WFU in the news: Aug. 12-18, 2024
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Selected news clips courtesy of the Wake Forest News & Communications teamWFU physicists, physiologists and physicians developing promising technology to prevent ‘device thrombosis’
A promising technology developed by Wake Forest University researchers and designed to address a common problem in treating critically ill patients with kidney issues has received a grant from NCBiotech.Categories: Research & Discovery
WFU in the news: Aug. 5-11, 2024
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WFU in the news: July 29-Aug. 4, 2024
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Wake Forest’s Educating Character Initiative announces $15.6M in grants to 29 institutions
Thanks to the support of Lilly Endowment Inc. and Wake Forest University, the Educating Character Initiative (ECI) has awarded $15.6 million in Institutional Impact Grants to 24 projects among 29 colleges and universities seeking to undertake a substantial and sustained effort to educate character in undergraduate populations across their institutions.Categories: Leadership & Character, University Announcements
Teens from Title I schools dive into STEM with WFU program
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. The program pairs each student with a Wake Forest professor and a co-mentor, who guide them through the foundations of their discipline and research. Over six weeks, from June 17 to July 26, students work on individual projects ranging from cancer cell responses to water treatment technology to improving muscle mass for older adults. Categories: Community Impact
Wake Forest’s Educating Character Initiative to grant an additional $10M to support character education across the U.S.
Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character will grant an additional $10 million to further help colleges and universities nationwide develop their own character education programs and initiatives.Categories: University Announcements
WFU in the news: July 22-28, 2004
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WFU and NC Black Rep collaboration ‘Finding Holy Ground’ to spark community conversation
JuCoby Johnson’s play, “Heritage,” and Eljon Wardally’s play, “I Am… a Shepherdess,” will premiere at The International Black Theatre Festival this week. The plays encourage community conversations on race, justice and religion in the U.S. Categories: Community Impact
Media advisory: High schoolers showcase STEM research at WF Leap
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.Categories: University Announcements