by Mary Catherine Gaston | Feb 1, 2016 | Animal Sciences, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
by JAMIE CREAMER Two things made Danielle Tadych’s graduation from Auburn University in December over-the-top special. First, she graduated alongside Chris, her year-older brother and near-constant companion for the past 21 years. Even before he cleared the stage with...
by Josh Woods | Jan 29, 2016 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Entomology & Plant Pathology
by MAGGIE LAWRENCE AUBURN, Ala.—Public health officials are working to contain an outbreak of Zika virus across Central and South America. But scientists at Auburn University do not believe that the United States will face the disease in the numbers appearing in...
by Paul Hollis | Jan 21, 2016 | COA Administration, COA Communications, Poultry Science
by PAUL HOLLISThe College of Agriculture’s food science program will get a major boost this fall when it changes from an option in poultry science to a full-fledged bachelor of science degree.The new interdisciplinary degree program, approved by Auburn’s Board of...
by Jamie Creamer | Jan 11, 2016 | Biosystems Engineering
An award-winning essay by Auburn University biosystems engineering senior Ann Nunnelly appears in the January/February issue of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineer’s publication, Resource. Nunnelly’s essay, “Sustainability as an issue of...
by Jamie Creamer | Jan 11, 2016 | AAES Administration, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
Auburn University plant breeder David Weaver was presented the U.S. cotton industry’s 2015 Cotton Genetics Research Award Jan. 7 at the 2016 Beltwide Cotton Improvement Conference in New Orleans. Weaver, professor in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental...
by Jamie Creamer | Jan 4, 2016 | AAES Administration, COA Administration
Ten accomplished professionals who hold degrees from Auburn University’s College of Agriculture have been selected as recipients of the college’s 2016 Outstanding Alumni Awards. The awards will be presented in a ceremony Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the Auburn Alumni Center....
by Jamie Creamer | Jan 4, 2016 | AAES Administration, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Animal Sciences, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Poultry Science, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
The Auburn University Agricultural Alumni Association will honor five individuals who have made significant contributions to the state’s agricultural industry during the 2016 Alabama Agriculture Hall of Honor banquet, set for Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Auburn Marriott...