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Emergency responder
January 5, 2011 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Ken Hoglund, professor of religion, is a trained spotter for the National Weather Service and a ham radio operator trained to relay messages during emergencies. He will be teaching a first-year seminar on the ethical and moral questions that arise around disasters.
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‘Appy’ New Year
January 3, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
With more than 400,000 applications available for smartphones, which ones can help you keep true to your New Year’s resolutions? Professor of Communication Ananda Mitra gives a few tips.
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Application deadline nears
December 27, 2010 | Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
As the Jan. 1 deadline approaches, are you looking for advice on your application? Admissions Director Martha Allman offers her top ten most frequently asked admissions questions.
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App helps conquer speech disability
December 27, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories
To help his son, Victor, and others with disabilities, professor Paul Pauca and some of his students created an application for the iPhone and iPad that turns their touch screens into communications tools.
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Happy Holidays 2010
December 23, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, President, Top Stories
From President Nathan O. Hatch: “One of the highlights of my year has been a number of opportunities to hear from our students, alumni, parents, faculty and staff about why they love Wake Forest… . As we enjoy the holiday season, I wanted to share some of those wonderful stories with you.”
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Video games and realism
December 22, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
More than 60 percent of parents say video games have no effect on their children. Not true, says Marina Krcmar, associate professor of communication. As games get more and more realistic, research shows the positive and negative effects on children increase.
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Community reach
December 22, 2010 | Arts & Culture, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Wake Forest has been recognized by the North Carolina Theatre Conference with the 2010 College/University Award, which recognizes efforts to spread the word about the opportunities in higher education for high school students interested in theatre.
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First-semester review
December 20, 2010 | Admissions, Arts & Culture, Student, Top Stories
Celia Quillian, a first-year student from Atlanta, looks back on her first semester and what she learned over the past four months. She is is a Presidential Scholar in theatre.
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Quantity versus quality
December 20, 2010 | Faculty, Research, School of Business, Top Stories
According to research on branding and consumer behavior, today’s bargains may mean fewer choices and reduced quality tomorrow. Associate Professor of Business Sheri Bridges says good marketing does not rely on sales.
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The fate of health-care reform
December 17, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, School of Business, School of Law, School of Medicine, Top Stories
School of Law Professor Mark Hall, who is one of the nation’s leading scholars in health-care law and policy, was quoted about the health-care reform law this week in the New York Times, Washington Post and other national sources.
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