WFU awards and recognitions briefs
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest. The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Expert available to discuss pipe bomb terrorism
Wake Forest University communication professor Randall Rogan, an internationally recognized expert in international and domestic terrorism, is available to discuss how the delivery of pipe bombs to prominent Democrats, CNN and a liberal billionaire has put the country on edge ahead of midterm elections.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Flu season: Wake Forest experts available
A century ago, public health officials and scientists struggled to find a way to contain a flu pandemic that eventually infected about one-third of the world’s population and killed an estimated 50 million people.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
African fires wipe out endangered rhino’s favorite foods
Fires in the African savannah – planned by national park staff to regenerate the preferred grasses of grazers such as wildebeests and zebras – are killing the few foods that endangered black rhinos love to eat.Categories: Research & Discovery
Betting on the best ideas
More than a year ago, Wake Forest senior Logan Harvey enrolled in his first entrepreneurship course. He was not business-oriented, but was intrigued by friends talking about a class that offered a chance to work in teams, develop an idea and produce a prototype solution that could meet a consumer need.Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning
Expert: Short-term health care plans give consumers choice
With early-voting underway, recent polls show healthcare has become a top issue in the November midterm elections. One politically charged issue on the table is the availability of short-term health care plans that offer limited benefits at a low cost.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
WFU awards and recognitions briefs
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest receives STARS Gold rating for sustainability achievements
Wake Forest University has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).Categories: Environment & Sustainability
Wake Forest celebrates 30th Project Pumpkin on Oct. 24
Wake Forest will host more than 800 Winston-Salem children on campus to trick-or-treat during the 30th annual Project Pumpkin festival. The event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 3 to 6 p.m. on Hearn Plaza. Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Women are less likely to be rewarded for innovations in the workplace
Organizations are eager to find innovative workers because of their ability to see opportunities for improvement in areas that might otherwise go overlooked. But research shows that if these innovative employees are women, they are less likely to be rewarded for their innovations than if they are men.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery