Wednesday, August 20, 2008
| America's Top 10 Olympic Schools |
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Forbes.com (Forbes Magazine) (NAT) 927200 [Registration Required] |
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08/20/2008 10:11 AM 908015621 |
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... swimmer Guy Barnea and Canadian rower Scott Frandsen. Auburn University has an even more cosmopolitan contingent. The Alabama sports powerhouse fields 31 affiliated athletes at ... |
| Notes: |
Auburn University's Olympic contingent is featured in this Forbes story about America's top 10 Olympic schools. |
| Changing Home Teams: Olympians Shift Allegiances |
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National Public Radio - NPR (NAT) N/A |
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08/19/2008 3:37 PM 907148490 |
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... Kirsty Coventry, the swimmer from Zimbabwe, swam for Auburn University in Alabama and now trains in Austin, Texas. Nowhere is globalization more in evidence than ... |
| Notes: |
This story from NPR mentions Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry as a former Auburn University swimmer. |
| OLYMPICS: Auburn’s Stewart advances in 200m |
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Opelika-Auburn News (AL) 14500 |
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08/20/2008 11:00 AM 908063538 |
| Abstract: |
...Former Auburn track and field star Kerron Stewart opened her quest for a second individual medal at the Olympic Games on Tuesday, competing in the first two rounds of the women’s 200 meters. Stewart, who won a silver medal in the 100 meters Sunda... |
| Notes: |
"Former Auburn track and field star Kerron Stewart opened her quest for a second individual medal at the Olympic Games on Tuesday, competing in the first two rounds of the women's 200 meters. Stewart won a silver medal in the 100 meters Sunday." |
| New Uses for Speech Demonstrate Its Multimodality |
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SpeechTechMag.com (NAT) N/A |
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08/19/2008 6:01 PM 907286248 |
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... David Thornton, both of the Human-Centered Computing Lab at Auburn University, presented ideas of how to use multimodal applications in ways that affect just about ... |
| Notes: |
This story features the work of Juan Gilbert and David Thornton, both of the Human-Centered Computing Lab at Auburn University. |
| Business brief roundup |
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Birmingham News (AL) 192004 [Registration Required] |
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08/20/2008 10:28 AM 908034628 |
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...AU building named state's `greenest' :An Auburn University facility built by Brasfield & Gorrie and designed by CMH Architects is the state's "greenest" building according to one measure. ... |
| Notes: |
Auburn University is included in this business brief roundup under the headline "AU building named state's 'greenest.' |
| Centice to Launch New Drug Verification System at NACDS |
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Earth Times (NAT) N/A |
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08/20/2008 10:48 AM 908051654 |
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... booth #2318. According to a 2003 study by Auburn University, an estimated 52 million errors occur each year during the filing of 3.5 billion ... |
| Notes: |
A corporation includes the following mention of an AU study in announcing the rollout of a new product: "According to a 2003 study by Auburn University, an estimated 52 million errors occur each year during the filing of 3.5 billion prescriptions in the U.S." |
| Some Troy University students see 30 percent tuition increase |
| Byline: |
Holli Keaton |
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Troy Messenger (AL) 3000 |
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08/20/2008 3:39 AM 907706787 |
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... Troy's tuition restructures, the University of Alabama and Auburn University are the only two schools left on the flat-fee tuition charges in the state. Reader ... |
| Notes: |
In this story, Richard Federinko, senior vice chancellor of student services and administration at Troy University, talks about the change in tuition structure at Troy. "Federinko said after Troy's tuition restructures, the University of Alabama and Auburn University are the only two schools left on the flat-fee tuition charges in the state." |
| State's obesity rate up again |
| Byline: |
Kym Klass • kklass@gannett.com |
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Montgomery Advertiser (AL) 48100 [Registration Required] |
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08/20/2008 6:02 AM 907849354 |
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... family programs with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University. The state needs to focus on teaching smart food habits at the pre-K level, ... |
| Notes: |
Evelyn F. Crayton, assistant director of family programs with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University, is quoted as a source in this story. |
| Dangerous Flip FLops |
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WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa Bay (FL) N/A |
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08/19/2008 6:00 PM 907285556 |
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... fun but could flip-flops be a bad thing? Auburn university researchers placed reflective balls on key points of people's legs, then videotaped them, measuring vertical ... |
| Ethanol breakthrough? Sweet potatoes out-yield corn |
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Central Valley Business Times (CA) N/A |
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08/20/2008 9:05 AM 907965188 |
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... field at Beltsville, and in large soil bins at Auburn. For the sweet potatoes, carbohydrate production was 4,692 tons an acre in Alabama and 6,353 ... |
| Notes: |
The USDA-ARS National Soil Dynamics Laboratory referred to in this story is on the campus of Auburn University. This story also appeared in CattleNetwork. |
| Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Natasha Trethewey to Read |
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Smith College (MA) N/A |
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08/19/2008 12:20 PM 906989895 |
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... Distinguished Chair in Poetry. Trethewey has also taught at Auburn University, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Duke University, where she was the 2005-2006 ... |
| Notes: |
Pulitzer prize-winning poet Trethewey formerly taught at Auburn University. |
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
| America's Top 10 Olympic Schools |
| Source: |
Forbes.com (Forbes Magazine) (NAT) 927200 [Registration Required] |
| Indexed At: |
08/20/2008 10:11 AM 908015621 |
| Abstract: |
... swimmer Guy Barnea and Canadian rower Scott Frandsen. Auburn University has an even more cosmopolitan contingent. The Alabama sports powerhouse fields 31 affiliated athletes at ... |
| Notes: |
Auburn University's Olympic contingent is featured in this Forbes story about America's top 10 Olympic schools. |
| Changing Home Teams: Olympians Shift Allegiances |
| Source: |
National Public Radio - NPR (NAT) N/A |
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08/19/2008 3:37 PM 907148490 |
| Abstract: |
... Kirsty Coventry, the swimmer from Zimbabwe, swam for Auburn University in Alabama and now trains in Austin, Texas. Nowhere is globalization more in evidence than ... |
| Notes: |
This story from NPR mentions Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry as a former Auburn University swimmer. |
| OLYMPICS: Auburn’s Stewart advances in 200m |
| Source: |
Opelika-Auburn News (AL) 14500 |
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08/20/2008 11:00 AM 908063538 |
| Abstract: |
...Former Auburn track and field star Kerron Stewart opened her quest for a second individual medal at the Olympic Games on Tuesday, competing in the first two rounds of the women’s 200 meters. Stewart, who won a silver medal in the 100 meters Sunda... |
| Notes: |
"Former Auburn track and field star Kerron Stewart opened her quest for a second individual medal at the Olympic Games on Tuesday, competing in the first two rounds of the women's 200 meters. Stewart won a silver medal in the 100 meters Sunday." |