Media Advisory Archive

Media Advisory: WFU Expert: Clinton/Sanders Democratic Debate

February 3, 2016  |   Media Advisory

When Bernie Sanders debates Hillary Clinton on Thursday night, will it matter? David Coates, Worrell Professor of Anglo-American Studies at Wake Forest University, says probably not “unless someone makes a gaffe.”

Media Advisory: WFU Students Travel to Iowa Caucuses to Work with Presidential Campaigns

February 1, 2016  |   Media Advisory

Wake the Vote kicks off year of civic learning and democratic engagement

Media Advisory: WFU Super Bowl Experts Available

January 28, 2016  |   Media Advisory

Wake Forest University has experts available to discuss economics, advertising and “coach talk” in advance of Super Bowl 50. Who wins, who loses?: “When a local team does well, like the Carolina Panthers has done this season, there are certain types of businesses that […]

Media Advisory: ‘Maya Angelou and Still I Rise’ Documentary to Premier at Sundance Film Festival

January 22, 2016  |   Media Advisory

A new documentary on poet, actress, author and civil rights leader Maya Angelou, ‘Maya Angelou and Still I Rise,’ will premier at Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 26.

News

Old Gold & Black turns 100

January 15, 2016  |   Campus Life, Faculty, Media Advisory, Recognition, Student, Top Stories

Wake Forest University’s award-winning student newspaper, the Old Gold & Black (OGB), is celebrating 100 years of publication. A “critical complement to journalism education,” it has been the training ground for some of the country’s most esteemed journalists.

Media Advisory: WFU expert: ‘David Bowie was a lifeline’ for LGBTQ community

January 11, 2016  |   Media Advisory

Wake Forest University LGBTQ Center Director Angela Mazaris is available to talk about David Bowie’s powerful impact on a generation of LGBTQ identified people. She said: “For a generation of queer and genderqueer youth, and really, for kids everywhere who were just ‘different,’ David […]

Media Advisory: Election 2016 WFU Experts

December 16, 2015  |   Media Advisory

From voter ID laws to debates to Latino voters, Wake Forest University faculty experts are available to comment on a variety of election-related topics in the months leading up to Nov. 8, 2016. Will young voters turn out in 2016? Will North Carolina’s earlier primaries […]

Media Advisory: Inmar establishes computer science scholarships at WFU

December 9, 2015  |   Admissions, Faculty, Media Advisory, Student

Wake Forest University is the recipient of new academic scholarships funded by Inmar, Inc. to attract and develop future students interested in a computer science major. Inmar Technology Scholarships will be awarded to exceptional graduate and undergraduate students who have a strong interest in majoring in […]

Media Advisory: Holiday story ideas from Wake Forest University

December 9, 2015  |   Media Advisory

Focus on gratitude, not presents —The good news about children and the holidays? “Kids aren’t as materialistic as many think, so parents should understand that many kids naturally see the value of saving money and thinking more about others rather than getting the next big […]

Media Advisory: 4 tips for surviving holiday food temptations

December 8, 2015  |   Faculty, Media Advisory

Health psychologist Shannon Mihalko, an associate professor in the Health and Exercise Department at Wake Forest University, offers some easy tips to help get through the holiday season of temptations. She is involved in a number of clinical trials examining both social cognitive and behavioral […]