Biology

The article shares findings from empirical research describing the morphology and calls of two previously undescribed katydid (insect) species in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The work was done by collaborators from UNC-Asheville, the College of Coastal Georgia and Elon University, and the article appears in the "Journal of Orthoptera Research."

The 2025–26 academic year is officially underway at Elon University, starting with the Opening Day ceremony on Aug. 18 in Alumni Gym.

The study finds that weight gain is due primarily to overeating, rather than a lack of movement.

Elon Explorers is one of the Student STEM Enrichment Programs (SSEP) in North Carolina.

Elon University recognized four members of the Elon community for their excellence in teaching, scholarship, civic engagement and mentoring.

Elon University celebrated two ROTC cadets who are graduating later this month with a commissioning reception at Johnston Hall.

Biology major Charlotte Dagli '25 and her mentor, biology faculty Efrain Rivera-Serrano, presented their research at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Honolulu, Hawaii. Their work aims at better understanding the anticancer properties of some viruses, and integrating that knowledge into the classroom.

Two Elon alumni have been selected for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and one senior has been named an honorable mention.

To celebrate Elon University’s Spring Undergraduate Research Forum on April 29, Elon is highlighting several students presenting their research at the annual campus tradition.