Application deadline nears
As the Jan. 1 deadline approaches, are you looking for advice on your application? Admissions Director Martha Allman offers her top ten most frequently asked admissions questions. Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid
As the Jan. 1 deadline approaches, are you looking for advice on your application? Admissions Director Martha Allman offers her top ten most frequently asked admissions questions. App helps conquer speech disability
To help his son, Victor, and others with disabilities, professor Paul Pauca and some of his students created an application for the iPhone and iPad that turns their touch screens into communications tools.Categories: Research & Discovery
Happy Holidays 2010
From President Nathan O. Hatch: "One of the highlights of my year has been a number of opportunities to hear from our students, alumni, parents, faculty and staff about why they love Wake Forest... . As we enjoy the holiday season, I wanted to share some of those wonderful stories with you."Categories: University Announcements
Video games and realism
More than 60 percent of parents say video games have no effect on their children. Not true, says Marina Krcmar, associate professor of communication. As games get more and more realistic, research shows the positive and negative effects on children increase.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Community reach
Wake Forest has been recognized by the North Carolina Theatre Conference with the 2010 College/University Award, which recognizes efforts to spread the word about the opportunities in higher education for high school students interested in theatre. Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, University Announcements
First-semester review
Celia Quillian, a first-year student from Atlanta, looks back on her first semester and what she learned over the past four months. She is is a Presidential Scholar in theatre.Categories: Arts & Culture, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning
Quantity versus quality
According to research on branding and consumer behavior, today's bargains may mean fewer choices and reduced quality tomorrow. Associate Professor of Business Sheri Bridges says good marketing does not rely on sales.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The fate of health-care reform
School of Law Professor Mark Hall, who is one of the nation’s leading scholars in health-care law and policy, was quoted about the health-care reform law this week in the New York Times, Washington Post and other national sources.Categories: University Announcements
Global service
Thanks to senior Kate Masetta and the Global Brigades program, 11 Wake Forest students have been in Honduras for a week to introduce the new Wake Forest Medical Brigade and Microfinance Brigade to service work there.Keeping off that holiday weight
Just because most holiday celebrations feature food, that doesn’t mean you have to gain weight. If you plan ahead, you can fill your week with extra little bursts of exercise and cut back your calories here and there to help maintain your weight through the holidays.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements