Articles by Eric Townsend

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Paper co-authored by Kevin O’Mara and Gary Palin wins award

August 13, 2010

A paper written by Kevin J. O'Mara, professor of management, Gary R. Palin, director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and Kathy Cort, associate professor at North Carolina A&T, received the "The Best Paper Award" at the recent ABWIC conference in Nashville, Tenn.

Geothermal system to heat & cool Colonnades

August 13, 2010

What’s an earth-friendly way to cool down a residence hall? Take energy from warm indoor air and drop it hundreds of feet underground. Elon University started work this summer on a geothermal field that will heat and cool the Colonnades residence halls near the Koury Business Center, including three buildings scheduled to open in July 2011.

Elon leadership program returns to Lithuania

August 12, 2010

The Elon Center for Leadership, in cooperation with the Elon Center for Public Affairs, has concluded its first series of summer workshops and training events at the 4th annual International Human Rights Law Summer Study in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Students excel at human rights law moot court contest

August 12, 2010

Three Elon students won top awards last week for their performance in the moot court competition at the 4th annual International Human Rights Law Summer Study in Vilnius, Lithuania, a program co-sponsored by the university’s Center for Public Affairs.

Study: Government workers “friendly,” “good looking” in film

August 4, 2010

Hollywood doesn’t really like government, judging by the movies it produces, but when you look at the way film directors portray individual employees, new research co-authored by an Elon University professor and alumna reveals a lot of on-screen respect for civil servants.

Elon and Zimride partner for carpool network service

August 3, 2010

Elon University has partnered with a San Francisco-based company to launch a private network for carpooling. That company, Zimride, created a Facebook-integrated platform to help its users share commutes or one-time rides while reducing campus traffic and parking congestion.