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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

The library of the future

March 9, 2010

Instructional Design Librarian Lauren Pressley predicts what technology trends might transform library services and classroom learning.

Libraries aren't just for books anymore. Nationally recognized by the Library and Information Technology Association for her work in library technology, Instructional Design Librarian Lauren Pressley shares what's ahead for books and the virtual library at your fingertips.

Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery