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Examining the Federal Reserve
March 8, 2011 | Events, Faculty, National, School of Business, Speakers, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
As the Federal Reserve System approaches its 100th anniversary, some of the nation’s leading economists who study the Fed converged on Wake Forest to debate the success, failures and relevancy of the central bank and its monetary and regulatory policies.
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Regenerative medicine breakthroughs
March 8, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories
Wake Forest’s work in regenerative medicine is in the news this week as the world’s first tissue-engineered urethras have been used successfully, a transplantable kidney is printed on TED Talks and new projects are underway at the regenerative medicine veterinary center.
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Weighing in on Supreme Court ruling
March 3, 2011 | Faculty, National, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
John Dinan, a political science professor, spoke with WFMY to discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling to protect a controversial church group under the First Amendment. Watch the video.
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‘The Oceans and Us’
February 24, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Speakers, Top Stories
Carl Safina, an international leader in science and policy regarding oceans, met with biology students Thursday and shared his thoughts on the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico and other key environmental issues in an evening lecture, “The Oceans and Us: Caught in the Same Net.” Read a Q&A with Dr. Safina.
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Angelou receives Medal of Freedom
February 14, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Recognition, Top Stories
Reynolds Professor of American Studies Maya Angelou received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday. Angelou, a world-renowned poet, author, actress and civil rights activist, joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1982.
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Team wins national championship
February 6, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, School of Business, Student, Top Stories
A team of four Schools of Business students took first place in the national round of the KPMG International Case Competition on Feb. 4 in New York, earning the honor to represent the United States in a global competition April 6-8 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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How to win an argument
February 3, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The Wake Forest debate team took the top prize at the U.S. Naval Academy tournament last weekend in Annapolis, Md. Ian Miller (’14) and Ken Bailey (’14) beat Cornell 2-1 in the final round.
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Marketing Summit kicks off
February 2, 2011 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, National, School of Business, Speakers, Top Stories
The Schools of Business will kick off the 21st Annual Marketing Summit on Feb. 3, a three-day, student-run event featuring a case study competition between eight MBA teams and six undergraduate teams for $103,000 in prizes. Marilyn Carlson Nelson will deliver the keynote address.
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MBA program ranked highly
January 31, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, International, National, Recognition, School of Business, Top Stories
The MBA program ranks 41st in the nation, up six spots from 2010, according to the Financial Times of London. Worldwide, the ranking climbed to 78th, and for employment at three months post-graduation, it ranked seventh, tied with Stanford and above Harvard.
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Professor to chat about State of Union
January 26, 2011 | Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
John Dinan, an associate professor of political science, will participate in a live chat today at 3 p.m. on Journalnow.com to discuss President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
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