Senior Planet: Get Social with Lifelong Learning

9/29/2025

Charlotte Tuggle, Director
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CLA Office of Communications and Marketing
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Auburn alumna brings global education to Loachapoka High School through Fulbright exchange
History alumna and English-Language Arts teacher Laura West Ramkorun ’10 spent the summer studying education in India through the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program.
The Conversation: 'How does the brain think?' with Jennifer Robinson
Professor Jennifer Robinson explains how the brain thinks for The Conversation US.
History, Engineering’s Kassel Hand Project wins Digital Innovation Award
The Renaissance Society of America recognized Auburn University’s interdisciplinary Kassel Hand Project, in which historians and engineers worked together to recreate a 16th-century mechanical limb for educational purposes, with its 2026 Digital Innovation Award.
Researcher explains requirements and rewards for accessible content creation
Everyone is a content creator. In this episode of the “Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know” podcast, Dr. Ed Youngblood explains why you should create accessible content and how everyone, from the movie creator to a single social media user, can make digital environments more accessible.
Fast Company: The complicated legacy of Nutrition Facts labels
Associate Professor of History Xaq Frohlich discusses the complicated legacy of the Nutrition Facts label.
Eight innovative projects receive 2024 internal awards
Assistant Professor of Political Science Binita Mahato is a 2024 recipient of the Auburn University Research Support Program.