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Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan holds a small edge in a bid to retain her seat this fall against challenger Thom Tillis, speaker of North Carolina's House of Representatives and one of the state's most powerful Republican leaders.

Honesty, integrity, responsibility and respect were emphasized in a Sept. 11, 2014, program for freshmen who heard from President Leo M. Lambert and other student leaders about the university's most cherished principles.

Prominent "foodie" and author Marion Nestle shared with her ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë audience Tuesday night a brief history of American agricultural policies while suggesting ways for students to be advocates for better federal oversight of food production and marketing.

President Leo M. Lambert joined directors from the Center for Access & Success on Tuesday to greet academically gifted and civically engaged scholarship recipients for whom an ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë education may otherwise have been financially impossible.

Professor Tom Arcaro writes for regional newspapers about the need for the United States to take a leadership role in the creation of a Palestinian state, which he argues will promote regional stability and make America more secure.

Pledges of any amount during the campaign, which runs until December, will enter donors in every-other-week drawings for Elon-only incentives such as gift cards, sideline passes to a football game and Phoenix Cash.

A new two-part "Phoenix Cup" contest sponsored by the Office of Sustainability gives students, faculty and staff an opportunity to win prizes by making team efforts to reduce their environmental impacts.

Professor Emeritus Paul Cheek faithfully served Elon for more than three decades and his likeness now greets visitors to the Department of Chemistry suite on the third floor of the university’s McMichael Science Center.

The acclaimed professor of nutrition and public health and author of both "Food Politics" and "What to Eat" visits ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë at 7:30 p.m. in McCrary Theatre as a guest of the Liberal Arts Forum.

A federal program of the Health Resources and Services Administration will provide full tuition and a stipend to four ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë graduate students planning to work in medically underserved regions across the United States.