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Students gain college experience at GEAR UP Achieve camp

At GEAR UP Achieve's annual residential summer camp, rising 10th-grade students lived like college students for a week on the Auburn University campus.

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Principled Mentoring

When Kathryn Conradson stepped into her first principalship at Reeltown Elementary School, she brought with her four degrees from Auburn's College of Education and a passion for educational leadership. But she also gained something equally important — a trusted mentor through Alabama's New Principal Mentoring Program, co-created by Auburn College of Education Professor Ellen Hahn.

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Mental Health Momentum

Auburn's College of Education has opened the door for candid discussion around mental health in rural Alabama, offering a series that brought Tallapoosa County residents, community leaders and university partners together for months of conversation, connection and practical guidance at Central Alabama Community College.

Associate Professor Jaimie Roper shows human movement data on a screen.
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Kinesiology PhD student hosts webinar on mobility and aging

In the Locomotor and Movement Control Lab housed in Auburn University's School of Kinesiology, one statement guides much of the research and outreach performed by students: “Movement is our birthright, and it is our job to maintain it.” Bria Smith, a doctoral student in the lab, recently hosted a free webinar with Auburn's Office of Professional and Continuing Education to share information on movement and healthy aging.

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Everything Auburn Podcast: OperationGOLD

The road to gold runs straight through the Plains: Powered by Auburn spirit, world-class coaching and a mission bigger than sport, Team USA Wheelchair Handball gears up for OperationGOLD. Head coach Ford Dyke and adapted athlete Jay Denning join the Everything Auburn Podcast ahead of the team's elite selection camp.

STEM
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Building a foundation for STEM education

An interdisciplinary team from Auburn University has secured a renewed $600,000 NSF grant to train rural Alabama middle‑school teachers in AI, robotics and data‑driven STEM instruction through a three‑year summer research program.

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Parkinson's and Pageantry

What do a biomechanist and a pageant queen have in common? More than you might think.

Ellie Everett
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PT student, Miss Central Alabama shines light on advocacy

When Auburn University physical therapy student Ellie Everett takes the stage at the Miss Alabama competition in June, she will be representing a heart project that has been years in the making – dating back to her elementary education days. In 5th grade, Everett lost her father and began a lifelong grief journey that has transformed into a nonprofit organization called Lost but Not Alone.

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Summer Enrichment

As summer quickly approaches, only a few spots remain open in the Early Childhood Summer Enrichment Program of Auburn's College of Education, offering families a final opportunity to register their child for the hands-on learning experience.

Gretchen Oliver speaks at an event.
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Oliver elected Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology

Gretchen Oliver, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Sports Medicine and Movement Lab, has been elected as a Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology.