Turning cardboard and 3D printed objects into foosball tables and kayaks
Inside a classroom at Wake Downtown, engineering students arrived early to put the finishing touches on their cardboard creations. They were preparing to demonstrate their projects during the Fall 2024 Cardboard Showcase. It’s part of the Engineering 111 class that provides students with an introduction to the field. “These students had half of a semester…Categories: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Mentorship, Personal & Career Development, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University has received a transformational $30 million gift to expand the University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and enhance access and opportunities for undergraduate students in the academic program. The anonymous gift is one of the most significant in the University’s history. The investment will enable Wake Forest to increase the number of experienced entrepreneurship…
On a Friday afternoon, more than 100 scientists, across several disciplines, gathered to share ideas and innovations around their common interest—materials research. About 30 Wake Forest students and faculty members presented posters on their diverse research successes in Benson University Center for the Center for Functional Materials Research Day. “One area of our research lab…
Wake Forest junior Christopher Dietrich has been presented with the Community Impact Student Award by NC Campus Engagement for his commitment and contribution to civic and community engagement. Dietrich was selected by Wake Forest University administration after careful consideration of the students who made a lasting impact on the Wake Forest campus. As a distinguished…
The Institute of International Education’s Open Doors 2024 report, published on November 18, showed that 83% of Wake Forest undergraduates received credit for study abroad in the 2022-23 academic year and summer of 2023, placing Wake Forest fourth on the list of leading doctoral universities. "Our students' remarkable participation in study abroad programs underscores their…