Geoff Smith, the president of Roush Fenway Racing, addressed the Sports Management Club to share his personal story and offer advice to students interested in pursuing sports management careers.Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Endangered Carolina Northern flying squirrels have a better chance of survival in the Appalachian Mountains, thanks to research by Professor of Biology Peter Weigl. Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest will host a community forum to explain the benefits of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program to local students and their parents on Dec. 15. The program offers a rigorous comprehensive curriculum, placing an emphasis on global awareness and community service.Categories: Community Impact, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
About 30 faculty and staff members and others will be showing their creative side and offering handmade jewelry, crafts, handbags, pottery, and crocheted and knitted items for sale at the annual Artisans’ Fair on Friday. It is open to the community.Categories: Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Following a tradition started by a student in 1965, more than 2,000 people gathered for the annual Christmas Lovefeast and Candlelight Service in Wait Chapel Sunday night. Chaplain Tim Auman led the service, which featured a message by Gail R. O’Day, dean of the School of Divinity.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
By 2015, plastic flexible electronics is estimated to be a $30 billion market, according to Oana Jurchescu, assistant professor of physics. Jurchescu and her undergraduate students are working together on the development of these technologies in her lab.
Orthopaedic researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have been awarded a $2.24 million four-year grant from the U. S. Department of Defense (DOD) to study the use of keratin gel in the regeneration of damaged peripheral nerves, those in the hands, arms and feet.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Z. Smith Reynolds Library provides much more than just coffee and study space in an effort to cut down on the stress level of students during exams. Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning
Jason Benetti, a third-year law student, hasn't let cerebral palsy derail his dream of being a sports announcer. Vision problems cause him to see the field separately in each eye, but he's overcome that to win praise for his work.Categories: Athletics, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Members of the Wake Forest community started the holiday season with ceremonies to light up the Quad, including a 12-foot Frasier Fir in the front of Reynolda Hall, and light a menorah on Manchester Plaza.Categories: Happening at Wake