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Biology student wins award at West Coast Research Conference
April 21, 2009
Senior Brian Beaty won the best poster presentation award at the 34th Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference held at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego on Saturday, April 18.
Biology students receive honors at the North Carolina Academy of Science annual meeting
April 7, 2009
Faculty and students from the Elon Biology Department attended the annual meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C. on April 3-4. Faculty members Yuko Miyamoto, Michael Kingston, Jeffrey Coker and Linda Niedziela accompanied students Brian Beaty, Daniel Brown and Philip Zakas. The students presented their undergraduate research during the two day meeting.
Mike Kingston interviewed by La Jolla Village News (San Diego) on beach algae
March 23, 2009
Mike Kingston, an associate professor of biology, was interviewed by the La Jolla Village News in San Diego, Calif., on the phenomenon of green beaches in southern California.
DNA equipment boosts undergraduate research
February 24, 2009
An $84,000 grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center is helping Elon University purchase state-of-the-art equipment for processing DNA samples, a move that will accelerate and expand faculty and undergraduate science research that, until now, has relied on outside companies for processing.
Kathy Gallucci presents at the National Tropical Botanical Garden
February 17, 2009
Voices of Discovery lecture to focus on climate change and coral reefs – Feb. 18
February 13, 2009
Nancy Knowlton, a renowned expert on coral reefs, visits Elon University this month as the 2008-2009 Voices of Discovery series continues with a talk on the impact of climate change on the planet's reef systems. Knowlton's lecture on Feb. 18 is free and open to the public starting at 7:30 p.m. in McCrary Theatre.
Brant Touchette featured in Coastwatch
February 10, 2009
Brant Touchette, an associate professor of biology and environmental studies, was featured in a recent publication of Coastwatch. The article, "Research Grows Future Scientists," shows Touchette and his students in their study of the Black Needlerush, a species found in coastal estuaries and marshes.
Elon biology major honored by North Carolina Campus Compact
November 17, 2008
Elon senior Sarah Babcock received the third annual North Carolina
Campus Compact Community Impact Student Award during the organization’s
Nov. 8 conference at High Point University in High Point, N.C.
“Science That Matters” with Elon faculty – Oct. 30
October 28, 2008