Retired professor Eddie Easley dies
Professor Emeritus of Business Eddie Easley died on Jan. 13 in Winston-Salem. He was 82. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, three children and four grandchildren. Categories: Research & Discovery
Professor Emeritus of Business Eddie Easley died on Jan. 13 in Winston-Salem. He was 82. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, three children and four grandchildren. Chemistry professor’s new book shines light on understudied areas
Few researchers today study how light interacts with electrons in atomic and molecular systems, which is why chemistry professor Akbar Salam’s new book is shining new light on an old subject.Categories: Research & Discovery
Maya Angelou headlines Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
World-renowned author, poet and activist Dr. Maya Angelou will deliver the keynote address at Wake Forest's ceremony honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. Angelou, the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest, will speak in Wait Chapel. The program begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The doors to Wait Chapel will open at 6:15 p.m.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, University Announcements
Safeway CEO to speak on health-care initiatives
Steven A. Burd, who leads one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America, will talk about leadership and his work on health care when he visits the Schools of Business on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
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Wake Forest falls to Miami, 67-66
Wake Forest missed three shots in the last 13 seconds and Miami held on for a 67-66 victory Saturday night. Senior L.D. Williams scored 17 points to lead the Deacons.
Categories: Athletics
Deacons resume ACC play at Miami
After a week-long break, Wake Forest resumes ACC play at Miami tonight, hoping to put bad memories of its last two trips to South Florida behind.
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Innocence and Justice Clinic celebrates first victory
The School of Law’s Innocence and Justice Clinic achieved its first victory Friday: the release of Machello Bitting after students discovered a sentencing error that led to a longer prison term than he should have received.
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Freshman having an impact on Deacons
Freshman C.J. Harris was expected to have an impact on the Wake Forest basketball team, but no one expected him to have so big an impact so soon in his first year.
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Health-Care Reform in its Final Stage?
For those already tired of the months of political bickering over the detail of health-care reform, the early months of 2010 will not be an easy time. For them, a personally-adopted complete news blackout may well be the only sensible route to survival; for the final fight over the details of the one common bill that the president will be asked to sign seems set to make the earlier fights over health-care reform in the House and the Senate feel like a walk in the park.Categories: University Announcements
‘The holy land of racing’
Categories: Athletics, Experiential Learning