March 2010 Faculty Focus
Categories: Research & Discovery
StArt Gallery showcases student art
Since it opened last year, the StArt Gallery in Reynolda Village has become a center for students to showcase — and perhaps even sell — their paintings, prints, sculpture and photography.
Categories: Arts & Culture
Medical school study looks at fat, sleep
Not getting enough sleep may lead to more problems than just a lack of energy. It also could lead to an increase in fat accumulating around vital organs, according to a study by researchers at the School of Medicine.
Categories: Research & Discovery
Professor waits to hear from Chile
Professor Peter Siavelis, who used to live in Chile, is waiting to hear if former colleagues there are safe after a massive earthquake hit the country on Saturday. The University is not aware of any faculty or students who were in the country at the time of the earthquake.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery
A ‘life-changing’ experience: How students can make the most out of studying abroad
Whether in Venice or Vietnam, Steve Duke, director of the Center for International Studies, advises students to go beyond being tourists to interact in significant ways with those who live in the country they are visiting. Making cultural connections is what makes study abroad the most meaningful, he says.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest
An environmental threat: Biologist makes the case for banning mountaintop mining
Selenium pollution from mountaintop coal mining is causing permanent damage to the environment and poses serious health risks, Dennis Lemly, a research professor of biology, told U.S. Senators in a briefing in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 23.
Categories: Research & Discovery
Graduates make impact at local IB school
Teachers Jenna Lohwasser (’09 ) and Amy Talley (MAEd ‘06) are two of Wake Forest’s connections to Ashley Elementary School, an International Baccalaureate school in Winston-Salem.
Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning
Being human: Professor’s new book explores perfection
Michael Hyde, University Distinguished Professor of Communication Ethics, will sign copies of his new book, "Perfection: Coming to Terms with Being Human," Feb. 25 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Wake Forest Bookstore.
Categories: Research & Discovery
March Madness: Debate team makes it to national ‘Sweet 16’
Wake Forest has received two automatic bids to next month's National Debate Tournament for finishing the debate season among the nation's top 16 teams.
Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Community gathers to honor seniors and faculty in annual Founders’ Day program
Choosing to attend Wake Forest wasn't taking the easy road in life, senior Kate Miners said in her senior oration at Founders' Day Convocation on Feb. 18. Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, University Announcements