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Elon to host Women in STEM Careers Panel on March 13
March 8, 2024
Four female professionals, including Elon alumna Amber Smith ’14, will share advice and experience with Elon students from 6:30- 8 p.m. Wed., March 13, in McKinnon Hall.
Heather Barker publishes paper on using topic modeling to identify motivations to enroll in online professional development
March 4, 2024
The paper by Barker, an assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, appeared in the Online Learning Journal and focused on using topic modeling, a type of computational text mining, to identify participant motivations in enrolling in an online professional development course for teaching statistics.
CATL announces the 2023-24 Teaching and Learning Grants
February 27, 2024
CATL Teaching and Learning Grants support innovative, inclusive and/or scholarly teaching and learning projects that experiment with learning strategies or assessments, pilot engaged teaching approaches and/or evaluate the impact of pedagogical practices.
Mathematics and Statistics faculty present at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators National Conference
February 16, 2024
Heather Barker and Emily Elrod presented their current research at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Conference held in Orlando, Florida on February 8-10th.
Emily Elrod elected as the next president of the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics
February 16, 2024
Emily Elrod, a lecturer in the mathematics and statistics department, was elected as president-elect for the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Data and Disney: Morgan Ferguson ’19 shares how data drives business
February 13, 2024
The event featuring Ferguson, a senior data scientist at Disney, is part of the Data Nexus Speaker Series.
Math variety show produced by Nancy Scherich adds up to good entertainment
January 24, 2024
The smash hit variety show about math was held at a San Francisco theater during the annual Joint Mathematics Meetings.
Elon research team models the COVID immune response, one equation at a time
January 10, 2024
Blending math, biology, computer science and engineering, four undergraduates and their mentor, Hwayeon Ryu, are developing a mathematical model in a three-year, $300,000 project funded by the National Science Foundation. In the process, they’re finding their future paths.
Data in Flight: Statistics practicum soars with LabCorp Aviation partnership
January 2, 2024
This semester, students from STS 4980: Statistics Practicum joined forces with LabCorp Aviation for a unique data analysis project.
Hwayeon Ryu publishes paper in Journal of Theoretical Biology
November 8, 2023
Hwayeon Ryu, assistant professor of mathematics, published a paper in Journal of Theoretical Biology on investigating stochastic behaviors in the macrophage differentiation process.