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North Carolina residents are divided on the way President Barack Obama is handling his job as president, but more than half the state disapproves of how Bev Perdue is fulfilling her duties governor, according to the latest ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë Poll.

Ever wonder what the devil’s eye view is on religion, politics, evil, Disney? Jeffrey C. Pugh, the Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of Religious Studies, on Thursday night will read from his latest book - Devil's Ink: Blog from the Basement Office - to address these and other concerns that perplex and mystify humans in the present age as part of the ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë Distinguished Scholar Award Lecture.

A husband-and-wife research team discussed with an ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë audience Wednesday night their work on a type of education reform that shows promise for elementary school students who need more help with reading and math concepts than is typically offered in the traditional classroom.

Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus and Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist Dave Barry will headline ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë’s two Convocation ceremonies during the 2011-2012 academic year.

A wellness program for local fourth and fifth graders concluded Tuesday at the Koury Athletic Center when two dozen boys learned about physical fitness and setting goals from their ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë mentors. And if Elon junior Brett Brawerman has his way, the CHAMPS program – short for “Coaching Health and Mentoring Positive Students” – will be something colleges elsewhere can replicate.

ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë senior Drew Gardner travels to Washington, D.C., this week to share with lawmakers his research on concussions in student-athletes during the annual Posters on the Hill event sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research.

Though the United States faces daunting challenges, from a massive national debt to misunderstandings between people of different faiths to partisan gridlock, five distinguished panelists who visited ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë on April 7 for the annual Convocation for Honors program said today’s students have the potential to restore their nation’s global reputation for innovation, education and religious freedoms.

Twenty-four photographs from around the globe are on display throughout Belk Library as a gift to ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë from North Carolina photographer John T. Giancotti.

Paul J. Geis, assistant director for affiliations and exchanges in the Isabella Cannon International Centre, participated in the inaugural Fulbright Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar in India this spring for international education administrators from the United States.