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Improving literacy in Peru
November 2, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, International, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Seniors Ryan McCarthy and Sarah Wheeler used their stage talents this past summer to help improve reading comprehension for children at an orphanage in Peru.
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Helping ease Halloween fears
October 31, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
To make sure Halloween festivities are full of fun, not fear, Professor of Psychology Deborah Best suggests that parents and volunteers try to experience the holiday through children’s eyes.
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Student Storyteller: Faith, Service, Learning
October 31, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Robert Gmeiner, a senior double major in economics and Russian, used his studies of to prepare him for a two-year missionary trip. His experience reaffirmed his faith and commitment to “Pro Humanitate.”
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WFU and N.C. State form partnership
October 28, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories
Wake Forest and N.C. State have formed a partnership in the hope of advancing regenerative-medicine treatments for humans and animals. The groups will exchange students and faculty, collaborate on research projects and publications and pool resources.
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Going Google+
October 27, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Top Stories, University Announcement
On Thursday, Google announced that the social networking tool Google+ has launched for colleges and universities who are using its Apps for Education tools. Wake Forest is among the first in the nation to bring the new app to campus.
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School of Law teaches ‘virtual course’
October 27, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Law, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
Professor Steve Nickles recently taught a course for the School of Law. Only Nickles and his students weren’t actually in the school. The course was taught in a virtual environment. Last spring, Wake Forest became the only university in the world with a site-wide license for WebEx from Cisco, making this level of interaction possible.
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Project Pumpkin circus fun
October 26, 2011 | Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Student, Top Stories
The 23rd annual Project Pumpkin Halloween festival provided an afternoon of Halloween fun for more than 1,000 Winston-Salem area children. The event was organized by students and sponsored by the Volunteer Service Corps.
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From Deacon to news detective
October 26, 2011 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
As an investigative producer at ABC News, Lee Ferran (’08) is too humble to admit that he lives a life envied by career journalists and teenagers alike. “Every day I write about things I loved as a 14-year-old: spies, special operations and general international intrigue,” said Ferran.
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Music to our ears
October 25, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Top Stories
The Wake Forest music department will present various concerts and recitals throughout the fall 2011 season. The musical events, filled with notes from pianos, flutes, quartets and more, will bring music to our ears. Listen to samples of music, and plan to attend an event.
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Golf Channel features Palmer, WFU
October 25, 2011 | Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
The Golf Channel’s Win McMurry caught up with Wake Forest legend Arnold Palmer and the tour pros who have followed in Palmer’s footsteps. See Palmer and the pros talk about the special bond they have with Wake Forest.
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