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Eleanor Saffian decided to pursue a career as a genetic counselor when her brother Charlie was diagnosed with Down syndrome shortly after birth. She is interning at the Massachusetts General Hospital's Down Syndrome Program in Boston this summer.

Can you become more honest, courageous or kind by reading a book? Christian Miller, director of The Character Project, recommends six new books and three essays that reveal surprising truths about character and how to improve it.

Arts and humanities are naturally woven into academics at Wake Forest. From a concert to promote environmental conservation and a student art buying trip to a Musicircus and an interdisciplinary symposium on biotechnology, students enjoyed opportunities to learn through a variety of lenses during the 2012-2013 academic year.