by William Cahalin | Feb 17, 2012 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alumni Stories
Riva completed her MS in rural sociology at Auburn in 2012 where she wrote her master’s thesis on the differences between red meat inspection regulations at the state and federal levels and the implications that these differences have for small slaughterhouses and the...
by William Cahalin | Feb 15, 2012 | School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
AUBURN, Ala.—The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the waves of tar balls deposited on the beaches shortly thereafter prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to produce a tar ball fact sheet. Among the factoids was...
by William Cahalin | Feb 14, 2012 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
AUBURN, Ala.—A new research and outreach institute focused on stimulating economic growth in Alabama and the Southeast by strengthening and expanding the region’s domestic aquatic and fisheries industries has been established within the Alabama Agricultural Experiment...
by William Cahalin | Feb 13, 2012 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
AUBURN, Ala.—Auburn University has taken its role in the war on hunger to a new level with the creation of the International Hunger Institute within the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station. The institute, which the university’s Board of Trustees established...
by William Cahalin | Jan 17, 2012 | Animal Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
AUBURN, Ala.—The Auburn University Agricultural Alumni Association will honor five distinguished Alabama agriculturists during its 2012 Hall of Honor banquet Thursday, Feb. 23, at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center in Auburn beginning at 6:15...
by William Cahalin | Jul 17, 2007 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alumni Stories
Michele completed his MS in Rural Sociology at Auburn in 2007; his thesis analyzed the socio-economic, cultural and geographic barriers that Hispanic residents face to access primary care services in rural Georgia. He completed his PhD in Geography at Wilfrid Laurier...
by William Cahalin | Apr 17, 2007 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alumni Stories
Emily Blejwas directs the Gulf States Health Policy Center in Bayou La Batre, AL. She previously worked in research and community development for the Community Foundation of South Alabama and the Economic & Community Development Institute at Auburn University. She...
by William Cahalin | Jan 1, 2007 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alumni Stories
Janice Frew Dyer completed her MS in Rural Sociology in 2007 and her PhD in Forestry in 2012, both at Auburn University. Janice spent several years teaching Sociology at Calhoun Community College in North Alabama, and Sustainable Food Systems at Lipscomb University in...
by William Cahalin | May 16, 2006 | Animal Sciences
AUBURN, Ala. — The horse industry is alive and kicking in Alabama, playing a pivotal role in maintaining the state’s rural infrastructure and bolstering Alabama’s economy to the tune of $2.39 billion annually. Those are among key findings of a new Auburn University...
by William Cahalin | Jun 17, 2003 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alumni Stories
Dr. Casanova earned a BA in International Studies from the University of Alabama, MS in Rural Sociology and PhD in Forestry from Auburn University with postgraduate training in the fields of labor studies and public health. She joined the faculty of the University of...
by William Cahalin | Jan 17, 1997 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alumni Stories
James Hutchins is a 1997 graduate of the Master of Science program in Rural Sociology. He focused on integrated conservation and development and he researched the establishment of a community forest concession in the Maya Biosphere Reserve for his thesis. He has...
