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Dr. Frank Torti, the chief cancer researcher at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, will become acting head of the Food and Drug Administration during the presidential transition period.

Law Professors Christine Coughlin and Kate Mewhinney will lead the next alumni Lifelong Learning program on Feb. 28. They will discuss the importance of planning ahead for successful aging.

In the midst of the current economic slowdown, “have universities prepared graduates for the soul-searching that follows failure?” No, writes President Nathan O. Hatch. But “the good news is that students, like those at Wake Forest, … want to connect to something larger. They want to do good, and do well, as they lead an examined and purposeful life.”

Fourth-ranked Wake Forest hung on at the end to defeat third-ranked North Carolina, 92-89, at the Joel Coliseum Sunday night to remain undefeated.

Steve Reinemund, the dean of Wake Forest’s newly integrated schools of business, brings impressive credentials and compassion to his pursuit of helping students find their own calling in life.