Undergraduate Economics Research is published in Issues in Political Economy

In the latest Issues in Political Economy publication (Volume 35 Issue 1 – https://www.elon.edu/u/academics/business/ipe/about-the-journal/journal-issues/volume-35/), Demi-Lee Carlisle’s research is featured with six other undergraduate research papers written by students from elite universities in the U.S. and Japan. Carlisle’s econometric analysis, “The Cost of Loadshedding on the South African Economy,”  provides an estimate of monetary losses to the South African economy from […]

High School Intern Launches Public Planetarium Show on NASA’s New Roman Space Telescope

This summer, Jacob Hammer, a junior in Fargo Public Schools, completed an internship with Sara Schultz at the Minnesota State Moorhead Planetarium, culminating in the creation and presentation of a public planetarium show about NASA’s newly launched Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Throughout the internship, Hammer immersed himself in the science behind one of NASA’s most anticipated space missions while […]

Library offers trial access to APA Style Manual

If you use APA citations, check out our trial access to the online APA Style Manual. This database includes the APA Publication Manual 7th edition, as well as writing and citing lessons, and guidance from the APA Style blog. The trial will run through July 9th. If you are interested in this resource, share your feedback.  Thanks.  Links: APA Style […]

Students explore solutions to address vaccine hesitancy during SPARQ Competition

The SPARQ (Synthesizing Proposals for Ambitious Research Questions) competition is a program that charges students to think about potential solutions to challenging scientific research questions. Participating students must delve into primary literature to understand the scope of the question, then devise a hypothesis and means to address the question. Students were required to submit a brief written proposal and present […]

Students impress Aldevron during SPARQ Competition

The SPARQ (Synthesizing Proposals for Ambitious Research Questions) competition is a program that charges students to think about potential solutions to challenging scientific research questions. Participating students must delve into primary literature to understand the scope of the question, then devise a hypothesis and means to address the question. Students were required to submit a brief written proposal and present […]