Midterm election results in North Carolina could significantly influence the state and shape the national political landscape, says John Dinan, a Wake Forest University professor of political science. Dinan explains what North Carolinians will see on the ballot, the importance of key candidate contests and the potential ripple effects on the state and federal levels.…
Categories: Experts
NASA has awarded Wake Forest University Assistant Professor of Physics Alejandro Cárdenas-Avendaño a two-year, $374,000 grant to advance data analysis capabilities for the anticipated launch of NASA’s Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) in 2035—the world’s first space-based gravitational wave observatory. Detecting and analyzing gravitational waves offers a new window into observing and understanding our universe.…
Categories: Research & Discovery
For two decades, Wake Forest students have had opportunities to work with faculty on mentored undergraduate research, scholarship and creative projects across all academic disciplines. From chemistry to engineering to biology to Spanish to math to theatre—more than 100 students had an opportunity to present at Wake Forest’s Undergraduate Research Day this year. Grants from…
Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Undergraduate research
Even before the era of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, Wake Forest University neuroscientist Wayne Pratt dedicated his research lab to better understanding how the brain regulates food motivation. Now, with GLP-1s a household name, his research has even greater and more immediate implications: We know that drugs like Ozempic, developed to treat diabetes because they…
Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
With the help of 2,407 runners and walkers, Hit the Bricks raised over $415,750 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund during this year’s Oct. 1 event. That beats last year’s record of 2,264 runners and walkers raising $360,000 for cancer research and patient services that the Piccolo Fund supports at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist’s…
Categories: Pro Humanitate
When Wake Forest hosts Stanford on Saturday, Oct. 3, thousands of fans will watch the Atlantic Coast Conference football clash. Here is a look at four off-the-field areas where Wake Forest and Stanford focus on collaboration instead of competition. Scientists at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine are working with Stanford University on groundbreaking research.…
Categories: Athletics, Research & Discovery
Scientists from across the Amazon have delivered to Pope Leo XIV a briefing on mercury pollution in the region—documents that include the findings from decades of research at the Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA), established in partnership with Wake Forest University’s Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability. “Today we were able to put more…
Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Research & Discovery
Public artist Dr. Chip Thomas, a 1979 Wake Forest graduate, has received a 2026 MacArthur Fellowship—popularly known as the “genius grant.” The prestigious award, presented annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, recognizes artists, scholars and visionaries for exceptional originality and dedication to their creative pursuits. Fellows receive an unrestricted $800,000 award…
Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition
Wake Forest University and Allegacy Financial have announced a continuation of their university-wide strategic partnership. The multi-year agreement builds on the landmark 2023 stadium naming-rights partnership and deepens collaboration across Wake Forest’s academic, student life, financial, and community operations. The comprehensive partnership evolves the relationship beyond a visible sponsorship into a transformative, long-term strategic collaboration.…
Categories: University Announcements
Student leaders at Wake Forest University have rallied the community to run laps around Hearn Plaza on Oct. 1 for Hit the Bricks, all to raise money for cancer research. Hit the Bricks logged records last year for participation and funds raised. The annual fundraiser supports cancer research in honor of Brian Piccolo. Piccolo, a…
Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Community Impact, Pro Humanitate