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Teaching middle-schoolers to love cell science

May 11, 2010  |   Graduate School, Humanities, Research, Student

If the nation’s ability to remain an economic power rests in the hands of today’s middle-school students, then the future looks bright.

A new tool developed at Wake Forest — a video game called CellCraft — will be featured May 12 at the White House in the inaugural celebration of National Lab Day.

Professor Pat Roberts retires after teaching students the importance of words

May 10, 2010  |   Faculty, School of Law

Despite numerous run-ins with cars over the years, Pat Roberts still has a passion for running and cycling. Now that she’s retired from the School of Law, she may be trading her road bike for a mountain bike and heading to the wilds of Southern Utah to explore the sandstone and red-rock desert where her daughter gives guided mountain bike tours.

Professor Tom Roberts retires after finding a home at Wake Forest for three decades

May 10, 2010  |   Faculty, School of Law

Tom Roberts served in the Peace Corps in Ecuador years ago, and he’s spent time in the Amazon jungle. But even though he’s retiring this spring after 33 years teaching in the School of Law, he isn’t planning any exotic trips, for awhile at least.

Professor Larry West shared his passion for German with students for four decades

May 10, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Faculty

Boys being boys, they’ll dare each other on a whim to do wild and crazy stuff. Which explains why Larry West has enjoyed a long and venerable career as a college German professor.

That career, spent almost entirely at Wake Forest, drew to a close this spring with his retirement from the Department of German and Russian. Behind him, the 68-year-old West leaves a redoubtable legacy as a teacher, scholar and study-abroad administrator, along with a cadre of devoted colleagues and former students who have been inspired by his dedication and regaled by his wit.

New program recognizes outstanding senior projects

May 9, 2010  |   Community, Student, Wake Forest College

Three seniors were recognized recently for their research projects during the Z. Smith Reynolds Library’s first Senior Showcase. The Senior Showcase honored students who were recommended by their faculty advisors for completing outstanding research projects. The three students recognized during this year’s Senior Showcase were:

Theatre students teach local children

May 7, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Community

Wake Forest theatre students have been regularly visiting an elementary school in Winston-Salem this year to use theatre to help the students learn about whatever the subject at hand is — fractions, Martin Luther King Jr., St. Patrick’s Day or polygons.

Fourteen seniors named Wake Forest Fellows

May 6, 2010  |   Provost, Student, Wake Forest College

Fourteen seniors will remain at Wake Forest following graduation as Wake Forest Fellows, working in the President’s Office, Information Systems, University Advancement and in other offices.

Each fellow will be a full-time University employee for a year. In addition to working in a particular department, the fellows will participate in leadership activities and interact with top administrators and faculty to learn about higher-education administration.

Senior starts program to help Dominican children attend school

May 5, 2010  |   International, Student, Wake Forest College

Laura George cannot erase the memory of small children clinging to a fence outside a school in the Dominican Republic, desperately hoping for a glimpse of the lessons going on inside. George, a senior studio art major from Hilton Head, S.C., was on a church mission trip when she noticed the children.

A passion for parks: History’s Emily Wakild receives NEH grant to study Mexican national parks

May 4, 2010  |   Humanities, International, Research, Sustainability

History professor Emily Wakild is passionate about Mexican parks.

She has spent more than a decade researching and writing about the legacy of the Mexican Revolution in the early- to late-1900s, a period in which government planners created a system of national parks to achieve both social goals and environmental conservation.

Bzdelik settles in at Wake Forest

May 4, 2010  |   Athletics

Since he was named men’s basketball coach last month, Jeff Bzdelik has hit the ground running: retaining the five-man incoming recruiting class, meeting the returning players and retaining assistant coaches Rusty LaRue and Jeff Battle.