Biology

Faculty in Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, spent the summer reexamining instruction and finding ways for students to connect with content and each other.

Now a budding scientist and entomologist with the Hamel Lab, Carranza is a first-generation, Latinx college student who once questioned her calling to science. Growing up, she rarely saw scientists who looked like her represented. Her summer internship raised the profile of an unheralded female entomologist from the 20th century and forged connections in her field.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, students conducting research as a part of Elon’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program shared their work with the Elon community virtually on Wednesday.

The nine-day, virtual version of Elon Explorers was designed by Elon faculty, alumni, and undergraduates to boost scientific thinking and skills in Alamance-Burlington School System middle schoolers through synchronous and asynchronous experiments.

Sears and Hamel, an associate professor of biology, published an empirical study in a disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal.

Student participants in Elon’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program are pursuing their research topics virtually, as the university continues to take precautions against the spread of COVID-19.

By sharing insights from his research into vocal mimicry, Professor of Biology Dave Gammon helps introduce listeners to the "DJs of the Bird World."

In this series, Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences is shining the spotlight on distinguished members of the Class of 2020 from a wide array of disciplines.

Using data from the Elon Poll and from the scientific literature, Gammon et al. show that when humans interact with wildlife, perceptions do not always match reality.

In this series, Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences is highlighting distinguished members of the Class of 2020 from a wide array of disciplines.