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March 16, 2010
AUBURN - The Auburn University College of Agriculture will host students from across the state on Thursday, April 8, for a look at careers in agriculture during Auburn's first Ag Industry Day.
The event, a career fair for high school students, will begin at 10 a.m. at Ag Heritage Park and the Ham Wilson Livestock Arena. Two guest speakers, one a celebrity from the entertainment world and the other a top executive in international agriculture, will share their perspectives on and experiences in the agriculture profession.
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March 15, 2010
 Fritz Haeg AUBURN - What if we were to replace our front lawns with gardens that provide food for humans and habitat for wildlife? What roles could artists and designers play in rethinking our ideas about landscapes and how we relate to our environment and each other?
Artist, designer, gardener and activist Fritz Haeg will discuss these and other ecology-related topics Tuesday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art in his talk, "Welcoming the Wild," for the College of Agriculture's spring 2010 E.T. York Distinguished Lecture.
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March 12, 2010
AUBURN - Alabama will commemorate its 100 years of aviation history on March 26 at the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery. Aviation and history scholars will be on hand to guide discussions on subjects ranging from the Wright Brothers' flight school in Alabama to the state's aerospace industry.
The symposium will coincide with a reception and display of Air Force art at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts on Thursday, March 25, and a two-day air show and open house at Maxwell Air Force Base on Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28.
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March 11, 2010
AUBURN - "An International Affair," the 2010 Hospitality Gala hosted by students in Auburn University's hotel and restaurant management program, will feature the cuisine of three award-winning and internationally acclaimed chefs, a live auction of travel and leisure items called by Coach Trooper Taylor and the first presentation of The Distinguished Alumni Award.
The gala begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, at The Hotel at Auburn and Dixon Conference Center. The 6 p.m. reception will include live cooking demonstrations by the chefs as well as a silent auction. The 7 p.m. dinner will be a chef-guided culinary journey combined with the award presentation and live auction.
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February 23, 2010
AUBURN - The oak trees at Auburn University's famous Toomer's Corner are not the only trees getting recognition on campus.
The Arbor Day Foundation has honored Auburn University as a Tree Campus USA University for its dedication to campus and forestry management and environmental stewardship. Auburn is the first college or university in the Southeastern Conference to receive the designation.
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February 23, 2010
AUBURN – Auburn University's outreach division has received a $58,000 grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board, or YAB, to develop a service-learning based preparatory program at Loachapoka High School to help students enter and perform better in college, and ultimately qualify for better jobs. Auburn was one of 82 organizations to receive a grant from across the U.S. and Canada. There were more than 1,100 grant proposals submitted for this year's YAB grants.
The funding will support programs developed as part of a partnership between the university, Loachapoka Schools, Lee County School District and Verizon. The initiative will utilize Auburn faculty and students in service-learning strategies to improve Loachapoka students' ability to enter and be successful in college. Programs will focus on building computer and technological skills as well as math, reading and writing.
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February 19, 2010
AUBURN – Despite the controversies swirling around the gambling issue in Alabama, a recent Ask Alabama poll conducted by Auburn University shows that most Alabama adults support a lottery and video gaming to increase state revenues to balance the budget and fund education. Results show that 68 percent support a lottery and 60 percent back video gaming for education funding.
The poll repeated questions asked by Auburn University pollsters in a 2005 Ask Alabama Poll and the results are virtually identical. The lottery garnered 68 percent support in the latest poll, two points above the 2005 poll result. Video gaming support stands at 60 percent, down from 61 percent in 2005.
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February 17, 2010
Auburn University is co-sponsoring a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center in celebration of Black History Month.
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is an acclaimed modern dance company based in New York that inspires and entertains through performances, training and educational performances around the world.
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February 11, 2010
AUBURN - A recent Ask Alabama poll showed that only 34 percent of respondents told Auburn University pollsters that they had already received flu shots, with another 15 percent saying they planned to get one.
These results were based on a statewide survey of 614 adults interviewed by telephone during the period Jan. 4 through Jan. 14. They indicate that about half of the state's adult population is unprotected from the seasonal or H1N1 strains of influenza, even though public health officials strongly promoted inoculation and warn that the viral threat could grow in the spring.
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February 8, 2010
The National Weather Service has awarded Auburn University a StormReady designation for meeting specific criteria in the areas of advance planning, education and awareness that help ensure the safety of the campus community in the event of severe weather.
"We are very proud to receive the StormReady University designation," said Chance Corbett, Auburn's associate director for emergency management. "Auburn University takes the threat of severe weather seriously. We promptly inform our students, faculty and staff of severe weather through our AU Alert program, outdoor warning sirens and other means of notification. We will continue to educate the campus community and prepare for severe weather threats that may affect our campus."
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