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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.

The CEOs of one of the country's largest utilities and one of the largest suppliers of natural gas agreed that America needs a bridge to cleaner sources of energy, but disagreed on what that bridge should be, during the opening session of Wake Forest's energy conference on Wednesday.

It's time again for Americans to stand up and be counted. In mid-March, census forms will be mailed or delivered to households across the country. Associate Professor of Sociology Ana Wahl, who studies housing patterns and racial integration in neighborhoods, explains the importance of the census, why fewer people may complete this year's survey, and how she uses census data in her research and teaching.

Wake Forest will celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year and the "Year of the Tiger" with several events on campus on Feb. 13.

In response to the continuing disaster in Haiti, Wake Forest is making it more convenient for faculty and staff to support relief efforts.