Public Health

How a student and a professor are partnering with a local neighborhood to help its community garden flourish

Watts-Thompson Professor of Public Health Cynthia Fair meets students where they are, embracing their authentic selves while guiding them toward their fullest potential with compassion and curiosity.

Hand-decorated postcards of support and affirmation sent to public health alumni

The Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society will coordinate the production of case study resources for Public Health and Health Sciences students.

The Lumen scholar and her mentor presented their research on perceptions of intimate partner violence perpetrators at the criminology conference

Faculty and students in the Department of Public Health presented research and connected with national leaders in the field at the 2025 American Public Health Association Conference in Washington, D.C., where public health major Emily Ecker ‘26 earned a prestigious award.

Sandra A. Darfour-Oduro, assistant professor of public health, attended the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo held in Washington, DC.

Students, faculty and staff represented Elon at the national Association for Recovery in Higher Education conference, highlighting the university’s holistic well-being model and expanded opportunities for leadership, recovery support and community connection.

This story is part of a series of features on the 2025-26 Year of Service Fellows, highlighting the work they are doing in the Alamance County community.

Elon University will host the next programs in a fall semester series that brings together history, dialogue, and community in the exploration of abolition as a framework for justice and community-building.