The next Silicon?: WFU conference spotlights ‘insulators’
June 25, 1996 | Events
Silicon built an industry and named a valley. But like athletes who have reached their performance thresholds, silicon and other semiconductors are nearing their limits. Enter “insulators,” a different class of materials like diamonds that, with the addition of the right mineral impurities or “defects,” will be far more adept at handling the data- and image-processing demands of the Information Age. How to better harness the power of insulators for tomorrow’s technology is the focus of the 13th International Conference on Defects in Insulating Materials (ICDIM96) July 15- 19 at Wake Forest University.
Kinston attorney admitted to practice before court
June 18, 1996 | Alumni, School of Law
P.C. Barwick Jr., an attorney with Wallace Morris Barwick & Rochelle in Kinston, was among 13 Wake Forest University law alumni admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Study explores effects of exercise on lung disease
June 13, 1996 | Research, School of Medicine, Wake Forest College
Senior citizens with shortness of breath are walking and lifting weights at Wake Forest University as part of a research study on how exercise affects breathing problems. The study, Reconditioning Exercise And Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Trial (REACT), is a joint effort between the university’s […]
Rodwell family establishes scholarship at WFU
June 11, 1996 | Alumni, University Announcement
Durham resident Roy O. Rodwell Jr. and his daughters, Nancy and Rebecca Rodwell, have pledged $250,000 to endow the Roy O. Rodwell Sr. Scholarship Fund at Wake Forest University.
Good first quarter borrowed from future, says WFU economist
June 6, 1996 | Faculty, School of Business
The nation’s economy had a good first quarter, said Gary L. Shoesmith, director of the Center for Economic Studies at Wake Forest University’s Babcock Graduate School of Management, but the good times may be borrowed from the future.
Renovation, construction projects fill summer
June 6, 1996 | University Announcement
Renovation and construction projects are underway at Wake Forest University this summer that will update classroom and residence buildings and create new athletic facilities.
Museum to offer summer camps, story hours
June 4, 1996 | University Announcement
Summer camps and story hours are part of the Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology’s summer offerings.
Mason awarded honorary degree
May 28, 1996 | Commencement, Media Advisory
Wake Forest University awarded James Walter Mason an honorary doctor of laws degree during the university’s commencement ceremony on May 20.
Leonard named dean of new Divinity School
May 21, 1996 | Media Advisory, School of Divinity, University Announcement
Wake Forest University announced today that its new divinity school will be led by Bill J. Leonard, professor of religion and chair of the religion and philosophy department at Samford University.
Nunn to graduates: rebuild nation’s moral fabric
May 20, 1996 | Commencement, Media Advisory
U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn delivered a message of civic and family responsibility today to the 1996 graduating class from Wake Forest University.
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