Professor Peter Brunette, a well-known film historian, author and critic, died unexpectedly June 16 while attending the Taormina Film Festival in Italy.
Brunette, who was 66, died of an apparent heart attack. He is survived by a sister, Rose Dean.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery
History professor Emily Wakild is passionate about Mexican parks.
She has spent more than a decade researching and writing about the legacy of the Mexican Revolution in the early- to late-1900s, a period in which government planners created a system of national parks to achieve both social goals and environmental conservation.
Gail R. O'Day, a respected New Testament scholar and currently senior associate dean at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, has been named dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
At Halloween, when people share tales of haunted houses, ghosts in the graveyard and things that go bump in the night, Wake Forest University psychologist Melissa Maffeo responds with science. Author of the 2025 book “Science of the Supernatural: Critical Thinking for the Mind and Brain,” Maffeo explores the spooky experiences pop culture often attributes…
Categories: Research & Discovery
At Halloween, when people share tales of haunted houses, ghosts in the graveyard and things that go bump in the night, Wake Forest University psychologist Melissa Maffeo responds with science. Author of the 2025 book “Science of the Supernatural: Critical Thinking for the Mind and Brain,” Maffeo explores the spooky experiences pop culture often attributes…
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning