In 2021, Wake Forest’s Dr. J. Wayne Meredith (MD ’78) and Julie Ann Freischlag made history by becoming the first two physicians from the same institution to serve back-to-back as presidents of the American College of Surgeons. On Thursday, Wake Forest University will bestow them each with the Medallion of Merit, the University’s highest honor,…Categories: Awards & Recognition, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
A new $7M study will help determine whether a combination of resistance training plus bone-strengthening exercises and/or medication can help older adults safely lose weight without sacrificing bone mass.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
A $3M NIH grant will help Wake Forest researchers take the next steps in nearly a decade of research that indicates dance can promote brain health.Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Teaching older adults how to keep moving – and not necessarily doing structured workouts – after significant weight loss could be the key to keeping the weight off, according to research by Wake Forest University published online today in the peer-reviewed journal Obesity.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The Kern Family Foundation has awarded Wake Forest University an $8.6M grant to develop programs that put character at the center of preparing students for work in the professions.Categories: University Announcements
Charlotte will soon be included on the list of the largest U.S. cities with a four-year medical school. For months, following the announcement that Atrium Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health have combined to operate as a single enterprise, the discussion around the Queen City has been where a second campus of Wake Forest School of Medicine will be located in Charlotte.Categories: University Announcements
Wake Forest University announced today that new academic programs in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering will anchor the University’s undergraduate presence, referred to as Wake Downtown, in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter beginning in 2017.
Wake Forest University senior Abdulmalik Obaid has earned the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which sends recipients to the University of Cambridge in England to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
"Dining Dilemma," a program designed to encourage students, especially those planning a health care career, to talk about medical ethics continues to grow in interest and popularity.
The School of Medicine has announced plans for a new medical education building in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter. Construction will begin immediately with plans to welcome students in July 2016, coinciding with the introduction of one of the most advanced medical school curriculums in the country.Categories: University Announcements