Mighty Mealworms: Solution for food insecurity and pollution
Biology students at Wake Forest University are using mealworms to solve two global problems – food sustainability and plastic pollution. Biology students at Wake Forest University are using mealworms to solve two global problems – food sustainability and plastic pollution.Tiger moths use signals to warn bats: toxic not tasty
Field research of free-flying bats conducted in their natural habitats by a WFU biology graduate student shows tiger moths produce ultrasonic signals to warn bats that they don’t taste good. This behavior – called acoustic aposematism – was previously proven in biology professor Bill Conner's lab.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Center for Private Business is about taking care of business
Business leaders from across the state will celebrate the new Wake Forest University Center for Private Business (CPB) and highlight the impact of private business in North Carolina on May 19.
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
N.C. ‘Bathroom Bill’ lawsuit: WFU LGBTQ expert available
As an advocate on behalf of the LGBTQ community, Angela Mazaris can talk broadly about the bill’s impact on the people, economy and reputation of North Carolina. As an educator, she can also speak about its effects on students across the state.Categories: Experts, University Announcements
Nine Fulbrights named
When Alex Gibson took a first-year seminar, it inspired him to start an educational outreach program for prison inmates. After graduation, he will continue to combine teaching and service with a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia. He is among nine Wake Forest seniors and recent graduates awarded Fulbright grants for 2016-17. Categories: Experiential Learning
WFU Awards and Recognitions Briefs
The WFU Recognitions and Awards brief celebrates milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest University.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
LGBTQ Center Director available to comment on Justice Dept. / HB2
Wake Forest University LGBTQ Center Director Angela Mazaris is available to talk about the Justice Department's notice that federal officials view the HB2 as violating the Civil Rights Act.Categories: Experts, Inclusive Excellence
Politics professor available to comment on Justice Dept. / HB2
John Dinan, professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University and an expert on state law, can comment on the U.S. Department of Justice’s notice to North Carolina that House Bill 2 (HB2), the state law limiting protections to LGBTQ people, violates federal civil rights laws.Categories: Experts, Inclusive Excellence, Research & Discovery
Froggie went a courtin’ and waved goodbye to rival wooers
Most frogs use acoustic signals - or croaks - to communicate during mating season, but some species have also developed a wave, called a foot flag, as a signal to deter the competition. New Wake Forest research looks at the role testosterone plays in the evolutionary process of these signals.Categories: Research & Discovery
Wake Forest’s online newsroom gets a dynamic makeover
Today Wake Forest University introduced a new and improved online newsroom (news.wfu.edu) to deliver newsworthy content in a visually-compelling, mobile-responsive and easy-to-navigate design.Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements