WFU to honor veterans with ceremonies
Wake Forest University will honor veterans in the week leading up to Veterans Day with several ceremonies and events.Categories: Happening at Wake
Wake Forest University will honor veterans in the week leading up to Veterans Day with several ceremonies and events.Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to speak at Wake Forest
Muhammad Yunus, an economist who won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for founding the global microfinance movement, will discuss his life’s work and his vision for “A World of Zero Poverty” at Wake Forest University on Dec. 6.Categories: Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
WFU experts to lead discussion on ACA and health insurance
Wake Forest University's Center for Bioethics, Health & Society is sponsoring a panel discussion on the Affordable Care Act and the importance of health insurance in communities.Categories: Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
History professor to testify on Capitol Hill about antisemitism
Wake Forest University Professor Barry Trachtenberg, a nationally recognized expert in Jewish history, will testify before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary next week.Categories: Research & Discovery
WFU awards and recognitions briefs
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
WFU students to teach ‘kitchen chemistry’ to kids at Kaleideum North
Lemon volcanoes, floating marshmallows and dancing popcorn – these are just some of the treats awaiting children who visiting Kaleideum North on Friday, Nov. 3.Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery
Changes and uncertainty in ACA likely to impact enrollment
Today is the first day health insurance exchanges begin enrollment through the Affordable Care Act's Healthcare.gov. Wake Forest University health economics expert Christina Marsh Dalton says the shorter enrollment time, the reduction in advertising budget from $100M to 10M and the increased premiums are likely to impact enrollment.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Democracy in the age of Trump and Putin
Author and journalist Masha Gessen will speak at Wake Forest University on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. in Porter Byrum Welcome Center.Categories: Happening at Wake
Lose fat, preserve muscle: Weight training beats cardio for older adults
Weight training or cardio? For older adults trying to slim down, pumping iron might be the way to go. A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University suggests combining weight training with a low-calorie diet preserves much needed lean muscle mass that can be lost through aerobic workouts.Categories: Research & Discovery
Undergraduate Research Day 2017 showcases student creativity
Hundreds of students, faculty, staff and family members stopped by the Z. Smith Reynolds Library atrium on Oct. 27 to explore Undergraduate Research Day, a hallmark event at Wake Forest University.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements