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Former football player Syd Kitson (’81) has unveiled ambitious plans for a solar-powered city of tomorrow — Babcock Ranch — in Florida’s outback.

Sophomores Jeff Teague and James Johnson have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference second team and third team, respectively. Al-Farouq Aminu was named to the All-Freshman Team, and junior L.D. Williams was selected to the All-Defensive Team.

A study at the School of Medicine reveals that many high schools are not adequately prepared to help a student or employee who suffers a sudden cardiac arrest on campus. The findings are being used to support a new program to place automated external defibrillators in high schools.

American Public Media’s Performance Today program will broadcast a concert on Monday by trumpeter Alison Balsom, taped during her appearance in Brendle Recital Hall last month. The concert will air on Wake Forest’s public radio station, WFDD, at 8 p.m. Monday and on other public radio stations around the country. Balsom’s concert at Wake Forest was sponsored by the Secrest Artist Series.

Lecturers may be the unsung heroes of academe, but they’re valued at Wake Forest for what they bring to the classroom, says chemistry professor Christa Colyer.

In 1988, Alice Neal led the Wake Forest women’s basketball team to the program’s only NCAA Tournament appearance, and on Saturday, the ACC honored her in its fifth class of ACC Women’s Basketball Legends.

Wake Forest defeated N.C. State 59-54 in the opening round of the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday, the first tournament victory for the Lady Deacons since 2005. The ninth-seeded Deacons advance to play top-seed Maryland on Friday afternoon.

Freshman Al-Farouq Aminu scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and 10th-ranked Wake Forest won its third game in six days with a 65-63 come-from-behind win over Maryland Tuesday night.