Imagine putting a bandage on a wound. As your wound heals, the bandage is white, but if it becomes infected, the bandage alerts you by turning deep blue. Infrared light then heats the wound, killing off bacteria and turning the bandage white again once the infection is gone. This type of technology may be possible…Categories: Research & Discovery
Watching his kindergartener play on a school playground, Alan Brown, director of the Wake Forest Center for Literacy Education, found the theme for this year’s Visiting Scholars Speaker Series. “I was thinking a lot about a conversation that had been happening here and across the country around what should or should not be the use…Categories: Experts, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
In December 2023, the Peruvian Andes were hit by a severe drought followed by a wave of nighttime freezing temperatures. The "cold shock" didn’t just wither crops and cause widespread hunger; it reached deep into the homes of the families who live there. “We knew that households in the highlands of Peru faced loss of…Categories: Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University will host TEDxWakeForestU on Sunday, March 22, at 2 p.m. in Wait Chapel. TEDx events aim to bring the spirit of TED to local communities to share a TED-like experience. "Playing with Fire," an independent student-organized event licensed by TED, is free and open to the public. Registration is requested, and a…Categories: Happening at Wake
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” is an American horror film set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta. The film stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as twin brothers Smoke and Stack, who return to their hometown in the Jim Crow South to escape their violent past as Chicago mob enforcers and establish a new life by…Categories: Arts & Culture, Experts
The success of Ryan Coogler’s "Sinners" isn't just a win for the box office; it’s a radical act of resistance against the current "streaming-first" Hollywood model. Media Studies Professor Phillip Cunningham is available to provide analysis on the groundbreaking business mechanics behind the film. He notes that Coogler’s deal with Warner Bros.—which allows him to regain ownership…Categories: Arts & Culture, Experts
When Steve Messier started researching how to best treat pain caused by knee osteoarthritis, there was no cure for the debilitating condition. More than 30 years later, that’s still the case—so the biomechanics expert and professor of Health and Exercise Science at Wake Forest University wants to prevent it. Through a series of clinical studies,…Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation and the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University are forming a partnership to promote leadership and character development through youth golf programs around the world and to support student-athletes at Wake Forest. The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Leadership and Character Development Program at Wake Forest University,…Categories: Leadership & Character
Wake Forest senior Eli Leadham has been named to the 2026-27 class of Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships. Leadham is one of 150 scholars, representing 40 countries and 83 universities worldwide, who will begin a fully funded, one-year master’s degree program in global affairs at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, in…Categories: Awards & Recognition
Construction on a new pedestrian pathway connecting Faculty Drive to The Grounds will begin in early March. In partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the development and construction teams behind The Grounds will re-engineer the intersection at University Parkway and North Cherry Street. The goal is to simplify a complex roadway and slow…Categories: University Announcements