A new study by health and exercise science professor Jeff Katula, economist Michael Lawlor and a team of Wake Forest researchers shows promise for effective lower-cost diabetes prevention programs. The results appear online in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine.

Wake Forest University students will host the 8th Annual Wake ‘N Shake dance marathon on Saturday, March 23 from noon to midnight in Reynolds Gym on the Reynolda Campus. More than 1,000 students are expected to participate in the twelve-hour marathon with a goal of raising $130,000 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. Wake N’ [...]

Melissa Rogers, who teaches in Wake Forest’s School of Divinity, has been named Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

Named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the University is one of 28 schools in North Carolina to be recognized for engaging its students, faculty and staff in meaningful service that achieves measurable results.

Melissa Rogers, who teaches in Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity, has been asked to lead the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Rogers has led the Center for Religion and Public Affairs at Wake Forest University School of Divinity since 2004.  The Center has promoted research, study and dialogue regarding the intersection of [...]

The Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology (MOA) will host MOA Turns 50! — a birthday party and family day on Saturday, March 23 from 12 to 4 p.m. The family-friendly event will celebrate MOA’s 50 years of exhibitions and education with a variety of performances, activities and crafts from cultures around the world including: – [...]

On Thursday, March 21, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Strata, — three musicians, three instruments, one unique sound — will be performing at Wake Forest University’s Brendle Recital Hall in the Scales Fine Arts Center. The performance is part of the University’s Secrest Artist Series. The program includes the world premiere of, A Book of [...]

Math professor Sarah Mason teaches sustainability by the numbers. In her first-year seminar — “Counting on Sustainable Energy: Does it Add Up?” — students gain a greater understanding of alternative energy and learn how to critically evaluate claims about the environmental impact of fuel sources. Read more about Mason and how she combines her love of math with her passion for sustainability.

Salem Funeral & Cremation Services, Richard Childress Racing, Samet Corporation, and Dampp-Chaser Corporation have been recognized by the Wake Forest University Family Business Center and Business North Carolina with the 2013 North Carolina Family Business of the Year awards. Award-winners will be recognized on Thursday, May 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Porter [...]

A sneak peek of “Always On,” a feature length documentary chronicling several months in the life of Michael Quinn, a Myrtle Beach police detective with an off-duty ambition to make it big as a standup comedian, will be screened on March 21 at 7 p.m. in Pugh Auditorium on Wake Forest University’s Reynolda Campus. Palmer [...]