Articles by Michael Abernethy
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Elon Performing Arts helps launch Amplify Black Voices theater festival
April 4, 2022
Elon is among eight colleges and universities in the Greater Greensboro Theater Consortium, which in April is staging four plays based on Black lives and experiences in the inaugural Amplify Black Voices Festival.
Elon Wind Ensemble performs joint concert with Western Alamance High School Symphonic Band
March 28, 2022
Director of Bands Jonathan Poquette worked with Western Alamance Director of Bands Michael Jefferson ’03 in teaching music to high school students.
In laser-powered research, Anna Sheinberg ’22 illuminates little-known molecule
March 23, 2022
Biochemistry major Anna Sheinberg '22 and her mentor, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Anthony Rizzuto, used laser spectroscopy to analyze aqueous carbonic acid, vital to maintaining pH levels in our blood. The pair also prepared a future collaboration between the University of California, Berkeley and Elon.
In master classes and rehearsals, Angela Brown makes musical performance sing
March 11, 2022
World-renowned soprano Angela Brown led master classes and one-on-one instruction with Elon's music, theater and arts administration students
Andrea Grimes Parker says smarter health apps reduce health inequity, strengthen families during Voices of Discovery lecture
March 10, 2022
Andrea Grimes Parker, founder and director of the Wellness Technology Research Lab at Northeastern University, presented a Voices of Discovery lecture Wednesday showing how mobile health apps incorporating family and social interaction are successful in promoting lifestyle changes and building community.
Miller ’99 to premiere ‘Prairie Songs and April Twilights’ with music faculty Monday, March 7
March 4, 2022
The song cycle based on the poetry of Willa Cather debuts at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, in Whitley Auditorium in a performance by Miller, Senior Lecturer in Music Polly Cornelius and Professor Emerita Victoria Fischer Faw.
Center for the Study of Religion, Culture & Society marks 10 years of creating connections
February 23, 2022
Faculty gathered Monday night to reflect on the center's origins and successes in creating space for interdisciplinary study involving religion.
Vicky Fischer Faw named Teacher of the Year by state, national music teaching associations
January 27, 2022
The N.C. Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association each honored Fischer with their Teacher of the Year awards.
At the deep end, underwater vehicles build first-year engineering skills
December 17, 2021
Students in EGR 1210: Grand Challenges in Engineering 1, built remotely operated vehicles and tested them in Beck Pool during finals.
With support from $300,000 grant, Elon’s Freedom Scholars to welcome area high school students in summer 2022
December 16, 2021
The year-long program will foster civic engagement, reflect on ideals of democracy and freedom, and increase college access for Alamance County high school seniors. It is funded by a $300,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation.