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Roman Nelson plans to pursue a career in health research or health politics.

Student co-authors radiology study

Wake Forest senior Roman Nelson co-authored a study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center that was published in the Journal of American College of Radiology.

Yasmin Bendaas

Taking journalism overseas

A Wake Forest junior receives the school’s first grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Using multimedia, Yasmin Bendaas will document a vanishing tradition in Northern Algeria as a foreign correspondent. It’s a role journalists say is vanishing as well.

Linda Nielsen

Fathers & daughters: not a textbook case

When Mike Bevan’s father died suddenly last year, he dutifully stepped into a family leadership role. He also enrolled in “Fathers and Daughters,” the only known college class in the country devoted exclusively to dad-daughter relationships, to help his sister cope with their loss.

Jack Rejeski

More exercise can help older diabetics

Professor Jack Rejeski finds that weight loss and exercise for older adults with type 2 diabetes will help prevent them from becoming physically disabled. The research makes the case for patients to not rely solely on support and education.

Jawad Wahabzada

Where are you from?

“We all have our own stories to tell whether we’ve been U.S. citizens for our whole lives or we just moved here,” said professor Alessandra Beasley Von Burg. She is leading a project that asks one burning question: Where are you from?

Victor Pauca

Speaking up for people with disabilities

Victor Pauca is well known among the Wake Forest community. Now, thanks to the work of a young journalist, others around the country will soon learn of his inspiring story about finding his voice.

Sophomores Tiffany and Jessica Blackburn share laughs and the BioBook student workload.

Twins combine interest in science, art

Twins Jessica and Tiffany Blackburn are playing an integral role in the ongoing development of BioBook, an interactive biology e-textbook. The e-book is teaching the sophomore biology majors much more than science, it has also enhanced their writing and drawing skills.

Junior Drew Thies reads in Wake Forest's Worrell House in London.

Beauty has a dark side

Professor Eric Wilson’s latest book, “Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck,” is receiving national attention for his poignant portrayal of people’s inherent fascination with morbid curiosities. From rubbernecking on the highway to watching a horror film, Wilson believes there’s something nourishing in the darkness.

students on ipad

One iPad is better than none

Senior elementary education major Nancy Davidson has learned that even one iPad can make a huge difference in the classroom. The results of her experience are consistent with new research by Assistant Professor of Education Kristin Redington Bennett.

football helmet

Research with an impact

This week’s announcement by Virginia Tech and Wake Forest researchers is generating serious discussions about the future of football in America. The two schools released the first study that measures head impacts among youth football players.