Elon College, the College of Arts & Sciences

The article explores how the body’s antiviral defenses can both limit and enhance the effectiveness of viruses being developed as cancer therapies.

Amy Allocco will hold an NEH professorship in Colgate University’s Department of Religion for Fall 2026.

Elon faculty Hwayeon Ryu and Andrea Perreault have joined the three-year Computational Biology Peer Mentor Network, a national initiative connecting faculty from primarily undergraduate institutions to strengthen interdisciplinary teaching, research, mentorship and professional development in computational biology.

Students in the Designing and Assessing Human Services Programs course received a grant to help the formerly incarcerated gain and sustain employment.

Students and faculty at the Elon Mathematics and Statistics Department attended and presented at MathFest, the annual meeting of the Mathematical Association of America on Aug. 5-8 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Hwayeon Ryu in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics has been recognized for teaching and making a lasting impact on mathematics education.

Associate Professor of Mathematics Hwayeon Ryu and Assistant Professor of Biology Efra Rivera-Serrano received a three-year, $500,138 grant to study viral myocarditis.

For four students in the Infant Development Lab, dedication and consistent preparation over the last academic year made it possible for them to attend and present research at the International Conference on Infant Studies.

Elon University is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.

Assistant Professor of Biology Efraín Rivera-Serrano and undergraduate researchers Ryder Hutchinson ’28 and Alex Roberts ’27 received travel awards from the American Society for Virology to attend and present their research at the organization’s 2026 annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.