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David Vandermast shares expertise about plant ecology in WXII report about Pilot Mountain wildfires
December 7, 2021
Vandermast, associate professor of biology, was interviewed for the report by the NBC affiliate on the fire that claimed more than 1,000 acres around the regional landmark.
Love, leadership and activism lifted in ‘Stories of Alamance County’
December 7, 2021
The Power and Place Collaborative's second collection of digital stories documenting the lives of Alamance County's Black community premiered Dec. 4 and are available at its website and through the African American Cultural Arts and History Center.
Around the world, around a table: Polyglot Lunch is a living language lab
December 1, 2021
The Polyglot Lunch is held each Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Lakeside Dining Hall, free for faculty, students and staff interested in improving language skills.
Bringing Power to the People of Haiti
December 1, 2021
A senior analog designer at Nebula Microsystems, Jake Smith ’18 used his free time to design a portable solar battery that’s changing life in Haiti. He’s just getting started.
Breaking Barriers: Lumen Scholar Deena Elrefai ’22 researches reproductive health of Latinx women in Alamance County
December 1, 2021
Public health and international & global studies double major Elrefa and with her mentor, Associate Professor Stephanie Baker, focus their Lumen Prize research on disparities among the Latinx community and reproductive health.
In My Words: Know your turkey better this Thanksgiving
November 29, 2021
In this column distributed by the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ Writers Syndicate, Professor of Biology Dave Gammon offers a closer look at the humble turkey. The column was published by the Burlington Times-News, The Virginian-Pilot, the Lexington Dispatch, the Asheboro Courier-Tribune, the Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia, and was distributed by Yahoo News.
Power & Place Collaborative’s ‘Stories of Alamance County’ event will celebrate community
November 29, 2021
The Power and Place Collaborative is a partnership between ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ, Burlington's Mayco Bigelow Center, and the African American Cultural Arts and History Center. ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ interviewed community members and edited their oral histories into short videos.
Elon College Fellows poster session marks milestones in student research
November 18, 2021
The annual event gives junior-year Elon College Fellows the opportunity to present their proposed research and model the process of sophomore Fellows.
Planting Prosperity: Lumen Scholar Ashlyn Crain ’22 researches tree-based carbon-reduction strategies
November 12, 2021
Biology major Crain, along with mentor David Vandermast, associate professor of biology, are working on "Mitigating Carbon Emissions: Four Strategies for Sequestering Atmospheric CO2 in Trees" for their Lumen Prize research.
Elon hosted a series of conferences on ecological and political justice in Latin America
November 10, 2021
The final conference, “The Persistence of the Nightmare: Argentine Narrative of the 21st Century," was hosted by Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University Greg Dawes at Carlton Commons on Nov. 9.