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...
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....
by Jamie Creamer | Mar 6, 2018 | Biosystems Engineering, Feature, Horticulture, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
College of Agriculture faculty members claimed the lion’s share of recognition during Auburn University’s 2018 Faculty Awards Dinner in late February. The ceremony formally honored all Auburn faculty who received the university’s highest awards in the 2017-18 academic...
by Jamie Creamer | Feb 7, 2018 | COA Administration, Feature, Horticulture
AUBURN, Alabama—Desmond R. Layne, currently a horticulture professor and academic program director at Washington State University, has been named head of the Department of Horticulture at Auburn University following a nationwide search. He will assume the position...
by Jamie Creamer | Jan 26, 2018 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
The Southern Section of the American Society of Animal Science will recognize Auburn University professor Russ Muntifering for his outstanding service to the livestock industry over his 38-year career when it presents him its 2018 Distinguished Service Award at a...
by Jamie Creamer | Dec 19, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Thirty Auburn University College of Agriculture employees won top honors for their outstanding accomplishments and dedicated service throughout the year during the college’s 2017 faculty and staff awards program in Auburn in December. “These individuals have truly...
by Jamie Creamer | Dec 1, 2017 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Entomology & Plant Pathology
Auburn University plant pathology professor Kira Bowen’s major scientific accomplishments in the field of plant disease epidemiology have earned her two of the Penn State University College of Agricultural Sciences’ highest honors: a 2017 Outstanding Alumni award and...