Wake Forest has launched a redesigned website, including the home page, news sites and Inside WFU, a community-focused site targeted to faculty and staff. The rollout also features a new content-management system.Categories: University Announcements
Mike Duke, the president and CEO of Wal-Mart, described his company's global growth strategy during the first presentation in the 2010-11 Leading Out Loud lecture series at the Schools of Business. Categories: Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
Wake Forest professor Mary Martin Niepold's social entrepreneurship stands out because of her age, writes the Raleigh News & Observer. In her late 60s, she's leading the Nyanya Project, which helps grandmothers raising AIDS orphans in Africa, while most of her peers are 35 and under.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery
The video game CellCraft, developed by a team of scientists, middle-schoolers and software developers based at Wake Forest, has been played more than 2.5 million times worldwide. Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Global Wake Forest
Two Wake Forest alumni — Amy Talley (pictured) and Melanie Huynh-Duc — have been named winners of this year’s Marcellus Waddill Excellence in Teaching Award.Categories: Alumni
Dean of Business Steve Reinemund, former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, appeared live on CNBC television as part of the coverage of the “Investing in America” town hall event with President Barrack Obama. Categories: University Announcements
Professor of English Claudia Kairoff and a research colleague have received a second major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to edit the works of the early 18th century British poet Anne Finch.Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery
The Teaching and Learning Center, under the direction of Catherine Ross, provides workshops and other resources designed to help Wake Forest faculty keep pace with students and the changing ways they learn.
Wake Forest is working to find alternative transportation solutions that are more environmentally sustainable, like car-sharing and shuttle services. Participation in the Zipcar program is rising, and fewer freshmen purchased parking permits this year.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning, University Announcements