnston, researchers in Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, have discovered evidence that fish—like mammals and birds—raise their voices when communicating in noisy settings. This...
2013 catfish numbers reveal challenges facing industry
By MARY CATHERINE GASTON A newly released 2013 U.S. Catfish Database that Auburn University aquacultural economist Terry Hanson compiled paints a grim portrait of the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry overall, but a few bright spots, particularly for Alabama...
Fadamiro named assistant dean and director of global programs
AUBURN, Ala. —Auburn University alumni professor and researcher Henry Fadamiro has been named assistant dean and director of global programs in the College of Agriculture, effective Sept. 1, Dean Bill Batchelor has announced. “Agriculture knows no geographical...
Expert on ethics of scholarly publishing to deliver lecture Oct. 10
AUBURN, Ala. —The fall installment of the 2014 Auburn University Special Lecture Series will take place Friday, Oct. 10, at 11 a.m. in Langdon Hall and will feature Jeffrey Beall, an expert on scholarly publishing. The lecture, entitled “Scholarly Publishing in...
Auburn fisheries will host expo, field day Sept. 20
AUBURN, Ala. —The Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences will host an expo and field day Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Research Center on North College Street in Auburn. Free and open to the...
International agriculture leaders visit Auburn University campus
Researchers with the Auburn University Peanut Team are partnering with an international organization to help farmers in the world’s driest and poorest regions feed the hungry.
Poultry science student spends summer on Capitol Hill
Sarah Stephenson put her poultry science major to work on Capitol Hill this summer.
Wilson selected for National Science Foundation post
Wilson is the first faculty member from the College of Agriculture and the seventh from Auburn University to serve as an NSF program director.
Partnership with alumnus benefits Auburn precision agriculture program
Auburn researchers will be plowing on the cutting edge thanks to a special deal brought about by alumnus and long-time supporter Donnie Sanders.
Auburn to host Watershed Stewardship Conference May 30
AUBURN, Ala. —The eighth annual Tallapoosa Basin Conference will take place Friday, May 30, at the Hubbard Center for Advanced Science, Innovation and Commerce at Auburn University. The event will feature experts addressing a range of topics related to water resources...
Fisheries' Wilson wins honor as undergrad research mentor
Auburn aquatic scientist Alan Wilson’s passion for getting students excited about scientific discovery earns him honors as the university’s top undergraduate research mentor.
June beef conference to focus on sustainable rebuilding
AUBURN, Ala. —Registration is now open for the 2014 Regional Beef Cattle Conference, set for Friday-Saturday, June 13-14, at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Overton-Goodwin Center and other campus facilities. Co-sponsored by the Auburn College...
Auburn's Cliff Webber recognized for conservation efforts
AUBURN, Ala. —Cliff Webber, a retired research fellow and current visiting professor in Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, was recently recognized for his contributions to natural resources conservation in Alabama with the W....
Kloepper honored for excellence in innovative research
The Auburn University Office of Technology Transfer presented its Excellence in Innovation Award to Joseph Kloepper.
2013 catfish report reveals challenges, bright spots for US farmers
AUBURN, Ala.—The recently released 2013 U.S. Catfish Database compiled by Auburn University aquacultural economist Terry Hanson paints a grim portrait of the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry overall, but a few bright spots, particularly for Alabama producers, are...