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What if the UK had joined the EMU?
July 25, 2012 | Alumni, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
In 2002, euro notes and coins began circulating in the European Community, and for the 10 years since, economists have asked if the monetary union was a good decision. One intensely debated question: What if the United Kingdom had adopted the euro? A student/faculty team answer the question.
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Senior writes for The New Republic
July 25, 2012 | Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Meenu Krishnan, a senior history and political science double major from Tennessee and an intern at The New Republic, published her first single-author piece this month. The New Republic covers politics, foreign policy, culture and the arts.
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Events open the gates
July 23, 2012 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Scholars and Scientists, Speakers, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
A look back at events on campus last year includes a conference for higher education administrators to contemplate what success means for college graduates, writers sharing their craft, and technological and entrepreneurial innovation through a variety of speakers.
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Married to your major? Not at WFU
July 17, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Choosing a major is a stressful decision for many college students because many believe their concentration will put them on a one-way path to a certain career. But an inside look into the summer internships of four Wake Forest students shows that when it comes to career goals, what matters most is not their majors, but their passions.
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Strength training to reduce knee pain
July 16, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Science and Research, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Building on the results of short-term studies showing the benefits of strength training on knee osteoarthritis (OA), professor of health and exercise science Stephen Messier will lead a five-year study to learn what level of strength training will help older adults the most.
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Genocide 17 years later
July 11, 2012 | Faculty, International, Scholars and Scientists, Top Stories
In an op-ed published in the Los Angeles Times, political science professor and genocide expert Sarah Lischer writes that “future concord depends on the stories we tell” about the 1995 massacre of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in the town of Srebrenica.
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Ginsburg speaks to law study abroad
July 9, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, International, School of Law, Speakers, Top Stories
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be a guest lecturer during the School of Law’s Venice and Vienna Study Abroad Programs in the summer of 2012. “We are thrilled that Justice Ginsburg has so graciously agreed to once again share her expertise with our students in our study abroad programs,” said Dean Blake D. Morant.
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Reaching out to Nicaraguan children
July 6, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, Scholars and Scientists, Student, Top Stories
Student volunteers from Wake Forest work with NicaHope in Nicaragua to help the approximately 500 children who live and work in an area of Managua called “La Chureca” — the city dump. The outreach has built lasting connections.
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Juggling it all with a soldier’s discipline
June 29, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Pro Humanitate, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Uncategorized, Wake Forest College
As the 4th of July approaches, members of the Wake Forest community reflect upon the hard work, discipline and self-sacrifice that were integral to our nation’s founding. Senior Alexis Lauria embodies these values. Lauria is a resident advisor, aspiring doctor and one of only 15 women in the Demon Deacon ROTC Battalion.
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A place where arts and culture flourish
June 28, 2012 | Admissions, Arts & Culture, Community, Engaging in the Arts, Events, Top Stories
From art exhibitions to dance-offs to film festivals to theatre productions, Wake Forest faculty and students are exercising their talents throughout the school year. Here are some highlights from 2011-2012.
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