The Pulitzer Center has awarded a fellowship to Wake Forest University junior Evan Harris. The $3,000 award will support reporting on the impact of overtourism on Bali, Indonesia. A politics and international affairs major from Greensboro, Harris plans to use writing, photography and audio recording to tell the stories of the local business owners affected…Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University junior Mai Soliman, a biochemistry and molecular biology major and Winston-Salem native, has been named a 2025 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, placing her among 441 outstanding college students nationwide to receive the award for the 2025-26 academic year. The Goldwater Scholarship, the nation's premier undergraduate award for STEM students, identifies future scientific…Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today’s society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book “Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It.” The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet generates an average of 1.6 pounds of plastic waste daily. Morath explains the extent…Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experts
A virtual tutoring program started by Wake Forest University during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into a permanent educational resource for hundreds of families in Forsyth County. The free online program is celebrating its fifth anniversary this spring. More than 730 Wake Forest students have led weekly one-on-one online tutoring sessions…Categories: Community Impact, Leadership & Character
Wake Forest University sophomores Destiny Hale and Hanna Shakarov won the 2025 ACC Debate Championship by defeating Southern Methodist University in the tournament's final round on April 27 in Washington, D.C. Hale, a computer science major from Jefferson, Georgia, was voted the tournament's top speaker. Shakarov, a business and enterprise management major from Alpine, New…Categories: Awards & Recognition, Uncategorized
