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Event Series Science Cafe

Science Cafe: The Neuroscience of Bad Decisions

Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers 149 E Magnolia Ave Suite A, Auburn, AL, United States

Why do people engage in risky behavior and make suboptimal choices? Can we blame it on the brain? Join Dr. Samantha Fede from the College of Science and Mathematics for a discussion of the neuroeconomic and psychological processes that lead people to take risks and disregard future consequences.   FREE...

First 56 Event: The Native American Indigenous Alliance

Cater Hall Lawn

The Native American and Indigenous Alliance (NAIA) invites the community to celebrate the first 56 days of the semester on the lawn at Cater Hall. The event will feature Danielle Fixico, instructor and artist at the College of the Muscogee Nation in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Fixico’s work has been featured in...

Social Justice Lecture – Moving the Needle: What Tight Labor Markets Do for the Poor

Haley Center - Room 2370 Thach Concourse, Auburn, AL, United States

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Social Work Presents "Moving the Needle: What Tight Labor Markets Do for the Poor" by Katherine S. Newman, Ph.D. and Elisabeth Jacobs, Ph.D. What happens when jobs are plentiful, and workers are hard to come by? The authors discuss positive consequences of tight labor...

Science Pub “Lessons of Life: Told from the Wings of a Butterfly”

John Emerald Distillery 706 N Railroad Ave, Opelika, AL, United States

Join Auburn University Outreach at John Emerald Distilling Co. in Opelika for a presentation by Dr. Brian Counterman, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and a curator of the AU Museum of Natural History. The story of butterflies started nearly 100 million years ago, not far from where...

On the Topic of Artificial General Intelligence – A Panel Discussion

Lowder Hall - Room 111 405 W. Magnolia Avenue, Auburn, AL, United States

On the Topic of Artificial General Intelligence – A Panel Discussion As we witness the pronounced effect that large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, are having on every facet of our lives, we find ourselves asking questions like, “What’s is the future of AI?”, “Will AI eventually equal and/or...

Sustainability and Social Justice by Gary Machlis; Seminar Series

School of Forestry and Wildlife Science - Room 1101 602 Duncan Drive, Auburn, AL, United States

Join Auburn University's College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment for their 2024 Fall Seminar Series featuring Dr. Gary E. Machlis as he talks on sustainability and social justice. Key aspects from his new book Sustainability for the Forgotten will be covered followed by a book signing and meet & greet....

Building AI for Humanity: Emory’s Approach to AI

Lowder Hall - Room 111 405 W. Magnolia Avenue, Auburn, AL, United States

Building AI for Humanity: Emory's Approach to AI presented by: Joe Sutherland, Director, Center for AI Learning, Emory University Sutherland will discuss Emory's approach to building AI capability through the AI. Humanity initiative and the Center for AI Learning, and offer lessons learned from the perspectives of our faculty, student,...

“Betsey Scott Harper: The Story of an Auburn First Family” at Pebble Hill

Pebble Hill

Join Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities to celebrate the publication of children’s book Betsey Scott Harper: The Story of an Auburn First Family with author Dr. Terrance Vickerstaff and other Harper descendants at Pebble Hill.  Betsey Scott Harper was enslaved to Nathaniel J. Scott, a founder of...

“Teacher Making” with The Jule

Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art

Join The Jule for the 2025 Auburn Forum for Southern Art and Culture as they examine the environmental and educational intersections of art and craft found in their production, presentation and instruction. Investigate the impact of pedagogical locus on creative labor and learning through presentations and discussions about craft, architecture...

Weaver Lecture: Transformative Change and Global Sustainability

School of Forestry and Wildlife Science - Room 1101 602 Duncan Drive, Auburn, AL, United States

Join the Weaver Lecture and Seminar Committee and College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment for the Spring 2025 Weaver Lecture with Dr. Arun Agrawal as the speaker and distinguished guest at the with the lecture “Transformative Change and Global Sustainability”. Dr. Agrawal is Samuel Trask Dana Professor in the School...

Event Series Science Cafe

Science Cafe: Black History Month

Well Red 223 Opelika Rd, Auburn, AL, United States

COSAM Outreach invites you to join them for this month's Science Cafe, celebrating Black History Month at Well Red: Second Story. They’ll have two incredible speakers: Jalaan Avritte, a Postdoctoral Plasma Researcher in the Department of Physics, and Destini Thornton, a PhD student in Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of...