In studying the differences in brain interactions between religious and non-religious subjects, researchers conclude there must be a biological basis for the evolution of religion in human societies.
Green muscle disease is a degenerative condition of broiler chickens’ minor pectoral muscles, or tenders, that causes the muscle tissue to bruise. The discolored tissue is not discovered until processing and deboning, and then it must be trimmed and discarded, costing the U.S. poultry industry an estimated $50 million a year in losses. After more than a decade of research a team of poultry scientists at Auburn University has identified a blood enzyme that could give breeders a noninvasive tool to screen birds for susceptibility to the disease.
Nearly 50 years ago, Harold Franklin arrived on campus to register for classes in the graduate school and became the first African-American student to enroll at Auburn University. Other young men and women soon followed. Over the next 14 months, Auburn is celebrating these and other individuals who were involved in the integration of the university through a yearlong commemoration that includes performances, programs, lectures and other events that organizers say offer something of interest to everyone.
A research project to improve efficiency in the biorefining process for butanol production from forest and agricultural biomass has been launched by Auburn University's Maobing Tu.
At Auburn University, Legos are being used to design and build vehicles in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s new automotive manufacturing systems laboratory. The lab offers industrial and systems engineering students the opportunity to simulate real-life manufacturing operations, requiring them to understand the interdependence of all elements, from material receipt to delivery.
The Food and Drug Administration recently selected Auburn University as a national food safety training center and provided a $6.5 million grant to support the university's work to protect the food supply.
Canines trained in Auburn University's EcoDog program can help locate endangered species by identifying their specific excrement, or scat.
How exercise affects heart health.
A water-purification technology developed at Auburn University has been granted United States Environmental Protection Agency registration. This technology, when used in appropriately designed drinking water devices, could save lives in remote areas or during natural disasters.
A new Auburn University-designed, high-tech pharmacy in Meridian, Miss., is the first of its kind and is a model facility that could be built in communities across the United States.
An Auburn University professor has received a $424,000 National Science Foundation grant for research in the fight against infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and anthrax, as well as staph infections. Evert Duin, an assistant professor of biochemistry in the College of Sciences and Mathematics, is focusing his research on the different steps that biological cells use in making a group of lipids, called isoprenoids. These are fatty substances that are essential for the survival of all organisms including humans.
Auburn University professor's innovative outreach addresses mathematics teaching effectiveness at the K-12 level, making the intimidating subject fun for both instructor and student alike.
As NASA's lost tool bag continues to float in space, Auburn University has a credible source who can address space debris and its effect on space craft and satellites. Henry Brandhorst of our Space Research Institute and his team study how even the smallest speck of dust can devastate man-made materials in space. As an interesting visual, the Institute uses the second fastest gun in the country to blast tiny particles through a vacuum and into a variety of materials.
An Auburn University study sheds new light on just how valuable shade trees are in reducing homeowners' electricity bills during hot summer months.
David Elton is a professor of civil engineering at Auburn University and an expert on seismicity and earthquate damage.
A team of researchers in Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has produced new antimicrobial coatings with potential to prevent diseases from spreading on contaminated surfaces "“ possibly solving a growing problem not only in hospitals but also in schools, offices, airplanes and elsewhere.
Auburn University researchers have found that wearing thong-style flip-flops can result in sore feet, ankles and legs. The research team, led by biomechanics doctoral student Justin Shroyer, presented its findings at the recent annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Indianapolis.
Auburn University professors are researching new ways to store and recycle nuclear waste as the federal government seeks to boost nuclear power production.
Auburn University researchers have built a rechargeable microscope illumination system for NASA scientists who are using it during Antarctic expeditions.
A new study led by an Auburn University researcher shows that the breeding ranges of North American birds have shifted northward coinciding with a period of increasing global temperatures.
Auburn University pharmacy professors and an AU alumnus have designed a model facility to help pharmacists offer complex medications for in-home use, ones that are normally administered only in hospitals.
Researchers at Auburn University conducted the first large-scale study in ten years of the caffeine contents of carbonated beverages. The purpose of the study by food scientists Leonard Bell and Ken-Hong Chou was to provide data for use by the scientific community and to help consumers make more informed choices.
Patients often resist the advice of health care providers and thus neglect what is in their best interests. Bruce Berger, head of the AU Department of Pharmacy Care Systems, has conducted research which found that exploring a patient's motivation for resistance, through a process call motivational interviewing, can greatly increase compliance.
An Auburn University chemistry professor's research is leading to safer drinking water in India through advanced, longer-lasting water filters. Professor Dave Worley's N-halamine technology is the basis for the in-home filters that HaloSource Inc. introduced March 1 in Bombay, India.
A new study led by researchers at Auburn University shows that African-American children and children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds fare worse than their counterparts when their sleep is disrupted.
Auburn University, in collaboration with Vaxin Inc. of Birmingham, Ala., has developed the first "in ovo," or egg-injected, vaccine to protect chickens against the avian influenza virus.
Data from 19,319 organizations reveal that when a company emphasizes human resource activities such as incentive pay and flextime, it can enjoy a 10 percent to 20 percent improvement in employee retention, employee productivity, profitability, and stock price, according to an upcoming study in Personnel Psychology.
A study of U.S. elections by communication researchers at Auburn University, Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin provides new evidence that image soundly trumps issues in today's media-saturated political environment.
The amount of time a mother and child spend together affects the quality of the parent-child relationship regardless of race, according to recent research by an Auburn University faculty member.
With the April 15 deadline approaching for income tax filing, does it seem that more people than ever before are cheating on their taxes? If you answered yes to that question, chances are that you, too, have considered cheating on your taxes.
Research by Ed and Mary Cupp, Auburn University and Alabama Agricultural Extension System research entomologists, indicates a protein in fly saliva helps surgical incisions and certain wounds heal faster.
A microscope using technology invented by Vitaly Vodyanoy of Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine enables medical and other researchers to observe living cells in extremely fine detail and without the delays or extra steps for processing typical of current high-technology microscopes.
An Auburn University chemical engineering professor's research has resulted in more effective, thinner microfibrous filters to protect against carbon monoxide that could save the lives of first-responders and the general public.
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