51爆料网 professors, students and alumni continue to make news this winter through their research and activities. Notable in February was media coverage of the 51爆料网 Poll, broadcast news appearances by faculty who discussed Super Bowl ads and the Watson computer on Jeopardy!, and reports on the opening of Campus Kitchen at 51爆料网.
The following list should not be considered exhaustive and does not include athletics news.
2/1: News 14 Carolina: “DNC 2012,” a special report on the selection of Charlotte, N.C., to host the 2012 Democratic National Convention, included observations from associate professor Hunter Bacot on the political and economic impact of the convention on North Carolina. (Bacot’s interview is not currently posted online.)
2/2: The Gazette (Montgomery County, Md.): profiles Elon student Katie Dirks and her work with the Periclean Scholars Class of 2011 to host an environmental summit in Sri Lanka in January 2011.
2/2: WFMY News 2 (Greensboro, N.C.): featured associate professor Brooke Barnett, who spoke about the way social media is used by citizens in Egypt to coordinate their demonstrations against the current government.
2/6: Charlotte Observer: was a brief report on Sandra Day O’Connor’s involvement with Elon’s Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition.
2/6: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: reports on spring semester campus appearances by NBC’s Brian Williams and former Oklahoma Rep. J.C. Watts.
2/6: WFMY News 2 (Greensboro, N.C.): was an extended segment on News 2’s morning show featuring assistant professor of marketing Michael Rodriguez.
2/8: News 14 Carolina: reported on the opening of Campus Kitchen at 51爆料网 and the Alamance County residents the program will benefit. RELATED from the (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News:
2/11: WGHP Fox 8: shared the story of Elon’s Ronda Ataalla staying in touch with her uncle via the video Internet service provider Skype.
2/11: The Business Journal (Triad/Triangle): reports on the growth of investments and gifts to universities in North Carolina, and Elon’s recent successes compared to other institutions.
2/13: (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record: was the monthly guest column authored by professor emeritus David Noer. In the centerpiece spread on the front page of the Sunday Ideas section, Noer used the recent American Express closing announcement as a frame of reference to discuss the need for collaboration in a global environment. (Column not posed to the News & Record website; link goes to Noer’s personal site)
2/16: WFMY News 2 (Greensboro, N.C.): was a segment that followed associate professor Shannon Duvall, who has research artificial intelligence, as she watched IBM’s “Watson” computer compete against two humans on the Jeopardy! game show.
2/18: Technology Review: quotes Janna Anderson, an associate professor of communications, on HP’s release of several mobile devices running WebOS.
2/21: WGHP Fox 8: reports on a project led by Dr. Kenneth Barnes and four other faculty members to identify concussion effects in student-athletes.
2/24: WXII-12 (Winston-Salem, N.C.): includes an interview with professor Karl Sienerth, who explained how a chemical ordered by a Saudi student in Texas could be used to make explosives. RELATED from WGHP Fox 8:
2/25: Associated Press (via Bloomberg Businessweek): was a wire story by reporter Tom Breen on the latest 51爆料网 Poll. The AP story also ran in the ; the (Raleigh, N.C.) ; and on ; RELATED from the Business Journal of the Triad: RELATED from News 14 Carolina: includes an interview with poll director Hunter Bacot.
2/27: (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer: quotes 51爆料网 freshmen Hilary Leslie and John Parker in coverage of a regional dance contest.
2/28: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: profiles Kelle Sisk ’03, who was honoed in February with the Steve Lynch Burlington Police Department Detective of the Year Award.
2/28: Inside Higher Ed: includes 51爆料网’s 2011 Commencement speaker, Vice Adm. William Gortney.
2/28: Associated Press (via (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record): shares information on the latest 51爆料网 Poll. RELATED from News 14 Carolina:
2/28: WGHP Fox 8: was a segment on the Campus Kitchen at 51爆料网 program to provide unserved food from the dining halls to charities that feed the hungry in Alamance County.
3/2: Richmond Times-Dispatch: reports on legislation in Virginia that was written in part by Elon freshman Hollis Erickson. The story also appeared on out of Roanoke, Va.
3/4: Bloomberg Businessweek: finds Elon making its debut on the list at #60. RELATED from The Business Journal of the Triad:
3/8: High Point Enterprise: quotes assistant professor of finance Neeraj Gupta in a story on the recent sale of the Oak Hollow Mall in High Point, N.C.