Three WFU scholars awarded NSF grants for graduate studies
Seniors Ashley Peake and Malindi Whyte and chemistry doctoral candidate Scott Dawson have been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Categories: Awards & Recognition
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During the Winston-Salem City Council meeting on May 1, Wake Forest University’s debaters, coaches and staff received a resolution by the City of Winston-Salem for their historic national title wins this year. Mayor Allen Joines issued the honor on behalf of the City Council and Mayor Pro Tem D.D. Adams presented the large, framed resolution to the team.
Abdou Lachgar, professor of chemistry at Wake Forest University, has been selected as a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar for Namibia. Lachgar will conduct research and teach in the materials science department at the University of Namibia.
Wake Forest junior and Mullen/Carswell Scholar Shelby Horth has been named a 2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. She is one of 413 college students from across the U.S. to receive the award for the 2023-24 academic year
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Fifth graders at Cook Literacy Model School in Winston-Salem are preparing to bring their culinary best during the Kids Cooking Coalition Competition on Wednesday, April 26 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the school’s cafeteria Local celebrity chefs will judge the cook-off.
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Public Health AmeriCorps grew out of the immediate response to the pandemic. It’s a historic partnership between AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wake Forest University was selected to be part of the first wave of nationwide grantees. It’s one of two North Carolina-based higher education institutions in the inaugural cohort.
At Buluk, an ancient fossil site in remote northern Kenya, Wake Forest University paleoanthropologist Ellen Miller uncovered clues about the habitats of apes living there 16 million years ago.