Academics & Research

The 31st annual Spring Undergraduate Research Forum features hundreds of students participating in poster sessions and oral presentations throughout the day.

Members of the yearlong documentary film production program received behind-the-scenes access to Durham’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, considered one of the world’s premiere showcases for nonfiction cinema.

Through a two-year fellows program, the five students in this multidisciplinary cohort will undertake mentored undergraduate research projects, enroll in specialized coursework, and engage in community-based learning with diverse religious communities.

A collaborative stargazing night as part of Earth Week at Elon drew more than 80 attendees.

Thirteen undergraduates and one alumnus presented undergraduate research at four regional and national conferences in 2023-24.

Kenneth Brown and colleagues led a conference session on first-generation graduate student success at the inaugural Gardner Institute Graduate Student Experience conference that is helping to shape higher education’s approach to graduate student education. 

An annual awards program held April 25 recognized the academic success of graduating seniors and the teaching, research and service of faculty and staff in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business.

With researchers from Virginia Tech’s Embodied Brain Lab, six dancers guided by Assistant Professor Courtney Liu are studying brain activity and how to achieve the flow state. "Finding Flow on SURF Day" is at 6 p.m. April 30 in Roberts Studio Theatre.

New members of the nation's oldest multidisciplinary honor society for academic excellence and service were installed in an April 23 ceremony.

Aaron Isbell, a client executive at Snowflake, shared his journey from staying late at school with his teacher mother to growing as a leader at SAS and ServiceNow with Elon students.