by Mary Catherine Gaston | Aug 29, 2014 | School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
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...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Aug 26, 2014 | School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
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...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Aug 19, 2014 | School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
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...
by William Cahalin | Jul 28, 2014 | Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
AUBURN, Ala. —William Dar, director general of the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, or ICRISAT, and colleague Laxmipathi Gowda, the institute’s deputy director general for research, were in Auburn recently as guests of the College of...
by William Cahalin | May 23, 2014 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering
AUBURN, Ala. —Researchers with the Auburn University College of Agriculture and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station will soon be farming more efficiently, thanks to a deal with farm machinery manufacturer Case IH and Kentucky-based H&R Agri-Power. In exchange...
by William Cahalin | May 13, 2014 | School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
AUBURN, Ala. —In the seven years he has been on the faculty in Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, associate professor Alan Wilson has introduced more than 70 undergraduate students from Auburn and beyond to the fascinating world...
by William Cahalin | May 6, 2014 | Entomology & Plant Pathology
AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn University Office of Technology Transfer presented its Excellence in Innovation Award to Joseph Kloepper, plant pathology professor in the College of Agriculture, during the fourth annual luncheon of the Auburn University chapter of the...