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Ever wonder how common earthworms grow back when cut in half? It’s a puzzle whose pieces are today the focus of research by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior Amelia Helms, the second student to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on the inaugural class of Lumen Scholars.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior Danny Bell and junior Charley Costa won top honors this weekend in the 2009 Eller Ethics Case Competition, a prestigious national contest hosted by the University of Arizona and featuring many of the top-ranked undergraduate business schools in North America.

Every room in the Koury Business Center was filled over Fall Break weekend for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s 3rd annual Carolina Classic Mock Trial Tournament featuring 24 undergraduate teams from 16 universities, including Duke University, the University of North Carolina, Furman University and two-time national champion University of Virginia.

3.5-4.5 1740-1969 These are the two numbers that narrow down three years of high school classes and help present your academic background. About 50 percent of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s applicants fall within this range. You’re unique, more than a number, and we want to know that – but how do you convey it in an application?

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has been named one of five recipients of the Washington Center’s inaugural Higher Education Civic Engagement Award, a new honor given by the national nonprofit organization in recognition of a commitment to service-learning and civic engagement on campus.

Acclaimed Broadway songwriter Craig Carnelia spent two days on campus last week offering master classes for top ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students in the performing arts programs.

Randy Gyllenhaal, a senior broadcast major, spoke live Sept. 8 with FOX News co-anchor Trace Gallagher about the reaction college students are having to the reemergence of the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as the "swine flu," as the fall semester begins.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is one of 25 colleges and universities highlighted in the 2010 edition of the Newsweek-Kaplan college guide. This is ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's second appearance in the guide; in 2006 Newsweek-Kaplan named ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ the nation's "hottest college" for engaged learning.

A diverse audience of nearly 200 parents and students gathered in McKinnon Hall on Saturday to listen to a panel discussion about why students and parents should consider ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ as their university of choice and to ask questions on “GAME DAY."