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Professors: Growth rings indicate Auburn Oaks were 83-85 years old


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Growth rings indicate Auburn Oaks were 83-85 years oldAUBURN UNIVERSITY - Growth rings from the base of Auburn University’s College Street live oak at Toomer’s Corner have revealed the tree’s age of 83-85 years old at the time they were removed April 23.

This week, two Auburn professors independently counted 81 growth rings in two directions from the center of the tree’s trunk.

“The center one-inch section of the trunk was split and not clearly delineated,” said Professor of Horticulture Gary Keever. “This growth most likely occurred over two to four years, making the trees 83-85 years old.”

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Auburn’s Family Child Care Partnerships program receives support to improve math, science programs and annual conference


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AUBURN UNIVERSITY – The Family Child Care Partnerships program at Auburn University will soon offer early child care providers in Alabama new training opportunities to guide children’s learning, particularly in arts and sciences.

The program, a part of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the College of Human Sciences at Auburn, is able to expand its course offerings with the financial support of the PNC Foundation.

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Auburn University aviation management program to see improvements that will benefit students, growing state industry


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AUBURN UNIVERSITY – The aviation management program at Auburn University will soon see better facilities and other improvements designed to make it available to more students and responsive to changes in the aviation industry.

“We’re putting a plan in place that addresses some recent challenges and puts the program in a position to grow,” said Bill Hardgrave, dean of Auburn’s College of Business.

Hardgrave has recommended maintaining the aviation management program in the College of Business. The program recently suffered the loss of two faculty members, one who died and the other who announced his retirement effective later this month.

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Auburn-led team among three winners of Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition


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AUBURN UNIVERSITY – An entrepreneur team led by a recent Auburn University graduate is one of three winners in the Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition’s $100,000 proof of commercial relevance final round, announced recently by the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Foundation.

The team’s company, Carbon NanoTube Engineered Surfaces, or CNTES, was formed to enhance the surface composition of composite materials, improving interlaminate strength by as much as 40 percent to date; the technology could be applied in the manufacturing of products such as stronger and more efficient wind turbine blades. The technology is a co-invention between Auburn and the University of Alabama, which also contributed to the team.

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Auburn pharmacy professors emeriti write book to help health care professionals discover motivational factors behind patient resistance and ambivalence


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AUBURN UNIVERSITY – Taking medications, engaging in healthy lifestyles and quitting harmful habits are vital for good health, but patients often don’t follow the advice of health care professionals and thus put their health at risk.

Two Auburn University professors emeriti address the problem in a new book written to help doctors, nurses, pharmacists – anyone working with patients – assess the patient’s motivation to engage in healthy behaviors, or not engage.

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Jason Dufner Charitable Foundation and Auburn University partner to feed hungry children through Blessings in a Backpack program


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Jason and Amanda Dufner have partnered with the Campus Kitchen at Auburn University and the Office of Public Service to feed hungry children in Lee County through the Blessings in a Backpack program.AUBURN UNIVERSITY – Auburn University students have partnered with PGA and former Auburn golfer Jason Dufner and his wife Amanda to feed hungry children in Lee County, Ala.

The Dufners chose hunger as one of their foundation’s major causes and discovered Blessings in a Backpack, a national program that targets childhood hunger.

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