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Retired professor Ben Seelbinder dies

Professor Emeritus Ben M. Seelbinder, who taught mathematics from 1959 to 1989 and was director of Institutional Research, died on June 12 in Winston-Salem. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Salemtowne retirement community.

Categories: Community Impact

Internships offer valuable experience

A summer internship is pivotal to finding a permanent job, which is why Wake Forest is funding — with the Russell and Elfriede Hobbs Fund and the Chambers Family Fund for Entrepreneurship — 51 internships for students in entrepreneurial and nonprofit jobs.

Categories: Experiential Learning

Local students celebrate graduation

Fifth-graders from Ashley Elementary School celebrated their graduation in a ceremony at Wake Forest on June 9; Wake Forest partners with Ashley in the International Baccalaureate program and through the University’s Institute for Public Engagement.

Categories: Community Impact

Emotional rollercoaster

Contrary to popular belief, the ups and downs of romantic relationships have a greater effect on the mental health of young men than women, according to a new study by Professor of Sociology Robin Simon.

Categories: Research & Discovery

Research Park plans major expansion

The Piedmont Triad Research Park has reached an agreement with a Maryland developer for an $87 million project to rehabilitate two downtown buildings into research space for Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

Categories: Research & Discovery

Student musician sets his own path

Dario Calabro, who wants to become a solo saxophonist specializing in classical music, could have pursued his musical ambitions at a conservatory, but instead he is coming to Wake Forest on a Presidential Scholarship for Distinguished Achievement.

Categories: Arts & Culture

‘Transforming Race’

For his latest public-art project, Professor of Art David Finn has connected Wake Forest art students with high-school students to interpret their thoughts about race. On June 10, the works created by the students will debut at the Liberty Arts Center, 526 N. Liberty St., in Winston-Salem. The one-night show, “Transforming Race,” is from 6 to 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The show will then travel to local high schools before ending up at the Start Gallery in Reynolda Village.

Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning

Understanding the Middle East

Michaelle Browers has spent half her academic career in the Middle East. An associate professor in the political science department, she’s conducted research in Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Jordan and Morocco. She's fluent in Arabic, yet one of the first things she does when she prepares for a trip is to hire a language tutor. The language is complex, but so is her area of expertise. And language is the vehicle that led to two decades of study in the politics and culture of the Middle East.

Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements

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