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Can beliefs make us brave?
June 20, 2012 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Christian Miller, associate professor of philosophy and director of The Character Project, explores the beliefs that help us act more virtuously for the re-launch of the high profile website developed by The John Templeton Foundation called Big Questions Online.
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New insight into the Amazon
June 19, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, International, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The Western Amazon is an area of great biodiversity. But what was it like before European settlers arrived? “The pendulum swung from views that ‘people were nowhere’ to ‘people were everywhere,’ and we’ve shown they were both wrong,” said Miles Silman, director of the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability and professor of biology.
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WFU’s Simpson wins U.S. Open
June 17, 2012 | Alumni, Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Webb Simpson (’08) has won the U.S. Open for his first major golf title. The celebration had a Demon Deacon feel, as Simpson shared it with his wife, Dowd (’07), and thanked WFU great Arnold Palmer for providing the scholarship that allowed him to play golf at Wake Forest.
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‘Bat whisperer’ featured on National Geographic Channel
June 15, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, National, Research, Student, Top Stories
For four years, graduate student Aaron Corcoran has studied how tiger moths use sonar-jamming to evade bats. With Corcoran’s help, the event has been captured on camera for National Geographic Television’s “Untamed Americas.” The program will be shown again at 9 p.m., Saturday, June 16.
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Wake Forest celebrates Father’s Day
June 15, 2012 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
With so many assumptions and stereotypes surrounding Father’s Day, it is easy to lose touch with the meaning behind the holiday. Members of the Wake Forest community remind us why we honor our fathers.
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Schools of Business wins award
June 14, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: University News, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Business, Top Stories
The Schools of Business won the Connected Campus Award at the AMX Innovation Awards ceremony. The awards recognize innovative higher education institutions and best practices of the use of technology. AMX will provide school with $50,000 worth of new technology.
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Empowering sustainable change
June 12, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Sustainability, Top Stories
In recognition of Wake Forest’s sustainability efforts, ranging from sponsoring activities for 10 Days of Celebrating the Earth to reducing campus waste, the University has received a Silver rating from the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS).
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Wall Street Journal features WFU
June 8, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Mentoring, Admissions, Alumni, Commencement, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Mentoring, National, Personal and Career Development, President, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The Wall Street Journal prominently featured Wake Forest for its national leadership in making personal and career development a mission-critical component of the college experience. The article, “Colleges Get Career-Minded”, appeared the day after commencement.
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Space exploration
June 6, 2012 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Top Stories
NASA scientists will help Aaron Willey become a better teacher. Willey, who earned her master’s of arts in education degree from Wake Forest in May, was one of 51 teachers awarded an Endeavor Fellowship with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Pro Humanitate Days a success
June 4, 2012 | Alumni, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Top Stories
Hundreds of Wake Foresters volunteered in projects nationwide (and in China) as part of Pro Humanitate Days 4Good. The event ran from June 1-4. Read more on Storify.
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