Dr. John McConnell, chief executive of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, explains the Medical Center’s plans to expand operations and enhance the center’s national reputation.
Categories: University Announcements
Wake Forest moved into sole possession of second place in the ACC after outscoring Georgia Tech 15-2 down the stretch to defeat the Yellow Jackets 75-64 at the Joel Coliseum Saturday.
Categories: University Announcements
PepsiCo's decision to launch an online cause-related marketing program rather than advertise during the Super Bowl has generated tremendous interest. The program centers around Pepsi's pledge to donate millions of dollars to social causes voted on by Pepsi "fans." Social networking appears to be providing a more cost-effective way to reach a larger audience with greater long-term impact than television. But is it a trend that's here to stay?
Categories: Research & Discovery
The hour is late, but there is still enough time to launch a true Green Revolution to solve the world's greatest problems that all trace their causes to energy, said best-selling author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman in a speech at Wake Forest Wednesday night.
Categories: Environment & Sustainability
Nearly 75 million people read a romance novel in 2008, 90 percent of them women. Harlequin, the largest publisher of romance novels, publishes 120 titles a month in 25 languages. Scholars have recently started to examine this popular, but much maligned genre, and how it reflects the changing roles of women in society.
Categories: Research & Discovery