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Global Brigades in Honduras

January 14, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Eleven students traveled to Honduras this winter as part of Global Brigades, a student-led global health and sustainable development organization. They provided communities with financial advice and medical assistance.

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Medical students plan health fair

January 12, 2011  |   Community, Events, Pro Humanitate, School of Medicine, Student, Top Stories

School of Medicine students, along with the Northwest Area Health Education Center, will hold the 12th annual “Share the Health” fair on Jan. 15 at Marketplace Mall. Last year, 200 student volunteers participated in the fair and served more than 650 community members.

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Recruiters rank MBA program highly

January 10, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, National, School of Business, Top Stories

Bloomberg BusinessWeek released a new ranking, “The Best US MBA Programs by Specialty,” which is based on surveys of corporate recruiters. Wake Forest’s full-time MBA program ranked among the Top 25 in the nation in 10 of 11 specialty areas.

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Celebrating MLK Day

January 10, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Events, Top Stories

Wake Forest  and Winston-Salem State will co-host the 11th annual joint celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with events on Jan. 15-17 on both campuses. Wake Forest will host a basketball tournament and the MLK GospelFest, featuring Tye Tribbett.

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Professors teach golf superintendents

January 6, 2011  |   Faculty, School of Business, Top Stories

It was back to school for 28 golf course superintendents recently. As students of the Syngenta Business Institute, they received instruction from leaders of Wake Forest’s master’s of business administration program. The innovative business development program was created specifically for them in conjunction with Wake Forest.

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Alumna overcomes cancer, creates art

January 6, 2011  |   Alumni, Arts & Culture, For Alumni, Top Stories

When Emily Drew Mash (’07) faced a rare form of cancer in 2009, she returned to what she loved and had studied at Wake Forest: printmaking. Now Mash has been in remission for more than a year, and her art will be part of a show opening in Winston-Salem this month.

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Emergency responder

January 5, 2011  |   Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Ken Hoglund, professor of religion, is a trained spotter for the National Weather Service and a ham radio operator trained to relay messages during emergencies. He will be teaching a first-year seminar on the ethical and moral questions that arise around disasters.

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‘Appy’ New Year

January 3, 2011  |   Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

With more than 400,000 applications available for smartphones, which ones can help you keep true to your New Year’s resolutions? Professor of Communication Ananda Mitra gives a few tips.

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Application deadline nears

December 27, 2010  |   Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories

As the Jan. 1 deadline approaches, are you looking for advice on your application? Admissions Director Martha Allman offers her top ten most frequently asked admissions questions.

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App helps conquer speech disability

December 27, 2010  |   Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories

To help his son, Victor, and others with disabilities, professor Paul Pauca and some of his students created an application for the iPhone and iPad that turns their touch screens into communications tools.

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