Articles by Eric Townsend
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Important, but why? Research projects explore impact of 'study away'
June 17, 2015
Educators from 20 colleges and universities are exploring the impact of study abroad and domestic study away programs in a seminar sponsored by Elon's Center for Engaged Learning.
Elon honored for fleet of alternative fuel vehicles
June 16, 2015
The Triangle Clean Cities Coalition recognized the university for reducing petroleum use by more than 17,000 gallons over the past year.
Michael Carignan talks with FOX 8 about the Magna Carta
June 16, 2015
The associate professor of history talks with reporter and anchor Bob Buckley about the legacy of a document signed 800 years ago by King John of England.
Elon Poll: In North Carolina & beyond, fix Obamacare
June 15, 2015
Respondents in the poll's latest online surveys offered their views on legal questions about to be announced by the U.S. Supreme Court, including the Affordable Care Act and the rights of states to decide for themselves whether to recognize same-sex marriage.
'Clean Data' offers clear guidance for data scientists
June 10, 2015
It takes patience to correct misspelled words, convert file formats and remove incomplete records when analyzing large amounts of information contained in databases and spreadsheets. A new book by Elon University Professor Megan Squire helps to make such tasks easier.
Meir Goldstein named associate chaplain for Jewish Life
June 8, 2015
A rabbi with an accomplished history of leading Jewish communities, Goldstein comes to Elon University from the Pardes Jewish Day School in Phoenix.
A twist of fortune for Elon a cappella
June 3, 2015
What happens when your original arrangement of an already popular song "breaks the Internet?" Tyler Meacham, president of Twisted Measure, shares the story of a viral marketing campaign in late May that earned the Elon University a cappella group national attention.