Biology

Elon's STEM faculty are soliciting questions from the university community and area residents, with responses to be published in The Burlington Times-News and Today at Elon.

Mockingbird research of Dave Gammon, Elon professor of biology, gets a nod in an article about the use of birdsong as a crosswalk signal.

Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics is a national organization for students and professionals in STEM fields.

International journal Behavioral Processes has published a peer-reviewed article written by Professor of Biology Dave Gammon and Anna Corsiglia ’19 titled “Mockingbirds imitate frogs and toads across North American.”

Grace Carter '20 and Assistant Professor of Biology Alfred Simkin are analyzing the chimpanzee genome in hopes of better understanding viruses like HIV.

The Biology Department's annual TriBeta alumni panel on Friday, Nov. 1, gave students the opportunity to have questions answered about classes, social life, finding a job and taking advantage of all Elon has to offer.

The Sustainability Faculty Scholars program identifies, supports and recognizes faculty who are interested in incorporating or enhancing a focus on sustainable principles and practices in their courses.

The Elon Biology Department hosted two days of demonstrations, reenacting the prehistoric human migrations from Africa 100,000 years ago, to help supplement the first-year common reading selection "Futureface," by author and journalist Alex Wagner.

Assistant Professor of Biology Jen Hamel and biology major and Elon College Fellow Alina Iwan ’19 presented research at Behaviour 2019, a joint meeting of the Animal Behavior Society and the International Conference on Ethology.

Planning Week marks the start of the academic year and provides an opportunity for faculty receiving funding from the Faculty Research and Development Committee to present their work.