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Blackhawk helicopters to land on Poteat Field, take students to Fort Bragg for training exercise

March 24, 2021  |   Student, Top Stories

On Thursday morning, March 25, ROTC students will take part in a training exercise on the University’s Poteat Field involving two UH60 Blackhawk helicopters.

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Wake Forest students to show off dance moves for cancer research

March 18, 2021  |   Events, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories

When Wake Forest senior Jack Rolle was 10, doctors discovered a malignant tumor on his pituitary gland. After it was removed, he endured more than a dozen rounds of chemotherapy and missed a year of school.

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Art for impact: Students purchase works for WFU to reflect the times

March 12, 2021  |   Arts & Culture, Student, Top Stories

In the pandemic year, the 2021 student art-buying trip doesn’t involve a plane. Instead, it has pivoted into a virtual art buying “experience.”

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WFU Hackathon to explore blockchain’s potential in tracking art objects

February 17, 2021  |   Arts & Culture, Student, Top Stories

In 2005, hundreds of earthenware pots and other pre-Columbian artifacts from ancient West Mexico became part of the collections of Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology. The pieces included 162 complete ceramic vessels, ceramic figurines, greenstone beads and necklaces, an obsidian spear and arrow points, knives and grinding stones.

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Welcome back Deacs: WFU students return for spring semester

January 27, 2021  |   Campus Life, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

With colder weather ahead, Wake Forest has created a new space called “Fireside on Manchester.” The Plaza is now home to temporary ‘outdoor living rooms’ with fire pits and safely-distanced Adirondack chairs.

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A timely assignment: Wake students complete COVID-19 class project

December 9, 2020  |   Faculty, Student, Top Stories

As the total number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. exceeds 15 million and cases surge to record levels in places around the world, understanding the pandemic and its ongoing impact remains critically important.

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Wake Forest senior Savarni Sanka named Rhodes Scholar

November 22, 2020  |   Admissions, Recognition, Scholars, Student, Top Stories

Wake Forest senior Savarni Sanka has been named a Rhodes Scholar. Sanka, who is from Raleigh, N.C., plans to pursue a masters in public policy and masters of science in refugee and forced migration studies.

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Wake Forest earns national recognition for global campus commitment

November 16, 2020  |   Community in Progress, International, Research, Student, Top Stories

Wake Forest has been recognized by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and Diversity Abroad for increasing access to global experiences for all students.

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Campus Kitchen to prepare 200 Thanksgiving meals during Turkeypalooza

November 12, 2020  |   Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories

Besides attending class, studying and writing papers, about 50 Wake Forest University students will spend time Nov. 15-19 baking turkeys and making stuffing and other trimmings as they prepare 200 Thanksgiving meals.

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WFU students provide STEM and art kits for elementary children

November 11, 2020  |   Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories

An effort led by Wake Academy has provided 500 STEM and art kits to two Winston-Salem elementary schools.

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