Chemistry

Geoffrey Lynn, a chemistry major who graduated in 2007, has been accepted into the National Institutes of Health Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program, a doctoral training program for outstanding science students committed to biomedical research.

Researchers led by an Elon University associate professor have identified in walnuts at least two molecules that may hold the key to better treating, if not completely reversing, the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, a fatal type of dementia that diminishes memory and affects behavior in older adults.

The Raleigh News & Observer ran a feature story on President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley in the May 20 edition. Read this note for details and a link to the story...

Senior Mary Caruso, a chemistry major, won the top prize in a recent undergraduate research conference and will attend the INSPIRE International Conference in June in Istanbul, Turkey. Details...

Elon junior Geoffrey Lynn, right, won a first place prize for his presentation at the 2005 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference Nov. 4-5 in Seattle. Two other students also won awards for their presentations. Details...