Auburn University News

The Alabama Farmers Federation announced last week that Katie Wendland of Autaugaville has been awarded a summer internship in the organization's communications department.

Spain Park High School has three sets of triplets in the Class of 2013. They are, from left, Carlton, Amanda and Danielle Ivy; Connor, Paige and Katherine Burleson; and A.J., Sam and Hannah Hudson.

Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie J. Williams are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Caitlin Williams, to John Ronal "Hunter" Cross III, son of Mr.

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- During last week's episode of HGTV's " House Hunters ," Auburn University at Montgomery professor Clara Young brought a touch of southern sass to the series while browsing homes in Montgomery.

Fourth Sunday at Four this month, May 26, will feature two exhibiting artists. Each is a potter now living in Pass Christian.

David Housel, who has been part of the Auburn University scene for 46 years, will be special guest at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Auburn Club alumni summer meeting at 6 p.m. May 23 at the Biloxi Yacht Club.

AUBURN, Alabama -- Auburn University has retracted a letter that some alumni said was an attempt to weaken the school's professional flight program before a review board considers disbanding the major this fall.

"If that's art, then I'm a Hottentot !" President Harry Truman's ill-judged comments referred to Yasuo Kuniyoshi 's Circus Girl Resting , around 1925 In the 1990s, a long held suspicion was confirmed: the US Central Intelligence Agency secretly sent Abstract Expressionism and other forms of American art and music abroad in the 1950s and 1960s as ... (more)

Three interns are joining the Federation staff for the summer: Katie Wendland in Communications; Josh Willis in Governmental and Agricultural Programs; and Will Dodd in Governmental Affairs.

The National Science Foundation has awarded Clemson University a $5 million grant to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences.

Auburn University athletics director Jay Jacobs speaks during an Auburn Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Auburn, Ala.

Lera Simpson, a 2009 Rome High School graduate, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force earlier this month.

AUBURN, Alabama -- A Purdue University physics professor will head up Auburn University's College of Sciences and Mathematics beginning Aug.

AUBURN, Alabama --The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University will host The lithography exhibition "Tamarind Touchstones: Fabulous at 50 - Celebrating Excellence in Fine Art Lithography" on Saturday.

Hartselle High School honored its seniors with Awards Day Tuesday, May 7, to congratulate the class of 2013 on its many academic and athletic achievements.

Note to readers: This column originally ran in 2012. If you need proof of Newton's theory on motion, spend a few minutes with Ginger Burton.

Answering his cellphone, Brian Cagle smiled and held up the phone as the Auburn University fight song rang through the device's speaker.

Amid soaring tuition costs and high youth unemployment, total compensation for the nation's top college presidents increased again last year as yet another education executive crossed the line into millionaire territory, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education's annual salary report.

Auburn University athletics director Jay Jacobs speaks to reporters after an Auburn Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Auburn, Ala.

As a recognition component of the National Defense Committee authorized by the DAR's National Society , Anne McMillan presented awards during a reception that included DAR members, school instructors and members of the recipients' families.