Media advisory: High schoolers showcase STEM research at WF Leap
July 23, 2024 | Top Stories
This summer, 25 high school students from six Title I Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools are participating in the Wake Forest LEAP ( (Lab Experiences: Academics and Professions) program. Among them is Autumn Taylor, a 15-year-old rising junior at Glenn High School who loves building theater sets and dreams of becoming an architect or structural engineer. WF LEAP offers these students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on lab research experience while earning a paid internship. The goal is to increase the number of traditionally underrepresented youth and minorities in the STEM education pipeline.
WFU in the news: July 15-21, 2024
July 22, 2024 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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Disentangling media bias
July 17, 2024 | Top Stories
New research by Wake Forest economics professors Tommy Leung and Koleman Strumpf examines front-page editorial bias in The New York Times (NYT) and The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
WFU in the news: July 8-14, 2024
July 16, 2024 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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Beckman Foundation appoints President Wente to Board of Directors
July 9, 2024 | Top Stories
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation has appointed Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente to its Board of Directors.
WFU in the news: July 1-7, 2024
July 9, 2024 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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WFU in the news: June 24-30, 2024
July 2, 2024 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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High stakes: WFU expert previews first 2024 presidential debate
June 26, 2024 | Top Stories
Millions of Americans are expected to watch the first 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. In this Q&A, Wake Forest University associate teaching professor Nate French, an expert on political communication, explains how this first presidential debate differs from first debates in past elections and why the stakes are so high for both parties.
WFU in the news: June 10-23, 2024
June 26, 2024 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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Fish, the U.S. Supreme Court and the balance of power in the federal government
June 24, 2024 | Top Stories
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a case about commercial fishing and whether the federal government can compel the owners of commercial herring fishing vessels to pay for expert observers on their vessels. The case is about much more than fish.
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