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Study in Auburn, work in Italy: WLLC prepares students for international careers
Two Auburn students will spend eight months living and working in Milan, Italy, through a competitive intercultural training experience for teaching assistants.
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Smithsonian: The Innovative History of the Artificial Limb Stretches as Far Back as Ancient Egypt
Associate Professor of History Heidi Hausse discusses the innovative history of the artificial limb for Smithsonian Magazine.
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The hands of time: Auburn historians, engineers solve 500-year-old mechanical limb mystery
The Kassel Hand, one of the only surviving mechanical limbs of its kind from the 1500s, has been a mystery for some time. Because of its age, condition and the environment it must be kept in, no one knew exactly how it worked. Until now.
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Stateline: In the Deep South, health care fights echo civil rights battles
History Lecturer Zachary Schulz discusses the connections between Medicare, Medicaid and the Civil Rights Movement for Stateline.
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CLA presents 2025 faculty and staff awards
The College of Liberal Arts announces its 2025 faculty and staff award recipients.
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Victoria Ashley wins President’s Award for College of Liberal Arts
The Auburn University President’s Award recognizes history and political science senior Victoria Ashley for academic excellence and extracurricular success in the College of Liberal Arts.
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CLA congratulates newly tenured and promoted faculty
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the promotion and/or tenure of 26 CLA faculty members, reflecting the institution’s high standards of professional achievement in instruction, research, creative scholarship and service.
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Eater.com: Why Smartfood Popcorn Doesn’t Hit Like It Used To
Xaq Frohlich, associate professor of history and the author of From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age, was recently featured on Eater.com.
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Honors students engage in history through role-playing games
For several years, Kate Craig, associate professor of History with the College of Liberal Arts, has taught Honors versions of World History I and II through a series of role-playing games she calls “Reacting to the Past.”
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Guest lecture explores the overlooked role of oral health in public health
Students gained new insight into the connections between oral health and overall well-being during a lecture by Dr. Tommy Johnson, State Dental Director for the Alabama Department of Public Health.
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Keith Hébert first AU professor to receive MLK Jr. Educator of the Year Award
A collaboration between Auburn's Office of Outreach and the National Forum of Black Public Administrators - East Central Alabama Chapter, the award recognizes educators who have profoundly impacted their communities.
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The Conversation: How Valentine's Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and 'manufactured intimacy'
Associate Professor of History Christopher Ferguson discusses the important role the exchange of manufactured greeting cards played in the 19th-century version of Valentine’s Day.
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Renowned writer Claudia Rankine visiting Auburn University
Poet, playwright and cultural critic Claudia Rankine will visit Auburn’s campus for a series of special events from Feb. 4-5, 2025.
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NYT: F.D.A. Proposes New Food Labels to Detail Sugar, Fat and Salt Levels
Associate Professor of History Xaq Frohlich discusses the FDA's new proposed food labels in The New York Times.
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Chase Stephens selected as Graduate School marshal for fall commencement
Stephens began his studies at Auburn University in fall 2019, where he developed a focus on labor history and the history of Southern law enforcement.