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Beating bad bacteria
July 31, 2014 | Faculty, Mentoring, Personal and Career Development, Pro Humanitate, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Working Together
Sophomore Hannah Martin and Patricia Dos Santos, an associate professor of chemistry, are tackling the problem of how to target harmful bacteria while sparing beneficial bacteria that make it possible for humans to live healthy lives.
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Priceless opportunities: $400M and counting
July 14, 2014 | Admissions, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Will
Thanks to the largest fundraising year in University history, Wake Will: The Campaign for Wake Forest has raised more than $402 million of the $600 million Reynolda Campus goal, making it possible for students like Sarah Millsaps (’16) to say “yes” to Wake Forest.
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Research at the Forest
June 30, 2014 | Mentoring, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Science Highlights 2013-2014, Student, Sustainability, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
From improving the lives of people suffering from debilitating diseases to turning waves in the Reynolds gym pool into electricity, Wake Forest researchers raised the bar of scientific excellence yet again during the 2013-2014 academic year.
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Gold is the new green
June 23, 2014 | Personal and Career Development, Pro Humanitate, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
Wake Forest Chemist Amanda Jones is the recipient of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Career Award. Jones will use the $390,000 in award funding to study powerful and environmentally friendly gold catalysts for use in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Remembering Dr. Maya Angelou
June 2, 2014 | 2014 Highlights, Alumni, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Teacher-Scholar, University Announcement
A private memorial service for Dr. Maya Angelou will be livestreamed from Wait Chapel on June 7. Five of her former students reflect on their time together in the classroom and share the transformative lessons they learned.
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Charles Iacovou named Dean of Business
May 27, 2014 | Faculty, Recognition, Research, Scholars and Scientists, School of Business, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
Charles Iacovou will become the next Dean of the Wake Forest University School of Business, effective July 1.
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Meet the Class of 2014
May 14, 2014 | Admissions, Alumni, Campus Life, Commencement, Community, Faculty, Student, Sustainability, Teacher-Scholar, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Meet 14 graduates inspired by their experiences at Wake Forest to lead lives that matter.
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Disease-seeking molecules
April 29, 2014 | For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Students Taking the Lead, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Working Together
A new compound created by Wake Forest chemists could help scientists probe the secrets behind deadly forms of cancer, Alzheimer’s and heart disease. The research is featured in the current edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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Blue-footed boobies’ survival threatened
April 21, 2014 | 2014 Highlights: Research, Faculty, International, National, Online, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Blue-footed boobies are on the decline in the Galápagos. A new study shows a low-sardine diet could be the reason behind the 50 percent drop in population.
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Melissa Harris-Perry to join faculty
April 11, 2014 | Alumni, Campus Life, Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Humanities Highlights 2013-2014, International, National, Online, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Scholars and Scientists, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Valuing Diversity, Working Together
MSNBC television host, political thought leader and Wake Forest University alumna Melissa Harris-Perry (‘94) will return this summer to her alma mater as a chaired professor.
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