Rogers now finds joy in giving back
Former basketball star Rodney Rogers, who was paralyzed in an accident in 2008, has started a foundation to raise money to help people facing similar medical hardships.
Categories: Athletics
Building international communication
The annual Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute, held for the fifth year at Wake Forest, is designed to teach teenagers about different countries, and about the shared principles and challenges they face, said Allan Louden, professor of communication and director of the program.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
Deacon seniors look ahead to season
With the start of the 2010 football season just six weeks away, seniors Russell Nenon and Josh Adams talk about the Wake Forest offense in the post-Riley Skinner era, at the annual ACC Football Kickoff event.
Categories: Athletics
Promising research breakthrough
A new technique developed by several Wake Forest physics professors could slash years off the time it takes to develop drugs, bringing vital new treatments to patients much more quickly.Categories: Research & Discovery
Camp teaches children all sports, and to be good sports
The All Sports Camp, held on campus every summer for the last 50 years, teaches children about all sports, and to be good sports, under the guidance of director Max Floyd.Categories: Athletics, Community Impact
Cherokee youth explore law careers
Twenty high school students from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians had the opportunity to explore careers in law during the College Careers and Technology program hosted by the School of Law.
Categories: University Announcements
The Character Project
aBecause understanding character lies at the heart of human identity, philosophers, psychologists and theologians have long wrestled with how to define good character and how to improve character.
Wake Forest professors Christian Miller (philosophy), William F. Fleeson (psychology) and Michael R. Furr (psychology) have been awarded a $3.67 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for The Character Project, an exploration of the nature of character.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
First Fulbright Specialist scholar
Chair and Professor of Counseling Samuel T. Gladding shared his expertise of family counseling with educators and students in Turkey during a month-long stay there this summer as the University’s first Fulbright Specialist scholar.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Sophomore golfer wins SunTrust Open
Rising sophomore Evan Beck of Virginia Beach, Va., finished a remarkable 20-under par and outlasted a host of professionals to win the 2010 SunTrust State Open of Virginia this weekend.
Categories: Athletics
‘5th Quarter’ premieres at Film Festival
“The 5th Quarter,” a new movie about former football star Jon Abbate and Wake Forest’s surprising run to the ACC football championship in 2006 and a bid to the Orange Bowl, had its world premier at the Long Island International Film Expo.
Categories: Arts & Culture