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Finding the golden nuggets in big data

May 13, 2015  |   Faculty, Personal and Career Development, School of Business, Top Stories

Teaching students how to manage and analyze data is at the core of a new five-week immersive experience at the School of Business. The Summer Business Analytics Program is designed for rising college juniors, seniors or recent graduates with a strong background in math.

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Presidential Chairs announced

April 8, 2015  |   Faculty, Recognition, School of Business, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, University Announcement, Wake Will

Five new Presidential Chairs to recruit, retain and reward outstanding faculty who embody the teacher-scholar ideal have been announced by Wake Forest University.

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Students awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships

April 7, 2015  |   Mentoring, Research, Scholars, School of Medicine, Student, Top Stories

Wake Forest University senior Abdulmalik Obaid has earned the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which sends recipients to the University of Cambridge in England to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree.

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A dinner dilemma

April 2, 2015  |   Faculty, School of Medicine, Student, Top Stories

“Dining Dilemma,” a program designed to encourage students, especially those planning a health care career, to talk about medical ethics continues to grow in interest and popularity.

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Michele Gillespie named Dean of the College

March 25, 2015  |   Campus Life, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, University Announcement, Wake Forest College

Wake Forest University has appointed Presidential Endowed Professor of Southern History Michele Gillespie as Dean of the College. She will begin serving as dean July 1.

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Law alumni sworn in to U.S. Supreme Court bar

March 16, 2015  |   Alumni, School of Law, Top Stories

For 20 years, Wake Forest Law alumni have been sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. The most recent group of 23 bar admittees included a father and his daughter as well as six members of The Rose Council.

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Why business?

March 9, 2015  |   Admissions, Faculty, School of Business, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Students in Jim Otteson’s class develop a framework for understanding an individual’s purpose, a firm’s purpose and an industry’s purpose in supporting a humane and just society.

Media Advisory: Students named to Wake Forest University’s Fall 2014 Dean’s List

February 13, 2015  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Media Advisory, Student, University Announcement, Wake Forest College

The following Wake Forest University students have been named to the university’s Dean’s List for the 2014 fall semester. Students who achieve a 3.4 and no grade below a C were named to the list.

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Flipping for physics

January 23, 2015  |   Faculty, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Don’t shake it off. Shake it up. After seven years as chief information officer, professor Rick Matthews found flipping his introductory physics course inspired first-year students and his popular teaching style in new ways.

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School of Medicine to build downtown

December 8, 2014  |   For Alumni, For Parents, School of Medicine, Top Stories, University Announcement

The School of Medicine has announced plans for a new medical education building in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter. Construction will begin immediately with plans to welcome students in July 2016, coinciding with the introduction of one of the most advanced medical school curriculums in the country.