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Finding the CURE: Biology course provides opportunity for students to support Lumen Prize research
December 8, 2021
Biology 1064: The Science of Life course, taught by Assistant Professor of Biology Jessica Merricks, worked closely with David Vandermast, associate professor of biology, and Ashlyn Crain '22 for their Lumen Prize research regarding carbon sequestering in trees.

David Vandermast shares expertise about plant ecology in WXII report about Pilot Mountain wildfires
December 7, 2021
Vandermast, associate professor of biology, was interviewed for the report by the NBC affiliate on the fire that claimed more than 1,000 acres around the regional landmark.

In My Words: Know your turkey better this Thanksgiving
November 29, 2021
In this column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Professor of Biology Dave Gammon offers a closer look at the humble turkey. The column was published by the Burlington Times-News, The Virginian-Pilot, the Lexington Dispatch, the Asheboro Courier-Tribune, the Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia, and was distributed by Yahoo News.

Jen Hamel and David Vandermast co-author study about student learning in study abroad courses that include undergraduate research experiences
November 12, 2021
Hamel and Vandermast, together with co-authors from Dartmouth College and Grinnell College, published a study in the fall 2021 issue of Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, a peer-reviewed journal of the Council of Undergraduate Research.

Planting Prosperity: Lumen Scholar Ashlyn Crain ’22 researches tree-based carbon-reduction strategies
November 12, 2021
Biology major Crain, along with mentor David Vandermast, associate professor of biology, are working on "Mitigating Carbon Emissions: Four Strategies for Sequestering Atmospheric CO2 in Trees" for their Lumen Prize research.

Gammon publishes article about evolution and creation in online Christian magazine
October 18, 2021
Dave Gammon, a professor of biology, just published an article in the online Christian magazine, God and Nature. His article is titled, “Evolutionary insights into human nature – lessons for Christians.”

New Burroughs Wellcome Fund grant to boost Elon Explorers STEM program for middle schoolers
October 7, 2021
The three-year. $147,570 grant will help the program to further student engagement and STEM enrichment.

Elon biology faculty members coach for STEM success in upcoming info sessions
September 15, 2021
The second "How to succeed in biology (and your other science classes!)" info session is at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21.

Ashlyn Crain ’22 focuses on marine life conservation and education during Edisto Beach internship
September 10, 2021
A Lumen Scholar and Goldwater Scholar, Crain spent the summer at Edisto Beach State Park in South Carolina researching loggerhead sea turtle nests.

Biology faculty member Jen Hamel co-authors study in Behavioral Ecology, a highly-ranked disciplinary journal
August 23, 2021
Hamel and co-authors from the University of Florida published an empirical study in the current issue of the journal.