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Scientists turn memory on, off in rats
June 17, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Medicine, Top Stories
Scientists, led by Sam Deadwyler of Wake Forest, have designed a brain implant that restored lost memory function and strengthened recall of new information in laboratory rats — a crucial first step in the development of so-called neuroprosthetic devices to repair deficits from dementia, stroke and other brain injuries in humans.
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A special way to remember dad
June 17, 2011 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Eleven years after her father died, Kimberly Boatwright Shirley (’85) will be remembering his legacy as she celebrates Fathers’ Day. She has carried on her father’s belief in education through the John W. Boatwright Scholarship at Wake Forest.
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Changing role of fathers
June 17, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Leaving behind “Leave it to Beaver” as a family model has helped men become better dads, says Andrew Smiler, an assistant professor of psychology who studies men and masculinity. Several decades of encouraging equality have paved the way for the changing role of fathers.
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Dads and daughters
June 16, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
What is the key to raising healthy and independent daughters? Linda Nielsen, professor of adolescent and educational psychology at Wake Forest and author of the book “Between Fathers & Daughters: Enriching and Rebuilding your Adult Relationship” offers ideas to help dads focus on the “M&Ms” of raising daughters.
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Byrum gives shopping center to WFU and two other universities
June 16, 2011 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, University Announcement
A loyal friend of Wake Forest and a 2011 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award, Porter B. Byrum, has given Park Road Shopping Center to Wake Forest University, Wingate University and Queens University of Charlotte.
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Best Father’s Day gift
June 15, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
What do you give the dad who has everything? The inspiration to change the world. Three fathers are using the unique combination of research, passion and love for their own children to improve the lives of others.
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MBA in job-hunting?
June 14, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, School of Business, Top Stories
Schools of Business dean Steve Reinemund has made improving job placement rates a top priority. He has hired career counselors, integrated “career management” into the curriculum and sought out mentors to work with students. The school’s job placement rate jumped from about 77 percent to about 92 percent in three years.
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Brandon Turner: Mixing it up
June 10, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Over the summer, take a look back at some of the student accomplishments from the past school year, such as Brandon Turner’s research with Reynolds Professor of Computational Biophysics Jacque Fetrow that combines chemistry, math, biology, physics and mentorship.
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Graduates teaching abroad
June 9, 2011 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Eight May graduates have earned the opportunity to start their professional careers in Europe. Five are on their way to Spain and three to France after receiving assistantship positions to teach English during the upcoming academic year.
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Alumna has key role in convention
June 8, 2011 | Alumni, For Alumni, Top Stories
With a degree in art history, Mary Tribble (‘82) left Wake Forest and started her own company. In her 25-year career as an event organizer, nothing compares to her next assignment — the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
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