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Model United Nations Academic Club concludes active spring semester
May 10, 2019
Elon University's Model United Nations (MUN) academic club allows students to work together on and off campus to simulate the United Nations Security Council.
Math and Statistics Department recognizes student accomplishments at Senior Celebration
May 9, 2019
Elon alumna, Jaime Speiser '10, assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science at Wake Forest School of Medicine, provided the keynote address at the May 8 awards ceremony for the Math and Statistics Department.
Lumen Scholar presents at the Council of Undergraduate Research ‘Posters on the Hill’ Showcase
May 9, 2019
Elon senior Lindsey Jordan’s research focuses on an alternative leadership model in eliminating poverty.
Chris Richardson publishes article on simulations of dwarf galaxies
May 8, 2019
Assistant Professor of Astrophysics Chris Richardson has authored a peer-reviewed paper for the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society journal.
Deandra Little and Amy Overman publish book chapter on transparent design in higher education
May 8, 2019
Elon faculty are at the forefront of a national effort to improve student outcomes through Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT).
Passionately Curious: Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler on analyzing how preschoolers think and learn
May 8, 2019
Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, professor of psychology and director of the Center for Research on Global Engagement, was one of eight Elon faculty members featured this year in "Passionately Curious," the annual Elon University President's Report.
Arangala publishes second book on inquiry learning in Linear Algebra
May 7, 2019
The new textbook leads students through inquiry exercises using Matlab and simulations.
Ariela Marcus-Sells publishes article in journal History of Religions
May 7, 2019
The article by the assistant professor of religious studies examines an Arabic text written by a Sufi Muslim scholar named Sīdi Muḥammad al-Kuntī, who lived in the Sahara Desert in the 19th century. The article argues that this scholar based his family's claim to social authority on their control over powerful practices that they called "the sciences of the unseen."
Lumen Scholar focuses research on solution for antibiotic-resistant bacteria
May 7, 2019
Nick Ciolkowski ’19 is among the recipients of the Lumen Prize, which provides selected students with a scholarship and celebrates their academic and creative accomplishments.