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Professor discusses Chilean relief efforts

March 20, 2010

Political science professor Peter Siavelis, who has lived and conducted research in Chile, talks to WFDD about the aftermath of the major earthquake that hit the country in February.

Categories: Global Wake Forest

Smith hits game-winning shot at buzzer

March 19, 2010

Senior Ish Smith hit a jump shot with one second left, as Wake Forest came back from eight points down in overtime to defeat Texas, 81-80, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Deacons advance to face top-seeded Kentucky on Saturday at 8:15 p.m.

Categories: Athletics

Wake Forest to help lead major study about mobility disability in older adults

March 18, 2010

Researchers from the health and exercise science department and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have received a major grant from the National Institute on Aging to conduct a six-year study to prevent mobility disability in older adults.

Categories: Research & Discovery

March Madness: What the comments of winning — and losing — coaches tell you

March 17, 2010

John Llewellyn: Watch the games and then listen to how the coaches explain why they won or lost.

Whether their teams win or lose in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, one outcome is certain: coaches will follow predictable patterns in what they say after the game. John Llewellyn has studied those patterns for years and even has a name for it: coachtalk.

Categories: Athletics, Research & Discovery

A civil discussion: Wake Forest hosts argumentation conference

March 17, 2010

Argumentation is a tough word for many people. It sounds like a confrontation might be involved, but argumentation is actually the term for the rational analysis of discussion, or persuasion, explains Alessandra Beasley Von Burg, director of the Wake Forest University Argumentation Conference to be held on campus March 19-21.

Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest

Wake Forest to host WNIT game

March 16, 2010

The women’s basketball team will take on North Carolina A&T in the opening round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Gymnasium.

Categories: Athletics

Chemistry professor Bob Swofford dies

March 15, 2010

Professor of Chemistry Robert Swofford, who joined the faculty in 1993, died on March 12 in Winston-Salem. He was 62.

Categories: Research & Discovery

Deacons to face Texas in NCAA tourney

March 14, 2010

Wake Forest opens NCAA Tournament play on Thursday at approximately 9:35 p.m. against Texas in New Orleans.

Categories: Athletics

Researching short-term weight gain

March 11, 2010

Can you gain weight overnight, even when you’re exercising and eating right? Any weight gain you notice first thing in the morning is likely due to water retention, says Health and Exercise Science professor Gary Miller in Carolina Health and Fitness Magazine.

Categories: Research & Discovery

‘Following Your Dreams’

March 10, 2010

The third annual Reynolda Film Festival on March 24 - 27 will feature film screenings, a world premiere, a film competition, and talks by scriptwriters, animators and film-industry insiders.

Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, University Announcements

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Professor discusses Chilean relief efforts

Smith hits game-winning shot at buzzer

Wake Forest to help lead major study about mobility disability in older adults

March Madness: What the comments of winning — and losing — coaches tell you

A civil discussion: Wake Forest hosts argumentation conference

Wake Forest to host WNIT game

Chemistry professor Bob Swofford dies

Deacons to face Texas in NCAA tourney

Researching short-term weight gain

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