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Breaking Barriers: Lumen Scholar Deena Elrefai ’22 researches reproductive health of Latinx women in Alamance County
December 1, 2021
Public health and international & global studies double major Elrefa and with her mentor, Associate Professor Stephanie Baker, focus their Lumen Prize research on disparities among the Latinx community and reproductive health.

Planting Prosperity: Lumen Scholar Ashlyn Crain ’22 researches tree-based carbon-reduction strategies
November 12, 2021
Biology major Crain, along with mentor David Vandermast, associate professor of biology, are working on "Mitigating Carbon Emissions: Four Strategies for Sequestering Atmospheric CO2 in Trees" for their Lumen Prize research.

Elon faculty present at 2021 AAC&U Global Learning Conference
October 12, 2021
Three Elon faculty present on mentoring undergraduate research in global contexts at the AAC&U Global Learning Conference on October 7-9, 2021

Elon to host 16th annual SNCURCS event for undergraduate researchers on SATURDAY
October 1, 2021
Elon will host the undergraduate research symposium along with Catawba College and Livingstone College.

National Institutes of Health grant to support Higgins’ first-year college health study
September 21, 2021
The $388K grant will expand student research opportunities in exercise science, statistics programs.

Elon, WFU partner on research for modeling of COVID-19 dynamics
September 15, 2021
Four Elon and three Wake Forest University students had the initial collaboration weekend at Elon's campus to begin a year-long project on mathematical modeling of COVID-19 dynamics.

Ashlyn Crain ’22 focuses on marine life conservation and education during Edisto Beach internship
September 10, 2021
A Lumen Scholar and Goldwater Scholar, Crain spent the summer at Edisto Beach State Park in South Carolina researching loggerhead sea turtle nests.

Elon, N.C. A&T partner on joint undergraduate research experience in mathematical biology
August 10, 2021
Ten students worked with Elon and N.C. A&T State University faculty members this summer exploring topics in mathematical biology culminating in a day of presentations on Elon's campus.

Amy Overman, Qian Xu and Deandra Little publish eye-tracking study of syllabi
July 30, 2021
Three Elon colleagues collaborated on peer-reviewed investigation of whether syllabus format affects students' retention of course information.

Amy Overman and recent alumni present research at multiple conferences
July 29, 2021
Students from Overman's research lab gave virtual presentations at international scientific conferences.