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New Wake Forest websites launch
September 29, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, Provost, Top Stories, University Announcement
Wake Forest has launched a redesigned website, including the home page, news sites and Inside WFU, a community-focused site targeted to faculty and staff. The rollout also features a new content-management system.
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Wal-Mart CEO outlines growth plans
September 29, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, International, National, School of Business, Top Stories
Mike Duke, the president and CEO of Wal-Mart, described his company’s global growth strategy during the first presentation in the 2010-11 Leading Out Loud lecture series at the Schools of Business.
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Niepold blazes trails
September 27, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, International, Top Stories
Wake Forest professor Mary Martin Niepold’s social entrepreneurship stands out because of her age, writes the Raleigh News & Observer. In her late 60s, she’s leading the Nyanya Project, which helps grandmothers raising AIDS orphans in Africa, while most of her peers are 35 and under.
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Waddill Award recognizes exemplary teachers
September 24, 2010 | Alumni, For Alumni, Top Stories
Two Wake Forest alumni — Amy Talley (pictured) and Melanie Huynh-Duc — have been named winners of this year’s Marcellus Waddill Excellence in Teaching Award.
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Dean appears on CNBC forum
September 23, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Top Stories
Dean of Business Steve Reinemund, former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, appeared live on CNBC television as part of the coverage of the “Investing in America” town hall event with President Barrack Obama.
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Kairoff gets second NEH grant
September 23, 2010 | Arts & Culture, Faculty, For Alumni, Humanities, Research, Top Stories
Professor of English Claudia Kairoff and a research colleague have received a second major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to edit the works of the early 18th century British poet Anne Finch.
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Rising reputation
September 19, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories
The Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials has gained an international reputation for developing cutting-edge energy technologies. Director David Carroll leads research on solar cells, thermal electrics, battery technology and organic electronics.
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Heading South
September 19, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, International, Provost, Top Stories
Wake Forest has established a semester-long study abroad program in South America. The first group of 10 students will spend the 2011 spring semester in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile.
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Over-parenting leads to anxiety
September 17, 2010 | For Parents, Student, Top Stories
Parents may need to allow their college-age children more freedom to fight through obstacles. Johnne Armentrout, assistant director of the University Counseling Center, offers some tips on how to let students successfully solve problems.
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Ready, set, go!
September 16, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Seniors shouldn’t wait to develop a strategy for finding a job at graduation. Ladd Flock, the director of career services, offers 10 steps that students should take this fall.
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