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Physics student wins award
June 29, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, International, Recognition, Research, Student, Top Stories
Yuan Li, a physics graduate student who conducts research at Wake Forest’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, has been awarded the “Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Chinese Students Study Abroad” by the China Scholarship Council.
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Economic benefits of grad schools
June 2, 2011 | Faculty, Graduate School, Top Stories
Lorna G. Moore, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and president of the North Carolina Council of Graduate Schools, helped organize North Carolina’s first Graduate Education Day.
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Team wins ‘Student Emmy’ for documentary
April 8, 2011 | Arts & Culture, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, National, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Student, Top Stories
How do you take a small story and make it big? Two documentary film students started with a story about a man breaking the law by handing out peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to homeless people, and created the award-winning film, “Civil Indigent.”
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Physics professor named KITP Scholar
January 31, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Recognition, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Assistant Professor of Physics Timo Thonhauser is one of only eight scholars nationwide to be named a KITP Scholar for 2011–2013. The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics is the preeminent international center for advancing theory in science and is directed by Nobel laureate David Gross.
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Running research
November 30, 2010 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Research, Scholars and Scientists, School of Medicine, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Up to 65 percent of runners sustain an overuse injury each year. Wake Forest researchers, funded by a $600,000 grant from the U. S. Army, plan to find out why.
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Bioethics Center names first director
November 12, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Top Stories, University Announcement, Wake Forest College
Ana Smith Iltis has been named the director of the new Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, which will address some of the most relevant issues at the heart of biotechnology, medical research and health care.
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Being true to yourself
October 11, 2010 | Faculty, Graduate School, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Top Stories
“Authenticity” or not changing your personality to fit different situations is valued in Western culture. But, in a new study, psychologist William Fleeson found “being true to yourself” often means acting counter to your personality.
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Wake Forest to receive $10 million gift
October 7, 2010 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Top Stories, University Announcement
Mike and Mary Farrell, parents of Michael Edward Farrell, a 2010 Wake Forest graduate, have pledged to give $10 million to Wake Forest toward the construction of a new building for the Schools of Business.
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A good cell
September 27, 2010 | Community, Graduate School, Humanities, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Top Stories
The video game CellCraft, developed by a team of scientists, middle-schoolers and software developers based at Wake Forest, has been played more than 2.5 million times worldwide.
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Building a stronger classroom
September 22, 2010 | Faculty, Graduate School, Staff, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College, Working Together
The Teaching and Learning Center, under the direction of Catherine Ross, provides workshops and other resources designed to help Wake Forest faculty keep pace with students and the changing ways they learn.
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