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David Vandermast chairs chapter meeting
August 25, 2011
David Vandermast, associate professor of biology and environmental studies, chaired the meeting of the Southeastern Chapter of the Ecological Society of America in Austin, Texas, on August 10.
Elon professors teach graduate marine ecology course in Beaufort
August 25, 2011
Professor Michael Kingston, of the departments of Biology and Environmental Studies, and Mona DeVries, an assistant professor of biology, co-taught a graduate-level Marine Ecology course at the Duke University Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, N.C., from July 11 to Aug. 12.
Janet MacFall presented a research paper at the the Ecological Society of America
August 25, 2011
Janet MacFall, in the Department of Environmental Studies, presented a research paper at the recent annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. The paper, "Enzyme activity in hyporheic soils of Piedmont streams," was based on research done over the past two years and was co-authored with student Danielle Whitman.
Brant Touchette served on proposal review panel for Texas Sea Grant
June 30, 2011
Brant Touchette served on a research proposal review panel for Texas Sea Grant located on the campus of Texas A & M University.
Retired Elon professor authors book on Haw River
April 29, 2011
The Haw River has been key to the region’s growth and development over the centuries, and as associate professor emerita Anne Cassebaum writes in her new book, Down Along the Haw: The History of a North Carolina River, its importance can’t be ignored as efforts continue to preserve one of the region’s vital waterways.
‘Mapping the Unseen: Narratives on Elon’ on display in Center for the Arts
April 29, 2011
Students in the Ecological Art course present 'Maps of the Unseen: Narratives on Elon,' an exhibit of interpretive maps currently on display in the hallways of Center for the Arts.
Nationally renowned wildlife tracker leads workshop at Elon this weekend
April 28, 2011
Elon's Center for Environmental Studies is hosting a Wildlife Tracking and Vertebrate Field Survey workshop that will be co-taught by Jim Halfpenny, a nationally-renowned wildlife tracker and carnivore ecologist from Montana, and Josh Kapfer of the departments of environmental studies and biology. The workshop starts Saturday, April 30 and ends Sunday, May 1.
Brant Touchette served as National Panelist for the College Board
April 27, 2011
Brant Touchette, professor of biology and environmental studies, served as a National Panelist for the College Board in Newtown, Pa.
CELEBRATE! profile: Samuel Shoge ’11
April 26, 2011
Many people don’t think twice about water, or how new roads, parking lots and buildings to accommodate a growing population can harm water quality. As Elon University senior Samuel Shoge discovered in Alamance County, more asphalt and concrete means more pollution in local streams and lakes, and his work is the latest to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on undergraduate research to be presented during CELEBRATE! 2011.
Professor shares history and impetus of Earth Day
April 24, 2011
Millions of people on April 22 celebrated Earth Day, a program started in 1970 to raise awareness of the environment and the impact of human activity on the planet. Jeffrey Coker, an associate professor of biology, shares the history of Earth Day while offering ideas to consider in the latest in a series of videos where Elon University faculty members share their research and classroom expertise.