For breast cancer survivors, new research shows that feelings of depression and perceptions of psychological stress make the biggest difference in whether they experience fatigue up to two years after chemotherapy started. Researchers had thought that damage to the heart caused by chemotherapy would be the main contributor to survivor fatigue. But that turned out…
Categories: Research & Discovery
Making the new Wake Forest University 30-second TV commercial started with cutting nearly 3,000 pieces of paper into campus landmarks, trees and people. Every element was designed, engineered and assembled by hand. The commercial is scheduled to air for the first time during the Sept. 3 football game and will continue to air throughout the…
Categories: Leadership & Character, University Announcements
Before you prompt AI to answer another question or perform another task, a Wake Forest computer scientist wants you to know it could expose your sensitive data. Ying Zhang, an assistant professor in Wake Forest University’s Department of Computer Science, studies security in software engineering. Her latest research, “How Your Credentials Are Leaked by LLM…
Categories: Research & Discovery
In the race to add AI capabilities to their mobile apps, developers have opened up a new security weakness that puts their own wallets at risk. A new study led by Wake Forest undergraduate student Eric Gao analyzed 444 iOS applications. It found that 282 exposed credentials needed to access the developers’ large language model…
Categories: Undergraduate research
Four Wake Forest students have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships to conduct research and teach English during the 2026-2027 academic year. Since 1946, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program has provided nearly 450,000 students, scholars, scientists, professionals, teachers, and artists with life-changing opportunities to study, conduct research, and teach in over 160 countries and territories worldwide. The…
Categories: University Announcements
With support from Lilly Endowment Inc., Wake Forest University’s Educating Character Initiative (ECI) has awarded $20.5 million in Institutional Impact Grants to 44 projects directly impacting 49 colleges and universities. Each institution will undertake a long-term initiative to advance character education for undergraduates. These three-year grants, up to $1 million each, empower leaders, faculty, and staff…
Categories: Leadership & Character
Wake Forest University will welcome more than 1,590 first-year students this year. Many will arrive on Tuesday, Aug. 18. What to know about the Class of 2030: Media are invited to campus from 8 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, to cover first-year students and their families as they move into residence halls, greeted by…
Categories: University Announcements
When John Korir hit the rust-red track at Wake Forest University’s Kentner Stadium on a recent steamy summer afternoon, he needed to know one thing: Could he somehow tailor his training to boost his performance by 1%? Ranked the fifth-fastest marathoner in the world, Korir wants to break a record this year. He turned to…
Categories: Experts
Character is best built by community: That much has become clear in the three years since the founding of Wake Forest University’s Educating Character Initiative (ECI), which has served as a foundation for a movement toward character development in higher education across the country. Now, new funding will help the ECI build on that foundation…
Categories: Leadership & Character
Biologist Josh Currie explains what he has learned about limb regeneration in axolotls so far and how it might apply to humans in the future.
Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery