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Imagining the Digital Future Center reports on ‘The Rise of AI Companions’

A new survey finds that 27% of U.S. adult internet users have social and emotional interactions with artificial intelligence systems, with a third of those users considering their AI bot as a friend.

Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2026 Registration is LIVE

Elon University looks forward to welcoming alumni back to campus for Homecoming & Reunion Weekend Oct. 9-10. Registration for the weekend’s many exciting events is officially open to all alumni.

Trustee Vicky Hunt and Sam Hunt make $500,000 gift to Phoenix athletics

The couple’s gift continues a decades-long tradition of investing in student success and Elon’s iconic learning environment.

The Month in Photos: August 2026

Elon University is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.

Elon faculty member’s photo featured on NASA’s Picture of the Day

Instructor in Physics Tim Martin's photo was selected for NASA’s Picture of the Day on Aug. 25.

Recent News

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Belk Library launches Elon Collect, the university’s first institutional repository

The institutional repository will support a more centralized and accessible approach to preserving the university’s history, scholarship and teaching output. The system, Elon Collect, officially launched on Aug. 14.
Three judges seated in a courtroom. One is speaking to students seated at counsel's table, shown from behind.

Elon Law announces new Moot Court Board, Mock Trial Team members

Thirty-nine members of the Class of 2027 were selected to represent Elon Law at national Moot Court and Mock Trial competitions.

Elon Athletics announces jersey patch partnership with Onrise for men’s, women’s soccer

The innovative partnership pairs commercial jersey patch with mental health support for student-athletes.
Students gather around a newly dedicated bench beside a campus pond, with two speakers and a brick building in the background.

Fred Rubeck remembered as mentor and friend in memorial bench dedication

Rubeck, a beloved professor of performing arts, died in May.
Graphic for the Elon University Poll and Imagining the Digital Future Center titled “The Rise of AI Companions,” showing a person sitting on a bench beside a translucent digital figure.

Elon research on Americans’ use of AI companions featured in The Washington Post

The Washington Post highlighted the research in a story titled “‘A friend I can trust’: How Americans described their relationship with AI."
Close up of a man playing a banjo

Keith Alessi, “Banjo Saved My Life” POSTPONED

The university hopes to reschedule the event at a later date. 

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A woman smiles while wearing boxing gloves and posing beside a hanging punching bag in a studio setting.

A Fighting Chance

Danielle Martinelli-Taylor ’12 combines boxing with mental health techniques to help clients process trauma.

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Study Abroad

Business Fellows put learning to work abroad

The second-year class of Business Fellows studied in Australia, traveled through Vietnam and completed internships in Singapore as part of a signature global experience in the program.

Internships

Elsa Eastment ’27 explores infectious disease research through summer internship

Eastment, a biomedical engineering major, spent her summer working for an Army medical research facility.

Research

Sofia Barnes ’28 and Parker Sterling ’28 selected for the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program

The juniors are the most recent Elon undergraduates to join the ranks of the highly selective NIH-sponsored scholarship program.

Leadership

Elon Law announces 2026 Student Bar Association and Honor Council leaders

Law students elected representatives to oversee student life opportunities at Elon Law's full-time program in Greensboro and, for the first time, the part-time Flex Program in Charlotte.

Service

Elon students and faculty extend multifaith engagement to the community

Elon's commitment to multifaith engagement is reflected in the work its students do in the community, from teaching ESL courses at a local mosque to making food for a community church.