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Alumni update their ‘bucket list’

Three years ago, The Washington Post reported on Wake Forest roommates Lee Briggs (’02) and Brent Thomas (’02), who made a “bucket list” of life goals, including biking across the country; an update from the Post.

Categories: Experiential Learning


Gielow receives national golf award

Brendan Gielow, who graduated in May, has received the Byron Nelson Award from the Golf Coaches Association of America, recognizing his academic record, character and integrity.

Categories: Athletics


Congress fails to grasp financial issues

Congress has largely ignored the underlying reasons for the financial crisis, writes professor Rob Bliss in US Banker. “The unwillingness to examine these broader causes means that lessons will be unlearned and another crisis more likely.”

Rewarding research: Student’s chemistry work helps advance solar-cell technology

Melissa Donaldson (’10) and chemistry professor Ronald Noftle worked together for three years on polymer research related to energy storage. The quest to develop technologies to replace coal and oil as energy sources is underway in many venues, including a laboratory at Wake Forest. Chemistry professor Ronald Noftle and his student lab assistants have been experimenting with new thiophene molecules and polymers, hoping to develop a thin, flexible, inexpensive and efficient method for storing energy.

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