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Enduring Impact: Remembering Dr. Joe Edward Rowe
Aug 12, 2025
Veterinarian, educator, mentor, and devoted family man Dr. Joe Edward Rowe passed away on July 18 at age 66. A respected faculty member in Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Rowe leaves behind a legacy of unwavering commitment to his students, colleagues, and the veterinary profession.
Aug 11, 2025
Last fall, a talented group of faculty members were selected for the inaugural Auburn University Communication Fellows cohort to explore new and innovative ways to tell their research stories to the world. Fast-forward to present day, and that group of dedicated educators and researchers is thriving and leading by example.
Faculty Spotlight: Mansour earns AAVA award for contributions as researcher, educator
Aug 5, 2025
Veterinary Anatomy professor will also serve as AAVA president-elect By Troy Johnson By now, the baristas at coffee shops in and around the Auburn University campus have gotten to know Dr. Mahmoud Mansour’s face and name, as well as his preferred order. Extra hot cappuccino with oat milk and an extra shot. “That combo really […]
Jul 28, 2025
For more than two decades, Auburn home football games have featured an iconic War Eagle soaring over the cheering stadium. All this summer and fall, The Auburn University Raptor Center celebrates the 25th anniversary of football’s most famous flight.
Poultry residency program hatches solution-seekers
Jul 24, 2025
Alabama’s poultry industry generates more than 80,000 jobs and fuels more than $15 billion in economic activity – one-eighth of the state’s economy, according to the Alabama Poultry & Egg Association. Through its Poultry Residency program, the College of Veterinary Medicine offers the potential to address threats in such forms as infectious disease, biosecurity, pollution and sustainability.
Elite Animals: Auburn’s Canine Performance Sciences producing top-notch community protectors
Jul 17, 2025
A special group of people at Auburn University are working hard to make the world a safer place, one four-legged pooch at a time. Through Canine Performance Sciences (CPS) — a program dedicated to breeding, training, research and technology transfer of talented dogs — the university is placing the elite animals in communities across the country. Whether […]
Soaring to new heights: Philanthropy powers 2025 grad in eagle endeavors
Jul 14, 2025
Far from the rolling plains of Alabama, the tiny mountain community of Haines, Alaska, (population 1,700) might be the last place you would expect to hear a hearty “War Eagle” as an eagle soars overheard. But that is slowly changing with Gabe Hallmark in town. The 2025 Auburn University graduate is an avian curator at […]
Veterinary Outreach Elective Supports Underserved Communities
Jul 2, 2025
Veterinary medicine students often find themselves immersed in learning environments in the classroom or laboratory, intensely studying their coursework. Throughout the months of October and November, however, Auburn veterinary students who are enrolled in a special outreach elective course, are participating in a community service program in north Alabama, providing veterinary services to underserved areas. […]
Lost and Found: Retired veterinarian Nancy East ’97 found her purpose by finding others.
Jun 26, 2025
The alarm sounded on Nancy East’s cellphone calling for the volunteer Haywood County Search and Rescue team. The alert provided the basic information about the situation. Two college students from UNC Charlotte were lost in the Shining Rock Wilderness area.
Exploring opportunities: Immersive vet program inspires prospects, current students
Jun 23, 2025
How do you pique undergraduate students’ curiosity — and hopefully ease any apprehension — about pursuing the field of veterinary medicine? You immerse them in opportunity. That’s exactly what Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) sets out to do with its annual, week-long Summer VIP, Veterinary Intensive Program.