When anthropologist Ellen Miller discovered a fossil for a new species with large, signature lips, it gave her great “satisfaction” to name the creature after Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger.

In honor of the events of 9/11, students at Wake Forest University have planned a Day of Remembrance and Service. Sponsored by the Pro Humanitate Institute, the Day of Remembrance and Service will bring together several student organizations through service activities to commemorate those lost. Students will gather on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 10 […]

U.S. News and World Report’s 2015 Best Colleges guide ranked Wake Forest University 27th among 280 national universities. Wake Forest has been ranked in the top 30 in the national universities category for 19 consecutive years. The University has been ranked in the top 25 five times. Last year, Wake Forest was in a five-way tie for […]

U.S. News and World Report’s 2015 Best Colleges guide ranked the University 27th among 280 national universities. Wake Forest has been ranked in the top 30 in the national universities category for 19 consecutive years and has been ranked in the top 25 five times.

Today’s campus-wide introduction of “Thrive,” the University’s comprehensive approach to wellbeing, features fun activities to get people thinking and talking about serious topics such as financial planning, work satisfaction, intellectual engagement, emotional health and spirituality.

Wake Forest University will host Winston-Salem’s Grammy Award-winning producer 9th Wonder and North Carolina-based Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Kenneth Price on Friday, Sept. 12, for three events, which are free and open to the public. •  Kenneth Price’s Independent Filmmaking Lecture: Kenneth Price, a Raleigh, N.C. native, will discuss the challenges and rewards of independent documentary filmmaking based on the […]

Wake Forest University has named Malika Roman Isler (’99) as its first Director of Wellbeing. A doctoral level-trained health scientist, Roman Isler is currently a research administrator and faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She will begin her new role on Oct. 1 with more than 10 years of experience […]

The School of Divinity’s convocation address was given by the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, which was the inaugural event of the Mac Bryan Prophetic Preaching Series that honors the late George McLeod “Mac” Bryan, Sr., who was a professor of religion for 37 years.

A solution to reverse Amazon rainforest deforestation is being explored by Wake Forest researchers by creating a new and more effective version of biochar made from native bamboos. Biochar is a kind of fertilizer made by smoldering agricultural plant waste in a specially designed, zero-oxygen kiln.

On Sept. 5, Wake Forest University will demonstrate its commitment to transforming its approach to wellbeing for the entire campus community and also showcase enhancements to sports performance facilities for student-athletes. A campus-wide kick-off for the University’s comprehensive approach to wellbeing, called Thrive, will feature dozens of fun and thought-provoking activities designed to inform and inspire […]