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2019 Top 10 Under 10 Alumni Award recipients announced
February 22, 2019
The honorees, young alumni who have achieved major professional success, serve as difference-makers in their communities and loyally support Elon as partners, advocates and investors, will be recognized April 13.
Elon BrainCARE Symposium to highlight women in concussion science and management
February 21, 2019
The Elon BrainCARE Research Institute will host its sixth annual symposium on Thursday, March 7.
How to find your post-grad 'jam' (literally)
February 19, 2019
Overwhelmed with the choices you believe you have after graduating from college?
Amy Allocco and Brian Pennington receive Wabash grant for Interreligious Pedagogies and IFYC/Mellon Curriculum Development Grant
February 18, 2019
The Department of Religious Studies faculty will collaborate with colleagues from the University of St. Thomas and Augsburg University on the $7,500 Wabash Center grant.
Religious Studies Department announces scholarship competition
February 16, 2019
The Religious Studies Department welcomes applications for its scholarships.
Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler offers insight into how children learn in Distinguished Scholar Lecture
February 13, 2019
The professor of psychology and director of the Center for Global Engagement discussed her research into how parents can guide their children and foster a spirit of inquiry, particularly as they learn in natural contexts.
Karen Yokley and alumna publish paper on toxicological modeling
February 12, 2019
The associate professor of mathematics and Jaclyn (DeVincent) Ashcraft '16 worked with Nicholas Luke from North Carolina A&T State University on the article, which appears in Volume 8 of the journal BIOMATH.
In My Words: 'Prisoner’s Dilemma' could offer future shutdown solution
February 12, 2019
In this column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Professor of Biology Dave Gammon notes that a game theory commonly applied to animal behavior could offer insight into how to end government shutdowns. The column was published by The Times-News of Burlington and The Post & Courier of Charleston, S.C.
Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler to deliver Distinguished Scholar lecture TODAY
February 11, 2019
Professor of psychology and director of the Center for Research and Global Engagement, Vandermaas-Peeler received the Distinguished Scholar Award in May 2018.
Kesgin publishes paper on when leaders make uncharacteristic foreign policy choices
February 8, 2019
Assistant Professor of Political Science Baris Kesgin’s recent research is based on the premise that when leaders depart from their long-held, publicly known policy positions, one possible explanation is changes in their personality. Kesgin puts this assumption to test in the case of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in August 2005.