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Kim McGrath

Director, News and Communications

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Tobacco age restrictions may not be working, new research shows

Based on survey data, young adults covered by Tobacco 21 (T21) laws say they are smoking less. Biomarkers paint a smokier picture. Despite recent reports of tobacco bans’ success, new research shows 18 to 20-year-olds are finding ways to get cigarettes and vapes. Traces of nicotine and tobacco in their bodies prove it. First-of-its-kind research…

Categories: Research & Discovery


Wake Forest University expands Stamps Scholarships to include returning students

Three Wake Forest students have been awarded full-ride Stamps Scholarships to complete their undergraduate education, marking the first year the prestigious award has been available to returning students. Senior Elena Singer-Freeman, junior Maxwell Schellhammer and sophomore Anya Huggins were selected from among 160 applicants to join more than 50 Wake Forest Signature Scholarship recipients. Initially…


WFU Orchestra Director to lead Munich Radio Orchestra in program featuring video game music

Orchestra Director and Assistant Teaching Professor of Music J. Aaron Hardwick will lead the Münchner Rundfunkorchester (Munich Radio Orchestra) in a performance of “Let’s Play,”  a concert dedicated to video game music, on Wednesday, Feb. 12.  The concert, to be broadcast live via the Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) network, will showcase the evolving landscape of classical…

Categories: Arts & Culture, Experts


WFU study investigating ways to prevent osteoarthritis in women

Wake Forest University is recruiting participants for a study to investigate ways to prevent osteoarthritis prevention in women. With this 48-month clinical study, researchers hope to determine whether the most common treatments for osteoarthritis – weight loss and exercise – also help prevent women from developing the degenerative joint disease. Osteoarthritis is the most common…

Categories: Research & Discovery


WFU Secrest Series event to celebrate Rev. Martin Luther King Day

The Secrest Artists Series will present Tonality, vocal ensemble on Monday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel as part of Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University's annual collaborative celebration to honor the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. During the concert, Tonality will be joined by the Winston-Salem State University Singing…

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