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Leadership and character in the White House
September 28, 2023 | Top Stories
As part of the University’s Face to Face Speaker Forum, political historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Michael Beschloss talked with Wake Forest students about leadership and character by shining a light on the U.S. presidency.
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Alton B. Pollard III named James and Marilyn Dunn Chair in Baptist Studies and University Professor of African American Studies
September 28, 2023 | Top Stories
Alton B. Pollard III will join the faculty of Wake Forest University as the James and Marilyn Dunn Chair in Baptist Studies in the School of Divinity and University Professor of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences beginning July 1, 2024.
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Wake Forest celebrates undergraduate research, creative work
September 26, 2023 | Top Stories
Wake Forest University’s URECA student research day is held in the fall each year during Family Weekend. It began nearly 20 years ago and has grown. This year, 140 undergraduate students and more than 120 faculty mentors participated in the event. It provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to present their recently completed and ongoing research projects in both poster format and in oral presentations.
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WFU in the news: Sept. 18-24, 2023
September 25, 2023 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
Selected news clips courtesy of the Wake Forest News & Communications team
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$5M gift from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation advances environment and sustainability efforts
September 25, 2023 | Top Stories
With a leadership gift from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, Wake Forest University will substantially expand its work to answer the world’s most pressing environmental and sustainability questions.
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WFU in the news: Sept. 11-17, 2023
September 21, 2023 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
Selected news clips courtesy of the Wake Forest News & Communications team
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WFU Theatre opens 2023-24 season with ‘Witness for the Prosecution’
September 20, 2023 | Arts & Culture, Top Stories
WFU Theatre is launching its 2023-24 season with Agatha Christie’s “Witness for the Prosecution.” The play opens on the Tedford Stage on Friday, Sept. 22.
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Wake Forest student wins prestigious NASA Research Grant
September 19, 2023 | Top Stories
NASA recently awarded graduate student David Carchipulla-Morales the prestigious “Future Investigators NASA Earth and Space Science Technology” grant. Only about 100 proposals were selected for the grant out of nearly a thousand applications.
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U.S. News overhauls ranking methodology
September 18, 2023 | Top Stories, University Announcement
In its new 2023-24 assessment of national universities, U.S. News and World Report changed 17 of the 19 indicators used to calculate its rankings of institutions in this category. Wake Forest University ranks 47th among 435 universities.
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New hope for treating cardiovascular diseases
September 14, 2023 | Top Stories
In a significant step toward developing new treatments to mend blood vessels damaged by heart attacks and strokes, scientists at Wake Forest University and University of Maryland have discovered how to amplify the effects of an important signaling molecule in the blood. The study published today in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Chemical Biology.
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