The undergraduate and graduate students in Comm 370 spent the spring semester pondering a bioethics case study surrounding organ transplants and patient selection while also enhancing their communications skills by learning how to perform the material as a radio play.

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.

On this 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, students analyze films and read stories to learn how this event continues to shape America’s national identity.

Professor Steve Nickles recently taught a course for the School of Law. Only Nickles and his students weren’t actually in the school. The course was taught in a virtual environment. Last spring, Wake Forest became the only university in the world with a site-wide license for WebEx from Cisco, making this level of interaction possible.

Wake Forest’s “Great Teachers” class gives students the opportunity to learn from the best by planning and executing visits from four leading communications researchers.

The producer and director of photography on the Oscar-nominated documentary “Hoop Dreams” adds his expertise to the Documentary Film Program — teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses.

Professor of Church History Bill J. Leonard is the first James and Marilyn Dunn Chair of Baptist Studies at the School of Divinity. The chair positions the School as a leader in the ongoing conversation about the future of ministry in Baptist churches.

Even before President Obama addressed Congress on Thursday, students at Wake Forest were planning his speech, or at least what they thought he should say. Read about Professor Allan Louden’s class and see video from News 14.

Biology professor William E. Conner has been named the first David and Lelia Farr Professor of Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship. The $2 million endowed chair recognizes Conner’s work in encouraging student start-ups.

“Electronics everywhere” is the trend of the future, says physics professor Oana Jurchescu. And new research into organic semiconductors means artificial skin, smart bandages and wearable electronics are one step closer.