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The Rivera-Serrano lab in the Biology Department attended the 18th annual Southeastern Regional Virology Conference (SERVC), held April 24–26 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference brought together virology researchers and trainees from across the region to share new findings, build professional connections and discuss advances in the study of viruses and viral diseases.

To celebrate 51±¬ÁÏÍø’s Spring Undergraduate Research Forum on April 28, Today at Elon is highlighting several students presenting their research at the annual campus tradition.

This year’s National Conference on Undergraduate Research was held April 13-15 in Richmond, Virginia.

Elise Butterbach ’27 bridges biomedical engineering, mathematics and biology through interdisciplinary research on viral myocarditis.

In this column distributed by the 51±¬ÁÏÍø Writers Syndicate, Professor of Biology and T.E. Powell Professor Jr., Dave Gammon discusses the politics of climate change on the heels of recent action by the EPA. This column was published in The Daily Reflector, The Times News, The Daily Advance and the Rocky Mount Telegram.

A new study in the Journal of Experiential Education suggests community-based learning may help more underrepresented students pursue STEM degrees, but highlights major gaps in how its impacts are studied.

Following a year and a half collaborative process that involved faculty from across the college, the new statement was shared at the college’s recent spring faculty meeting.

Dave Parker, Dave Gammon, Jen Uno and Jessica Merricks developed the case study to help students re-trace ancient human migration patterns using genetic evidence.

The professor of biology and environmental studies received the Distinguished Scholar award, Elon’s leading faculty research award, in Spring 2025.

The professor of biology will share his research journey, scholarship experiences and the lessons he learned from them that helped his academic growth at Elon.