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Since 2009, Dean Gregg Newschwander has watched Auburn’s College of Nursing rise steadily to a nationally ranked program.  With consistent enrollment growth, expert faculty, outreach and research efforts, as well as expanded facility offerings, Auburn Nursing continues to be at the forefront of helping equip the next workforce to address our world's changing healthcare needs.  With a focus on values‐based healthcare and evidence-based practices, Auburn offers both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.  Dean Newschwander says the nursing field remains a rewarding career path for those who are motivated to serve others.

Are you getting enough shut-eye?  Enough sleep is important, but good sleep quality is also essential for keeping your mind and body healthy.  For tips, we turn to sleep studies guru Dr. Mona El-Sheikh, a  Leonard Peterson & Co. Inc. Professor in Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences.  Dr. El-Sheikh is a world-renowned sleep expert with over 30 years of research under her pillow... er... belt.  Her top area of research? Child and adolescent functioning in family and health disparities associated with poverty and race/ethnicity.  Before you hit the sack tonight, this one is a must-listen!

It's a problem that touches EVERY single community in the nation.  As the director of Auburn's center for opioid research, education and outreach (known as COACH),  Dr. Karen Marlowe and her colleagues have seen a significant rise in drug abuse and addiction across the state of Alabama in recent years.  COACH is based out of Auburn’s Harrison College of Pharmacy and the program has a very important mission. Focusing on detection, prevention and treatment, COACH is leading the way in innovative solutions, knowledge and education to combat substance abuse disorders.

At Auburn University's Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center, students are gaining real-world experience in hotel management, restaurant management, event management, and culinary science that sets them apart in the competitive global marketplace. Horst Schulze, cofounder and former President of the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, joins us to talk about how Auburn is developing tomorrow’s leaders for the global hospitality industry through The Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management in the College of Human Sciences.  Schulze calls it "the best hospitality program in America."

In this segment of "Everything Auburn," we’re featuring a look at our nationally ranked gymnastics team, which is having yet another stellar season. Joining us is gymnastics standout Junior Sophia Groth to talk about her journey to Auburn and balancing success as a student-athlete.  For Sophia, the sky is the limit. 

In this segment, we’re going to examine a new study by two researchers in Auburn’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment who examined the global impact of free-ranging house cats on biodiversity – essentially assessing all of the species that these cats eat and what that means globally. We have with us Auburn professor Chris Lepczyk, who along with Jean Fantle-Lepczyk, conducted this study that drew from more than 150 years of data and has garnered quite a bit of national attention.