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Auburn student confronts poultry beetle resistance

Auburn student researches poultry beetle resistance in his post-doctoral research

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Graduate students study "superfood"

Blueberries are such an important crop to Alabama producers that a group of four graduate researchers from Auburn University's College of Agriculture have chosen them as the focus of their research projects.

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Auburn scientists help growers fight tomato spotted wilt virus

2020 to 2025, there have been three major outbreaks of tomato spotted wilt virus, effectively disrupting production.

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U.S. Beekeeping Survey released its annual colony loss estimates

Today, the U.S. Beekeeping Survey released its annual colony loss estimates for American honey bee colonies from April 2025 to April 2026. Led by Auburn University, in collaboration with Oregon State University and the Apiary Inspectors of America, the national survey revealed losses of 39.9% during the survey period.

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'Acres of Auburn' features animal sciences research

The latest episode of “Acres of Auburn” features Ph.D. student Duncan McSorley, who breaks down how the Department of Animal Sciences conducts groundbreaking research with the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station at the Sand Mountain Research & Extension Center.

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Appel receives national achievement award

Arthur Appel, interim dean of the Auburn University College of Agriculture and interim director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, was recognized for his distinguished career as an entomologist.

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Jahromi selected to biomanufacturing cohort

Auburn University Assistant Professor Hossein Jahromi was recently selected as part of the Alabama Biomanufacturing Labs (ABL) cohort, an opportunity that will allow his lab to move their biolubricant technology to the next stage of development.

Soybeans are growing bigger — but are they better?

Researchers at the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station were awarded $635,000 by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to explore the physiological mechanisms that cause soybeans to become less nutritious as CO2 levels rise.

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Auburn University tech researchers honored by Business Alabama

Six Auburn University researchers are being honored for breakthroughs and leadership spanning aerospace, agriculture, advanced manufacturing, water quality and human-computer interaction in Business Alabama's Women in Tech 2026 list.

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