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Categories: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Mother of Brian Piccolo dies
Irene Piccolo, the mother of Wake Forest legend Brian Piccolo, has died. Brian Piccolo's battle with cancer was immortalized in the 1971 movie "Brian's Song." That same year, Wake Forest students established the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive, which has raised more than $1 million for cancer research.Learning: No longer a textbook case
Switching from rigid, linear textbooks to technology such as iPads alone won’t boost student performance – so a team of researchers at Wake Forest has turned the classroom upside down, allowing students to tailor each course to their own learning style.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Tips for building a business
The Schools of Business Family Business Center and Business North Carolina magazine presented the N.C. Family Business of the Year Awards. Honorees include Prentiss Baker III (’65), Russ Stephenson (’60), Philip Kelley Sr. (MBA ’77, P ’11) and Roger Vaughn (’74).Categories: Alumni, University Announcements
Chasing away the exam blues
Kites, balloons, food and decorations. Sounds like a party, and, in a sense, it is — Wake the Library is a semiannual tradition that heralds the start of exam-week frenzy.Painting in the Louvre
Imagine standing in the footprints of Mary Cassatt and Paul Cézanne, copying the masters in the Musée du Louvre to improve your artistic talents. Junior Amanda Bowers doesn’t have to imagine. She has been living the experience. Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Preparing for severe weather
In light of recent tornadoes across the South, the University encourages students, staff and faculty to review information on the Wake Alert website relating to tornadoes and other types of severe weather.Categories: Community Impact, University Announcements
Ten seniors named WF Fellows
Ten seniors have been named Wake Forest Fellows and will work in the President’s Office, Information Systems, University Advancement and in other offices for the next year.Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Inspiring exercise in seniors
A research study by Wake Forest health and exercise science professors led to the development of a national award-winning exercise program to help seniors increase lower body strength at a local retirement community.Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Living the American Dream
“’The American Dream’ is the belief that, in the United States of America, hard work will lead to a better life, financial security, and home ownership,” said Margaret Supplee Smith, Harold W. Tribble Professor of Art, who teaches a first-year seminar on the topic.