School of Health Sciences

Two DPT students met with N.C. Rep. Ricky Hurtado, whose district includes portions of Alamance County, on May 14 to discuss how legislation can affect the physical therapy profession.

A campus program in the School of Health Sciences has been created to impact physical, mental, and emotional health in homebound and isolated populations. The program will air biweekly episodes on Thursday evenings via the program's YouTube platform.

Alumni, parents and friends in eight regions around the country participated in a series of virtual university updates this spring. Now, a version of the update is available on demand to the entire Elon community.

These four awards recognize members of the Elon community for excellence in teaching, scholarship, civic engagement and mentoring.

On Wednesday, April 14, Elon University hosted high schoolers from ABSS Career and Technical Education Center to learn about biomechanics and health careers through student-led virtual activities and discussion. This was the sixth year celebrating National Biomechanics Day after last year's on-campus event had to be cancelled.

Accepting submissions until May 2! Submissions do NOT need to be from just the past year.

The health care industry publication interviewed Associate Professor Tiffany Morris, chair of the Department of Nursing, about the new nursing program that will enroll its first students this fall.

Associate Professor Tracey Thurnes and Dianne Person, director of the Anatomical Gift Program presented “Better End-of-Life Conversations: A Mutually Beneficial Educational Experience.”

The 4th Annual APTA NC Student Special Interest Group-Led Student Conclave was held Saturday, March 20.

A new research study by Elon’s School of Health Sciences aims to determine how long COVID-19 antibodies last after vaccination.