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Expert on human longevity to deliver Voices of Our Time address

February 29, 2016  |   Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, Speakers, Student, Top Stories

Voices of Our Time speaker to discuss the upper limits to human longevity and the pursuit of the scientific means to slow aging in people.

Media Advisory: WFU hosts NC Science Olympiad tournament

February 25, 2016  |   Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty, Media Advisory, Staff, Student

(WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., – Feb. 25, 2016) – Nearly 400 local middle and high school students will gather for the N.C. Science Olympiad tournament at Wake Forest University on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is the first year the regional competition […]

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Celebrating the ‘Year of the Monkey’

February 13, 2016  |   Community, International, Student, Top Stories

Wake Forest hosted a Chinese New Year Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 13, for Wake Foresters and the Winston-Salem community. The holiday is dedicated to honoring family and ancestors, as well as coming together as a family to feast.

Media Advisory: Truth, lies and politics panel

February 4, 2016  |   Community, Events, Faculty, Media Advisory, Speakers

What: A panel discussion on important topics including the impact of media in our democracy and citizens’ obligations to be informed about issues such as the human impact on climate change or the causes of economic inequality. Who: Moderated by Melissa Harris-Perry, Presidential Endowed Professor […]

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New moves transcend boundaries

January 13, 2016  |   Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Pro Humanitate, Research, Staff, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

From the Brookstown area to Innovation Quarter, Wake Forest is making a series of moves that aim to expand the University’s engagement with the surrounding community in addition to its geographic footprint.

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Relive #WFULovefeast

December 8, 2015  |   Alumni, Community, Events, Faculty, Staff, Student, Top Stories

Holiday decorations, music and the smell of sweet coffee filled Wait Chapel as more than 2,400 students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the University gathered to celebrate the 51st Annual Lovefeast. Relive the event through a photo story or through the social media […]

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Strong global ties affirm community

November 16, 2015  |   Campus Life, Community, International, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Staff, Student, Top Stories

A recent report ranks Wake Forest highly according to its percentage of students studying abroad, affirming the importance of a close-knit campus community at home and abroad in light of recent terror attacks in Paris.

Media Advisory: WFU Event Highlights International Climate Talks

November 11, 2015  |   Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty, Media Advisory, Speakers, Sustainability

The local community is invited to attend “Roadmap to Paris: Your Guide to the International Climate Talks” on Nov. 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Broyhill Auditorium, located in Farrell Hall. Wake Forest faculty experts Miles Silman, biology professor, law professor John Knox, and […]

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Wake Forest home to new Indonesian gamelan

October 23, 2015  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Faculty, Student, Top Stories

Thanks to music professor and expert gamelan player Elizabeth Clendinning, Wake Forest is the owner of a rare, custom designed, hand-carved, hand-painted gamelan commissioned by the University and made in Bali.

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Undergraduate Classes in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter

September 16, 2015  |   Community, Top Stories, University Announcement

Wake Forest University has confirmed plans to offer undergraduate academic programs in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, a division of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The University has leased space in a former R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company building adjacent to the planned home of the Wake Forest School of Medicine, to accommodate classrooms and laboratories for innovative undergraduate science programs.