Articles by Michael Abernethy
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Playtime brings early childhood development concepts to life
February 8, 2024
Elon faculty and staff brought children to Associate Professor of Psychology Sabrina Thurman’s PSY 2110 Early Childhood Development course to cap Winter Term.
Washington, D.C., ignites arts and sciences curiosity in first-year Elon College Fellows
January 25, 2024
Sixty-four first-year Elon College Fellows spent Winter Term exploring ways the arts and sciences intersect, growing their skills of inquiry and building a community of learners in a signature course that includes a six-day visit to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., alumni share wisdom with Elon College Fellows
January 17, 2024
Ten alumni met with first-year Elon College Fellows during the program’s annual trip to the nation’s capital to offer guidance for their Elon careers and beyond.
Community invited to learn, dance and celebrate Argentine tango at Jan. 19 milonga
January 16, 2024
Assistant Professor of History Yidi Wu organized the event to coincide with her Winter Term Argentine tango course
Sophie Adamson publishes articles about comedy and French pedagogy
January 11, 2024
The French Review published Adamson's articles about the value of using modern French stand-up comedy to teach language and culture from diverse perspectives.
Elon research team models the COVID immune response, one equation at a time
January 10, 2024
Blending math, biology, computer science and engineering, four undergraduates and their mentor, Hwayeon Ryu, are developing a mathematical model in a three-year, $300,000 project funded by the National Science Foundation. In the process, they’re finding their future paths.
Hilton Kelly named dean of Elon College, the College of Arts & Sciences
January 5, 2024
Currently dean of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's College of Liberal Arts & Education, Kelly will join Elon on June 1, 2024.
Exhibit-in-progress by Madeleine Hollenbeck ’24 an opportunity for multifaith reflection
January 2, 2024
Curator and Elon College Fellow Madeleine Hollenbeck invites feedback on Numen Lumen Pavilion exhibition featuring ritual art.
Vanessa Drew-Branch recognized for excellence by Society for Social Work and Research
December 19, 2023
Drew-Branch, an associate professor of human service studies, co-authored an article about Black faculty experiences in higher education selected for recognition in the organization's 2024 Excellence in Research Award
Biology students’ quest for insect specimens like ‘giant game of Pokémon’
December 18, 2023
Students in Associate Professor Jen Hamel's Insect Biology course spent the fall semester collecting, identifying and labeling an array of insects that will become part of Elon's permanent collection