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Juggling documentaries, non-profit
October 29, 2012 | Arts & Culture, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Bentrice Jusu, a senior studio arts major, not only creates socially and economically conscious documentaries, but she also runs her own nonprofit organization to benefit underprivileged teenagers and the arts in her hometown of Trenton, N.J.
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An enchanted Halloween
October 26, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Admissions, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The 24th annual Project Pumpkin brought more than 1,400 Winston-Salem area children to campus for an afternoon of fall celebrations. Sponsored by the Volunteer Service Corps, Project Pumpkin is one of WFU’s largest community events.
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Student Storyteller: Learning goes viral Down Under
October 25, 2012 | International, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
With her Richter Scholarship, junior Lauren Edgar traveled to the lab of Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty in Melbourne, Australia, to work on T-cell immunity and help develop a universal influenza vaccine. Her experiences redefined the way she thought about science and medicine.
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Overcoming adversity
October 23, 2012 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Can adversity make a person become more creative, compassionate or courageous? Psychology professor Eranda Jayawickreme and a team of researchers recently started a project to find out if experiencing hardship has benefits. Do survivors of traumatic events actually change their behavior in positive ways?
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Weaving education, entertainment
October 16, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Mentoring, Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Mentoring, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Jawad Wahabzada (’14) finds balancing schoolwork and the global promotion of his documentary “Children of Kabul” a challenge, but says taking courses you love and connecting with a good mentor can make a difference.
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There’s a Wake Forest app for that
October 15, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
As more and more students bring smartphones and tablets to class, mobile apps developed at Wake Forest can help them with things like finding a parking spot and getting their laundry done. With the aid of cross-departmental faculty, several students have developed these free apps through computer science classes or independent studies.
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The student-athlete balance
October 12, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Recognition, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Established in 2005, the Dean’s Cup recognizes the Wake Forest athletic team with the highest grade point average each academic year. Recently, men’s track and field/cross country and women’s golf celebrated a three-peat. Each team has captured three consecutive titles.
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Drought, climate change impact salamanders
October 12, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Science and Research, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Research, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
On the heels of one the worst U.S. droughts in more than half a century, a new study by Wake Forest researchers raises questions about the future of one of the most integral members of stream ecosystems throughout the Southeast – the salamander.
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See the world through another’s eyes
October 10, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Humanities, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Dean Franco uses literature to help his students change the way they see the world. In his new book, “Race, Rights and Recognition,” he explores how great writers can alter the way we understand the social and racial challenges of modern Jewishness.
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Infectious mentoring
October 10, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Mentoring, Alumni, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Mentoring, Personal and Career Development, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
More than 30 of Ray Kuhn’s former students, plus their spouses or significant others, gathered in Clemmons last month to celebrate their mentor’s 70th birthday and their shared experiences as his research partners. Kuhn’s work as a mentor has grown a close-knit group that spans generations.
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