Biology

Biology major Crain, along with mentor David Vandermast, associate professor of biology, are working on "Mitigating Carbon Emissions: Four Strategies for Sequestering Atmospheric CO2 in Trees" for their Lumen Prize research.

Dave Gammon, a professor of biology, just published an article in the online Christian magazine, God and Nature. His article is titled, “Evolutionary insights into human nature – lessons for Christians.”

The three-year. $147,570 grant will help the program to further student engagement and STEM enrichment.

The second "How to succeed in biology (and your other science classes!)" info session is at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21.

A Lumen Scholar and Goldwater Scholar, Crain spent the summer at Edisto Beach State Park in South Carolina researching loggerhead sea turtle nests.

Hamel and co-authors from the University of Florida published an empirical study in the current issue of the journal.

In this column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Professor of Biology Dave Gammon makes an argument for getting the COVID-19 vaccine, specifically targeting those who voted for Donald Trump but have not yet been vaccinated. The article was published by the Burlington Times-News and Greensboro News & Record.

The professorships, announced during the university's Opening Day for the new academic year, support members of the faculty from a variety of disciplines across the university.

On Wednesday, 45 Elon students presented the progress they've achieved through two months of work as part of the annual Summer Undergraduate Research Experience.

The column by David Rothenberg, who tapped into Gammon's expertise about mockingbird songs, was published by the esteemed scientific publication on June 18.