Character is best built by community: That much has become clear in the three years since the founding of Wake Forest University’s Educating Character Initiative (ECI), which has served as a foundation for a movement toward character development in higher education across the country. Now, new funding will help the ECI build on that foundation…Categories: Leadership & Character
Biologist Josh Currie explains what he has learned about limb regeneration in axolotls so far and how it might apply to humans in the future.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest has selected Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV) as an exclusive beverage supplier. The new 10-year pouring rights agreement with PBV represents an inclusive approach to providing University-wide collaborative opportunities to corporate partners. The contract expands Wake Forest’s longstanding relationship with Pepsi beyond Athletics into a comprehensive collaboration serving Reynolda Campus, Wake Downtown and The…Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, University Announcements
With Federal Reserve communications, it seems intuitive that clearer, more precise information is always better—especially when dealing with money. But Wake Forest University economists Aeimit Lakdawala and Jinyoung Seo, together with Myungkyu Shim of Yonsei University, show that this is not always the case. The team’s new working paper, “On the Optimal Precision of Central…Categories: Research & Discovery
The OpenAI breach of Hugging Face’s digital library amplifies a growing concern among cybersecurity researchers: The fast-moving software development process isn’t thinking about security early—or broadly—enough. “A vulnerability in code, configuration or infrastructure may already pose a risk, but AI agents can amplify its impact by autonomously exploring systems and attempting attacks at a scale…Categories: Experts
Wake Forest University’s Educating Character Initiative (ECI) will extend its impact on character education across the country by offering a new round of grants in 2027 for U.S higher education institutions with support from a nearly $44 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The grant will also enable ECI to award additional grants in 2026…Categories: Leadership & Character
As movie-goers watch Matt Damon fight his way home in Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey," the biggest question isn't how Nolan pulled off the massive cinematic scale, secured the $250 million budget, or created the mythical monsters—it’s why a 2,700-year-old poem still commands this kind of attention. According to Wake Forest University Classics professor Michael Sloan,…Categories: Experts
In a world where deepfakes, misinformation and AI-driven cheating are commonplace, it is getting harder to be honest. Christian B. Miller, A.C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University, explains why honesty is losing ground and why it matters. “Failures of honesty are encouraged and incentivized in new and powerful ways,” writes Miller in…Categories: Experts
For six weeks every summer, mornings at Wake Forest University’s Carswell Hall resonate with singing, cheers and reading aloud as dozens of Forsyth County students start their day at Freedom School. They call the daily morning meetings Harambee, a Swahili word that means “come together.” At this gathering, this year’s group of 60 Freedom School…Categories: Community Impact, Pro Humanitate
The new Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program offers broader, more affordable access to weight loss drugs to address the growing obesity crisis. But there’s a catch when it comes to bone health. The rapid, substantial weight loss from GLP-1 use can amplify the loss of bone and muscle that occurs when older adults lose weight, said…Categories: Experts