Articles by Michael Abernethy
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Local police to discuss Chauvin conviction, reforms at Monday night forum
April 26, 2021
The discussion is part of The CoRE: Conversations on Race and Equity series.
H.E.R. Lab offers framework to end race-based health inequities
April 26, 2021
The R4P Equity Evaluation Framework involves critical examination of the root causes of disparity and restructuring institutions to remove barriers to care and education. The H.E.R. Lab analyzes the roles of race and racism as the main contributors to racial health inequities.
Commencement 2021 speaker Daniel J. Watts ’04 to appear on NBC’s ‘TODAY Show’ Thursday
April 21, 2021
Watts is Elon's first performing alum to be nominated for a Tony Award and is Elon's commencement speaker for the Class of 2021
Pearl Sullivan ’21 and Casey DiRienzo co-author paper on elected women’s influence on education policy
April 20, 2021
Their research shows that a higher representation of women in office results in more spending on primary education. That influence is greater when women hold positions of veto power or ability to set a legislative agenda.
Eduardo Gonzalez ’21 expands Nashville sanitizing startup from campus
April 13, 2021
Gonzalez founded Music City Sanitizing Services last spring, adding six employees and growing a list of clients, including a prominent bus company in the Nashville, Tennessee, area.
Bright spark: Henry Chance ’21 designs vacuum system to explore renewable energy source
March 25, 2021
Chance’s research involves developing materials and conditions that would lead to thermionic energy conversion. He is a dual-degree engineering physics major and will transfer to a partner school next fall to complete his degrees.
Alumni in Action: Chris Adamik ’20 helps develop Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
March 22, 2021
Adamik is part of Moderna's DNA manufacturing department, which develops DNA used in the biotechnology company's mRNA vaccines. That DNA helped speed the breakthrough mRNA-1273 COVID vaccine now in wide distribution across America.
Elon panel tackles local history of lynching, racial violence and way toward healing
February 25, 2021
Faculty and community members spoke of the legacy of grief and terror spawned by ongoing racial inequity and violence. Elon University must address its past and accelerate change for justice and equality, they said.
Music department concert, lecture to honor Beethoven’s 250th birthday
February 24, 2021
The Phoenix Piano Trio's concert and a lecture by Beethoven scholar David B. Levy of Wake Forest University will begin streaming on the music department's Facebook page at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Monday night program will examine Afrofuturism in rap music
February 19, 2021
"An Introduction to Afrofuturism in Rap" is part of the Rap, Race, Gender and Philosophy course. The program is also part of the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity's Black History Month events around "Imagining a Black Future."