Center for Functional Materials Research Day celebrates innovation and collaboration
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…Categories: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Experts, Mentorship, Personal & Career Development, Research & Discovery
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…
Wake Forest University students will cook nearly 700 meals this week for those in need in Forsyth County. TurkeyPalooza will take place Sunday, Nov. 17 - Saturday, Nov. 23. The annual tradition brings the campus together to prepare a Thanksgiving feast from scratch and deliver the meals to local nonprofits that serve individuals and families.…
By looking at the tiniest virus-infected microbes in the ocean, researchers are gaining new insights about the marine food web that may help improve future climate change predictions. The new study, co-authored by Wake Forest Assistant Professor of Biology Sheri Floge, brings together viral ecologists, chemists and physicists to find out more about marine microbes…
Seven-year-old playwright and actress Gracie shined as she starred in her story, “Queen Cinderella and the Rainbow Magic.” The 15-minute play was performed before a packed audience in Wake Forest’s Ring Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 9. When Make-A-Wish reached out to area theater companies for help in granting the little girl’s wish to write and…
Wake Forest University has launched the Center for Literacy Education to explore how literacy education can strengthen individuals and communities through teaching, research, creative activities and programming. In today’s world, literacy means more than the ability to read and write. “Literacy affects all aspects of how we live and learn,” said Alan Brown, director of…
With polls showing a tight presidential race that could come down to outcomes in North Carolina and several other swing states, Politics Professor John Dinan provides insights about what may happen following election day. Dinan, whose research focuses on state politics, is currently teaching a course called “Parties, Voters and Elections.” He is a leading…
For more than two decades, Professor and Burchfield Presidential Chair of Political Economy Koleman Strumpf has studied political betting and its long history in U.S. politics. He is available to provide commentary on why political betting is a more reliable method for predicting election outcomes than polling and how political prediction markets work. Strump is…
Wake Forest University School of Divinity has received a $6.6 million gift from the Griffin Family Trust, the largest individual donation in the school’s history. The historic gift marks the second major contribution from the Griffin family, bringing their total support to the school to approximately $10 million. The two major donations come during the…