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German National Team Selects Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University and The Graylyn Estate as Host Site for FIFA World Cup 2026™

The German Men’s National Team has selected Winston-Salem as its home base for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, choosing Wake Forest University and The Graylyn Estate as its official training site and team headquarters – bringing one of the world’s premier soccer programs to the Triad and placing Winston-Salem on an international stage. As part…

Categories: Community Impact, University Announcements

Tropical trees are fighting an uphill battle with climate change. And they’re losing.

When William Farfan-Rios hikes through the remote forests of the Peruvian Amazon and Andes, he’s doing much more than feeding his appreciation for the natural world. He’s trying to identify the trees that can survive a warming climate—and, ultimately, save one of the world’s largest carbon sinks from collapse. As a biodiversity fellow in forest…

Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery

Multi-agent AI could change everything – if researchers can figure out the risks

You might have seen headlines sounding the alarm about the safety of an emerging technology called agentic AI. That’s where Sarra Alqahtani comes in. An associate professor of computer science at Wake Forest University, she studies the safety of AI agents through the new field of multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL). Alqahtani received a National Science…

Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery

Groundbreaking ceremony held for Wake Forest office building at The Grounds

Wake Forest University celebrated the groundbreaking today for an office building at The Grounds that will house 400 University staff when it is completed in 2027. “This place will be a hub of great energy, excitement and collaborative work,” said Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jackie Travisano.   A lunchtime celebration was held at…

Categories: Community Impact

Pro Humanitate & Winning Championships: Wake Forest celebrates historic $20 Million Gift from Bob McCreary, launches the McCreary Triple Double Challenge

Wake Forest University today announced a transformational $20 million gift from longtime benefactor and football alum Bob McCreary (’61), one of the most generous philanthropic leaders in Demon Deacon history. This landmark investment further elevates Wake Forest Football’s competitive trajectory and reinforces the extraordinary momentum established in head coach Jake Dickert’s first season. McCreary’s new…

Categories: Transformative Giving

The shepherd of Robinhood Road

On a cold December morning in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, activist, artist and filmmaker Joel Tauber walked with Rebecca and Sarah, guiding them with a firm grip as they dashed across Robinhood Road during morning rush hour. People honked their horns and waved as they drove by, drawn by the unusual sight of two sheep on…

Categories: Arts & Culture, Environment & Sustainability

Female Galápagos seabirds have flings, and males seem OK with it

Perched on a plastic chair overlooking a colony of Nazca boobies in the Galápagos Islands, researcher David Anderson carefully studied the seabirds. Anderson, a research professor and professor of biology emeritus at Wake Forest University, was shocked to discover that female Nazca boobies had hundreds of conspicuous sexual liaisons with multiple males. And, their promiscuity…

Categories: Research & Discovery

Public health volunteer Reagan Smith earns 2025 Community Impact Student Award

Volunteering while studying at Wake Forest University has changed senior Reagan Smith’s life, given her a greater sense of purpose—and earned her a Community Impact Student Award from North Carolina Campus Engagement (NCCE). Every year, the award goes to a student at each participating NCCE member school. The organization is a statewide network of colleges…

Categories: Pro Humanitate

When students belong, they’re more likely to earn a degree

Students are more likely to attain their degree when they report a stronger sense of belonging in their first year of college, according to a new study by Wake Forest University psychology professor Shannon Brady.  A one-point increase on a five-point belonging scale corresponded to a 3.4 percentage-point bump in the likelihood that a student…

Categories: Research & Discovery

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