Researchers study the shelf life of blood
The Wall Street Journal reports that researchers across the country, including Wake Forest’s Daniel Kim-Shapiro, are studying whether old, donated blood heightens the risk of serious complications in some patients receiving blood transfusions.
Categories: Research & Discovery
Professor of Counseling Donna Henderson has developed a counseling program to help some of the millions of people in developing countries who are suffering from mental-health problems.
A research team co-led by the medical school’s Dr. Anthony Atala has demonstrated for the first time that stem cells found in amniotic fluid may be more useful than scientists originally thought.
Students in Nelly van Doorn-Harder’s religion class joined with local Muslims to learn about a traditional Muslim feast, the Feast of Sacrifice, during Thanksgiving week.
The Facebook term “unfriend” is the 2009 Word of the Year. Ananda Mitra, professor and chair of the Department of Communication, discusses how technology influences language and social interaction.
Wake Forest students have made and delivered about 220 Thanksgiving dinners to people in need in the community during Turkeypalooza, an annual project of Campus Kitchen, a year-round effort to feed the hungry.
Wake Forest ranks fourth among doctoral universities with the highest percentage of undergraduates studying abroad, according to a recent report published by the Institute of International Education.
A new service award at the School of Divinity has been established by divinity professor James M. Dunn and his wife, Marilyn, to honor the school’s founding dean, Bill J. Leonard.