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Women are less likely to be rewarded for innovations in the workplace
October 16, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
Organizations are eager to find innovative workers because of their ability to see opportunities for improvement in areas that might otherwise go overlooked. But research shows that if these innovative employees are women, they are less likely to be rewarded for their innovations than if they are men.
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‘Hit the Bricks’ relay race raises money for cancer research
October 2, 2018 | Events, Pro Humanitate, Research, Student, Top Stories
Hundreds of Wake Forest students, faculty and staff will run laps around Hearn Plaza on Thursday, Oct. 4, for ‘Hit the Bricks.’ The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
September 28, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty, Mentoring, Recognition, Research, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
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Salem Hall renovation synergizes research and collaboration
September 19, 2018 | Admissions, Philanthropy, Research, Top Stories, Wake Will
Chemists study the ways in which substances interact, combine and change. Wake Forest’s newly renovated Salem Hall is the perfect place for those activities to happen both in the lab and among faculty and students.
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Father-daughter expert: Steve Jobs’ daughter’s new book offers lessons on forgiveness
August 28, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
In her biting new memoir Small Fry, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, daughter of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, paints a portrait of her father that is far from flattering. Brennan-Jobs’ forgiveness of her father’s flaws and reportedly cruel behavior, leaves some perplexed – but not Linda Nielsen, a nationally renowned expert on father-daughter relationships.
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Bone loss still likely in dieting seniors, despite strength training
August 8, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
Community exercise programs that incorporated resistance or aerobic training were unable to prevent bone loss associated with active weight loss of older, obese adults who were cutting calories, according to a new study by Wake Forest University health and exercise science professor Kristen Beavers.
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When it comes to weight loss in overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, more is better
June 18, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
The investigators’ latest findings, which are published in Arthritis Care & Research, reveal that a 20% or more weight loss has the added benefit of continued improvement in physical health-related quality of life and a 25% reduction in pain and improvement in function compared to 10-19.9% weight loss.
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Self-driving cars: WFU engineering students kick the tires on safety and ethics
May 2, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Student, Top Stories
The future of self-driving cars seemed all but inevitable until a fatal crash in Arizona last month prompted tech companies, automakers and lawmakers to pump the brakes.
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Bats go quiet during fall mating season
May 2, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
Giving someone the “silent treatment” during courtship might not be the best strategy for romance. But, new research shows hoary bats fly with little or no echolocation at all as a possible mating-related behavior.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
April 20, 2018 | Faculty, Recognition, Research, Staff, Student, Top Stories
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
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