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University campaign update

In April 2015, Because This is Auburn — A Campaign for Auburn University launched to propel the university forward through a renewed commitment to students, a continued promise to the state and a shared responsibility to the world. As part of the $1 billion campaign, the Samuel Ginn College of […]

by × June 2, 2016 ×
100 Women Strong

100 Women Strong

The 100 Women Strong program within the college hosted its annual leadership and development conference April 1, and NASA’s Stacy Counts served as the event’s keynote speaker. Counts, a 1991 Auburn industrial engineering graduate, serves as acting deputy manager of the flight programs and partnerships office at NASA’s Marshall Space […]

by × June 2, 2016 ×
Precious cargo

Precious cargo

School bus-related stories draw attention because these recognizable big yellow vehicles transport the most precious passengers — children. Ensuring their safety is paramount once those wheels begin rolling down the road. It was, therefore, no surprise Auburn industrial and systems engineering doctoral student Yousif Abulhassan attracted such a large audience […]

by × June 2, 2016 ×
Schizophrenia: getting a clearer picture

Schizophrenia: getting a clearer picture

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 50 million people worldwide are suffering from schizophrenia, a chronic and severe mental disorder. It affects how a person thinks, feels and acts. While antipsychotic medications and psychosocial treatments help with symptoms, they often do not heal patients. The cause […]

by × June 2, 2016 ×
All in the family

All in the family

They say the family is the bond that never breaks, and that could not be truer for the Pikes. The family has always done things together — traveling during the summer from Korea and Spain to Portugal and England, to going on church mission trips. In fact, every male in […]

by × June 2, 2016 ×
Smiling through

Smiling through

I saw Anna a couple of times, maybe three, in the corner of the parking lot behind Lowder Hall as I walked into work on the concourse between the business building and my Shelby Center office. It was not her wheelchair that caught my attention. It was her smile — […]

by × June 2, 2016 ×

Faculty highlights- fall 2015

David Bevly has been named the inaugural Bill and Lana McNair distinguished professor of mechanical engineering, where he has been a faculty member since 2001. Saad Biaz, professor of computer science and software engineering, has been awarded a grant of $320,000 for three years from the National Science Foundation to […]

by × December 10, 2015 ×
Taking the lead

Taking the lead

Auburn University has been selected to lead a national manufacturing effort on harsh environment electronics as part of a U.S. Department of Defense led flexible hybrid electronics institute. In August, at NASA’s Ames Research Center, Department of Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced a cooperative agreement to the research consortium FlexTech […]

by × December 10, 2015 ×
The face on the video board

The face on the video board

Auburn Engineering student Lucas Tribble gained instant fame during Auburn’s home football game against Mississippi State on Sept. 26, when he became the focal point on Jordan-Hare Stadium’s new 200-foot-wide video scoreboard. With a deadpan stare into the camera, Tribble held up one hand and extended his index finger – […]

by × December 10, 2015 ×
In memoriam

In memoriam

The Auburn Engineering family lost one of its dedicated members of the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council and a gracious benefactor of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Thomas Lowe Jr., a 1949 civil engineering graduate, was elected to the council in 1974, and was a member of the college’s Eagles, […]

by × December 1, 2015 ×