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
New ‘molecular trap’ cleans more radioactive waste from nuclear fuel rods
A new method for capturing radioactive waste from nuclear power plants is cheaper and more effective than current methods, a potential boon for the energy industry, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Coping with tragedy: Counselor offers strategies after Las Vegas shooting
In the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, Wake Forest Counseling Professor Samuel Gladding offers suggestions for how to cope with tragedy.
Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
WFU to host prayer walk on Oct. 4
Wake Forest University’s Office of the Chaplain will host "The Prayers of the People: Praying with Our Feet” in response to the mass shooting in Las Vegas, the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and other unsettling events happening around the world.
Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Porter Byrum makes final $70+ million gift to Wake Forest University
In a concluding act of extraordinary generosity that will make college more affordable and accessible for generations of students, Porter B. Byrum (JD ’42) has donated more than $70 million to Wake Forest University for scholarships.
Categories: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, Transformative Giving
WFU junior to attend world’s largest gathering of women technologists
Wake Forest junior Smiti Kaul, a double major in computer science and mathematics, has received the Grace Hopper Conference scholarship and will be attending the world’s largest gathering of women technologists.
WFU gathering national leaders to ‘Rethink Community’ Oct. 19-21
Wake Forest University is convening a group of national thought-leaders across the ideological spectrum to explore what it means to live in a society that is more diverse, polarized, global and virtual than ever before.
Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery
WFU expert explains special counsel Mueller’s speed and tactics
Katy Harriger, author of “The Special Prosecutor in American Politics,” says Congressional investigations are influencing the speed and aggressiveness of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Harriger is professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University.
Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
NSF grant supports biochemistry research and mentoring outreach
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $680,000 grant to Wake Forest University Associate Professor of Chemistry Patricia Dos Santos. In addition to funding research that helps scientists better understand life on earth, the grant also enables her to mentor students from other Triad-area colleges.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery
Smithsonian to display WFU research addressing global challenges
Wake Forest University has participated in a yearlong process with the Atlantic Coast Conference, partner ACC universities, and the Smithsonian Institution to create the first “ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival.”
Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery