Advisory: Expert on African economy available for comment on Liberia
August 13, 2003 | Faculty, Media Advisory, School of Business, University Announcement
Sylvain Boko, an associate professor of economics at Wake Forest University, author of “Decentralization and Reform in Africa,” and a native of West Africa, is available for comment on stories relating to the recent resignation of Liberian President Charles Taylor. Boko says it remains to […]
Hand-held computers, programs enhance university learning, aid in research
August 12, 2003 | Research, Student
Hand-held computers and software programs written specifically for them by Wake Forest University continue to find new uses in Wake Forest classrooms and research. Students in Professor of Biology Bill Conner’s summer class on animal behavior used hand-held computers and a software program created specifically […]
Ancient Peruvian textiles showcased in WFU museum through Sept. 20
August 11, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Events
“Peruvian Textiles, Past & Present” runs through Sept. 20 at Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology. The exhibit features woven textiles, complete outfits of native clothing and weaving paraphernalia ranging from the second century B.C. to the 20th century, all on loan from local private […]
WFU Sociology class returns from journey through Deep South
August 11, 2003 | Research, Student
This summer, while following the paths of civil rights history through the Deep South, Wake Forest University sociology students explored present-day social inequalities. From Atlanta to the Mississippi Delta, 15 students enrolled in a three–credit course traveled by bus to cities, towns and rural areas […]
Counseling helps cardiac patients add exercise to daily routine
August 11, 2003 | Community, Research, School of Medicine
Wake Forest University researchers have put a new twist on an old proverb: make a man exercise and he will be active for a day; teach a man how to incorporate exercise into his daily life and he will be active for a lifetime. The […]
‘Pixerina Witcherina’ to open at WFU art gallery
August 8, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Events
“Pixerina Witcherina,” an exhibition featuring contemporary women artists who address the complex history of women and storytelling, will open Aug. 26 at the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery on the campus of Wake Forest University. The exhibit runs through Oct. 10. The title of […]
Stories this week at WFU
August 7, 2003 | Campus Life, Community, Research, Student
WAKE FOREST STUDENTS MOVE IN TO RESIDENCE HALLS – New students will move into their Wake Forest residence halls on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Part of the group of new students will include eight freshmen who will live in the university’s new “Technology Quarters,” in Luter Residence […]
Stories this week at WFU
July 30, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Commencement, For Parents, Student
THE ART OF GOLF COURSES – Katie Greenberg, a Wake Forest junior, is looking at the links as landscape architecture rather than places to tee off. Working with Harry Titus, professor of art, Greenberg is surveying Forsyth County golf courses. She does not play golf, but […]
Biology research in the palm of a hand – handhelds help track animal behavior
July 30, 2003 | Research, Scholars and Scientists
In a small, segmented aquarium in Wake Forest University’s Winston Hall, three male betta fish flash their fins and fan their tails to attract a female betta fish. When the female swims in front of a particular male, Wake Forest senior Jonathan Simpson quickly records […]
Jeanne Owen, WFU’s first female full professor, dies at age 82
July 30, 2003 | Faculty, University Announcement
Jeanne Owen, professor emerita of business law at Wake Forest University and the university’s first female full professor, died July 27 in Winston-Salem after a sudden illness. She was 82. Owen came to Wake Forest in 1956 to teach in what was then the School […]
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