Sydnee smiles as she pins fabric to a form

After surviving a fatal crowd crush at the Astroworld Festival in 2021, Sydnee Johnson designed a piece of clothing that helped her heal from the trauma she experienced, and it's now on display as part of Showcase 2025.

February 18, 2025

Beth Thorne Stukes speaks at an Auburn commencement ceremony.

On this edition of Everything Auburn, education advocate Beth Thorne Stukes reflects on her mother’s deep love for the Plains and how her legacy will endure, brick by brick, in the College of Human Sciences.

February 17, 2025

BHHS Spring Meeting reception

Auburn University and the College of Human Sciences hosted the Board on Health & Human Sciences Council of Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences spring meeting, Feb. 11-13. For the first time ever, the meeting was held outside of Washington D.C. and on a university campus.

February 17, 2025

Clothing from Ayesha Ali

Ayesha Ali credits the Apparel Design and Production Management program for her success in founding her own clothing label, "Ayesha Ali Design."

February 13, 2025

a close up image of a cell

Showcase 2025, a campus-wide celebration of creative scholarship, will host an evening of exhibits and performances at the Gogue Performing Arts Center on Feb. 24.

February 12, 2025

Dr. Georges Fares explains one of his projects on the opening night of SHOWCASE 2025.

Several faculty members in the College of Human Sciences were well represented at the opening night of SHOWCASE 2025 — a university-wide initiative that acknowledges and highlights the importance of research in academia.

January 30, 2025

Signs showing distances to cities nailed to a palm tree at the beach

This summer, students will have the chance to experience a transformative three-week study abroad program in Fiji as guest members of the Mali tribe.

January 21, 2025

College of Human Sciences Director of Communications Kim Hendrix with Dean Susan Hubbard

The College of Human Sciences is experiencing remarkable growth, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter. In this episode of In the Halls, Dean Susan Hubbard reflects on the college's impressive achievements in recent years while looking ahead to the development of a state-of-the-art facility.

January 16, 2025

art work featuring a beaded mask on a white mannequin

Showcase 2025, a campus-wide celebration of creative scholarship and work, will kick off with an exhibit of faculty work on Jan. 2 at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.

January 16, 2025

Rebecca Schneider

Alumna Rebecca "Bex" Schneider is making a name for herself in the fashion industry in New York via her fashion-driven art studio.

January 14, 2025

College of Human Sciences graduate student Ezenwa Ndubuisi

College of Human Sciences graduate student Ezenwa Ndubuisi shares his experiences and how he plans to end food insecurity both locally and abroad and how the Master of Development Practice program has equipped him to find sustainable solutions.

January 13, 2025

After dedicating more than 20 years of service to Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences, Executive Director of the Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies and Women's Philanthropy Board Sidney James will officially retire Jan. 1.

December 19, 2024

The College of Human Sciences CADS team at the 2024 ITAA annual conference

Students, faculty and alumni from the College of Human Sciences' apparel merchandising, design and production management program represented Auburn strongly as they came away with several different awards and recognitions at the 2024 International Textile and Apparel Association annual conference.

December 18, 2024

Allison Leffler CHS 2024 Fall Graduation Marshal

Allison Leffler, who will lead the College of Human Sciences graduating class during commencement ceremonies as the fall graduation marshal, is a confident young woman headed toward a career as a child life specialist, but a short three and a half years ago, Leffler was not sure where college life might lead her.

December 12, 2024

The 2024 IQLA honorees with Susan Hubard and Vini Nathan

During a time when the holiday spirit is at its peak in New York City, Auburn’s College of Human Sciences honored two outstanding individuals who represent the best of the human spirit at the 31st annual International Quality of Life Awards on Dec. 9 inside the iconic Rainbow Room.

December 10, 2024

Graphic for the new Barbara Drummond Thorne Academic and Research Facility

A generous lead gift to the College of Human Sciences will etch the name of a beloved, lifelong civic volunteer on the college’s new home.

November 22, 2024

College of Human Sciences Director of Communications Kim Hendrix leds the IQLA Distinguished Lecture Series.

Students, faculty, veterans and alumni heard the inspiring stories of renowned journalist and ABC World News Tonight Correspondent Bob Woodruff, along with CEO of the Bob Woodruff Foundation Anne Marie Dougherty, during the College of Human Sciences' IQLA Distinguished Lecture Series on Nov. 15.

November 20, 2024

A man meditating

Associate Professor Diana Samek examines which psycho-social factors are linked to substance use and mental health disorders during the turbulent periods of adolescence and young adulthood.

November 20, 2024

Comer Hall exterior

Three major building projects that will benefit our campus and coastal Alabama recently received approval from the Board of Trustees.

November 18, 2024

Attendees gather at the College of Human Sciences 2024 Scholarship Reception.

The College of Human Sciences celebrated nearly 127 scholarships awarded over the past year at the 2024 Scholarship Reception.

November 13, 2024

Students shared their sentiments on Doug White, professor and researcher in the College of Human Sciences' Department of Nutritional Sciences, who will retire at the semester following 28 years of service to Auburn.

November 12, 2024

A family shops for milk at a grocery store

After receiving a $2.79 million grant from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, the Hunger Solutions Institute in Auburn’s College of Human Sciences' Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives program has topped nearly $10 million in overall funding.

November 11, 2024

members of the ROTC at Auburn participate in a run

From its early years as the East Alabama Male College to today’s multidisciplinary research, Auburn University remains a strong supporter of our nation’s military.

November 08, 2024

Student holding big check with Aubie mascot

Twenty-three teams with students representing seven different colleges on campus competed, and a College of Sciences and Mathematics student won for his online platform that connects local farmers and consumers eager to buy fresh, locally sourced product.

November 06, 2024

Bob Woodruff in the field reporting

Renowned journalist Bob Woodruff is coming to the Plains. ABC World News Tonight Correspondent Woodruff, along with CEO of the Bob Woodruff Foundation Anne Marie Dougherty, will be the featured guests of the College of Human Sciences’ IQLA Distinguished Lecture Series on Nov. 15.

November 05, 2024