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The Philanthropy Journal featured the innovative preceptor program of the Elon University School of Law in a Dec. 23 story. Reporter Todd Cohen described the ways that practicing attorneys are sharing their wisdom with Elon Law students.

Technology Review, a publication of MIT, quotes Janna Anderson, associate professor of communications, in a Feb. 18, 2011, article on cloud computing.

Michael Rodriguez, assistant professor of marketing in the Love School of Business, was interviewed on WFMY News 2's Good Morning Show in a segment about Super Bowl ads. Rodriguez talked to WFMY's Tracey McCain about what makes a memorable Super Bowl ad and how companies can use the airtime to build brand awareness. Watch Rodriguez's interview here.

Elon University professors, students and alumni continue to make news this winter through their research and activities. Notable in January were regional media appearances by faculty who discussed American Express layoffs, President Barack Obama's State of the Union address and the Challenger anniversary, as well as student involvement with an environmental summit in Sri Lanka and the annual Polar Bear Plunge on campus.

Associate professor Tony Crider, chair of the Department of Physics at Elon University with a Ph.D. in space physics and astronomy from Rice University, is available Jan. 28, 2011, to speak with reporters by phone for anyone seeking a university professor to comment on NASA’s Challenger disaster 25 years today.

Elon University professors, students and alumni made regional and national news in recent weeks through their research and activities, both on and off campus. Notable in December and early January was media coverage of the Elon University School of Law's Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic and the announcement by university leaders of a decision to locate the new physician assistant program on main campus.

Elon University professors, students and alumni made regional and national news in recent weeks through their research and activities, both on and off campus. Notable in November was coverage of the Elon University Poll, guest columns by university employees and mentions of faculty scholarship and student projects on blogs hosted by the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Interviews conducted in December 2010 for Project Pericles media training purposes.

A special report by the Chronicle of Higher Education on graduation rates at 1,400 four-year colleges and universities highlights Elon's improving rates at a time when many other schools are experiencing declining numbers. In this study, Elon ranked #16 out of more than 300 private master's-level universities, the top school in the Southeast in this category.

Elon University professors, students and alumni made regional and national news in recent weeks through their research and activities, both on and off campus. Notable this fall was coverage of the Elon University Poll, the Elon University Forest, and a new book on breast cancer recurrence by associate professor Barbara Gordon. The following list should not be considered exhaustive and does not include athletics news.