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Biophysics student wins NSF Graduate Fellowship
April 10, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Student, Top Stories
Wake Forest University senior Katrina Barth, a biophysics major from Raleigh, N.C., researching flexible and more effective neural implants, has received a graduate fellowship from the National Science Foundation.
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Want to help your partner stress less? Listen from the heart
February 6, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
When we feel supported, we feel less stress. But sometimes we think we are being supportive of a romantic partner and we’re not. Who hasn’t experienced the self-satisfaction of feeling like we’re ‘helping’ only to find we’ve only made the situation worse. Wake Forest University professor Jennifer Priem studies dating relationships and explores the connection between supportive conversations and physiological signs of stress reduction.
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Diabetes prevention goes digital
January 30, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
Wake Forest University has begun a digital diabetes prevention clinical trial that features a virtual interactive program that provides personalized guidance and weekly interactive lessons to encourage healthy habits. It is the largest-ever single-blind, randomized control trial of a digital diabetes prevention program (DDP).
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Scientists study mercury poisoning in Peruvian forest on pope’s itinerary
January 12, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Sustainability, Top Stories
Pope Francis’ visit to Peru on Jan. 15-22 takes him to the epicenter of the country’s informal and often illegal gold mining industry – the subject of groundbreaking environmental research by Wake Forest University scientists.
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Women can (and should) seek male mentors in the post-#MeToo workplace
January 3, 2018 | Faculty, Mentoring, Research, Top Stories
In the post-#MeToo workplace, women may feel reluctant or uncomfortable about initiating a mentoring relationship with a male colleague.
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Why the Y: Older adults need support for healthy weight loss in 2018
December 21, 2017 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
u’re trying to drop a few pounds in 2018, forget the fancy gym memberships and the home-delivered diets. Researchers at Wake Forest University say seniors whose New Year’s resolution is to lose weight succeed with a much cheaper and more accessible solution: classes at community fitness centers such as the YMCA.
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New Year’s resolution for older adults: Lose weight the right way
December 19, 2017 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
If shedding some of those extra pounds is your goal for the new year, are you sure you’re losing the right kind of weight?
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Can Wake Forest engineering students build a better city?
December 11, 2017 | Faculty, Research, Student, Top Stories
How does an engineer make a difference in the real world? By stepping out of the office and talking to the people affected by engineering challenges and their proposed solutions.
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Are we as good as we think? WFU professor says ‘no’ in new book
December 4, 2017 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
Outside of the comic book world, people aren’t superheroes or arch villains. So just how good are we as people? It turns out most of us are a messy blend of good and bad.
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Lose fat, preserve muscle: Weight training beats cardio for older adults
October 31, 2017 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
Weight training or cardio? For older adults trying to slim down, pumping iron might be the way to go. A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University suggests combining weight training with a low-calorie diet preserves much needed lean muscle mass that can be lost through aerobic workouts.
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