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After the Genome: Medicine, miracles, morality
April 8, 2013 | Events, Faculty, National, Provost, Research, School of Divinity, School of Medicine, Speakers, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Medical advances in biotechnology seem to be coming faster than the public can understand them or even discuss how society should handle ethical, legal and moral considerations. To spark the national conversation, Wake Forest has partnered with Baylor to host “After the Genome: The Language of our Biotechnological Future” April 12-13.
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Breakthroughs in diabetes treatment: Better outcomes, lower cost
March 18, 2013 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Scholars and Scientists, School of Medicine, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
A new study by health and exercise science professor Jeff Katula, economist Michael Lawlor and a team of Wake Forest researchers shows promise for effective lower-cost diabetes prevention programs. The results appear online in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine.
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Student co-authors radiology study
May 15, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Scholars and Scientists, School of Medicine, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Wake Forest senior Roman Nelson co-authored a study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center that was published in the Journal of American College of Radiology.
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Making bioethics personal
May 14, 2012 | Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Humanities, School of Medicine, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College, Working Together
The undergraduate and graduate students in Comm 370 spent the spring semester pondering a bioethics case study surrounding organ transplants and patient selection while also enhancing their communications skills by learning how to perform the material as a radio play.
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Goodwill and good health
April 30, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, International, Recognition, School of Medicine, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Grace Wandell first dreamed of becoming an international representative when she was 7 years old. Her aspiration has come true. As a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, she will head to Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, this fall to earn a Masters Degree in Global Health.
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Tiny technology growing in N.C.
April 9, 2012 | Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Scholars and Scientists, School of Medicine, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Nanomedicine, nanogreen and nanomaterials — Wake Forest University’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials is a leader in North Carolina’s growing nanoindustry and an emerging revolution.
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More exercise can help older diabetics
April 4, 2012 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Scholars and Scientists, School of Medicine, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Professor Jack Rejeski finds that weight loss and exercise for older adults with type 2 diabetes will help prevent them from becoming physically disabled. The research makes the case for patients to not rely solely on support and education.
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Combating issues with collaboration
April 2, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, School of Medicine, Student, Top Stories
Two School of Medicine students used role playing to illustrate the health disparities of rural residents and won the first Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity Bowl. The competition encouraged collaboration among fields of study as a way to solve complex health disparity problems.
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Berry interesting research
February 20, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Research, School of Medicine, Student, Top Stories
Sophomore Kent Langston’s work at the Immunology Department at the School of Medicine raises questions about the immunity power of antioxidants, like those found in some kinds of berries and other foods.
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100-year-old alumnus honored
January 5, 2012 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Medicine, Top Stories
The Medical Alumni Association (MAA) of the School of Medicine honored William Louis Perry, M.D., Class of 1936, for his lifetime of service and leadership in medicine in his community. Perry, a resident of Chesterfield, S.C., celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan. 4.
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