Biology

Brant Touchette, an associate professor of biology and environmental studies, was featured in a recent publication of Coastwatch. The article, "Research Grows Future Scientists," shows Touchette and his students in their study of the Black Needlerush, a species found in coastal estuaries and marshes.

Elon senior Sarah Babcock received the third annual North Carolina Campus Compact Community Impact Student Award during the organization’s Nov. 8 conference at High Point University in High Point, N.C.

Elaine Durr, Elon's sustainability coordinator, hosted leaders in North Carolina sustainable living and Elon students for a Friday morning tour of the university's eco-friendly campus features.

Jeffrey Coker, an assistant professor of biology at Elon, and a team of two additional biology professors have received a $30,000 grant from the American Society of Plant Biologists Education Foundation for their science education outreach program. It is the second grant in as many years for the team.