Students at Wake Forest University, Queens University of Charlotte and Wingate University will benefit from today's sale of Park Road Shopping Center in Charlotte, N.C. Mr. Porter Byrum donated the shopping center to the institutions in June. Wake Forest will receive in excess of $40 million from the sale.
Categories: Alumni
New research shows baby boomers are not getting enough exercise. Professor Jack Rejeski says it takes physical activity, not just dieting, to shed pounds, and that exercise is especially important as people start to age because dieting alone could cost them precious muscle in addition to fat. Read more in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
As the U.S. women prepare for the World Cup finals, a Wake Forest research group has reported that top female soccer players aren't beyond faking injury to deceive referees and gain an advantage. But they don't do it as much as their male counterparts.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Depending on the amount and age of the stored blood used, transfusion can lead to complications including infection, organ failure and death. New research by Professor of Physics Daniel Kim-Shapiro found these complications are likely due to red blood cell breakdown during storage, suggesting blood may need to be stored differently.
Categories: Research & Discovery
WAKE Washington offers students a chance to live, learn and work in the nation's capital. The rigorous program offers students across every major a real-world taste of government, politics, think tanks and nonprofits, and a chance to hobnob with high-profile powerbrokers.
Categories: Alumni, Experiential Learning, University Announcements