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Reading aloud
March 30, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
As an undergraduate studying abroad at Oxford, Jessica Richard was introduced to tutorial-style grading. Now on the other side of the desk, she uses the “paper conference” as a way to help her students learn to become better writers.
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Alumnus shares LEGO journey
March 30, 2011 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Business, Speakers, Top Stories
With a tower of LEGO Architecture building block sets at his side, Colin Gillespie (MBA ’00) returned “home” during the Schools of Business Elevator Competition to share his journey around the world with the LEGO company.
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The killing field
March 29, 2011 | Admissions, For Parents, Scholars and Scientists, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Senior chemistry major Allison Faig and professors Bruce King and Patricia Dos Santos are researching how antibiotics destroy dangerous bacteria in the body — hoping their work will lead to the development of new weapons against disease.
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Sustainable food: surprising benefits
March 29, 2011 | Community, Faculty, Sustainability, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
With concern for healthier eating, community gardens are experiencing unprecedented growth. Experts offer insights into the benefits of sharing the work and the food.
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Professor, graduate earn service awards
March 28, 2011 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, School of Divinity, Top Stories
Wake Forest Professor of Church History Bill Leonard and Divinity School graduate Rev. Yvonne Hines (MDiv. ’04) each received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service at The Chronicle’s 26th annual Community Service Awards on March 19.
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Movie fest energizes enthusiasts
March 28, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Events, For Parents, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Indie films, documentaries, international features, an Oscar-nominated keynote speaker and a worldwide student film competition — the Reynolda Film Festival, held March 29-April 2, offers them all.
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Professor’s works to benefit collection
March 28, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Community, Engaging in the Arts, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
The late Bob Knott dedicated much of his time during his long career teaching art at Wake Forest to helping students build the Student Union Collection of Contemporary Art. Some of his artwork will be sold during this Friday’s Gallery Hop in downtown Winston-Salem to continue his passion for the Student Union collection.
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The curse of corruption in Africa
March 25, 2011 | Community, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, International, Speakers, Top Stories
Nuhu Yaqub, the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, will discuss how corruption in Africa has limited economic and political development in a continent rich with natural resources during a lecture on Monday. It’s part of a new series, “Winston-Salem and the World Scene,” sponsored by Wake Forest and other local colleges and universities.
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Finding the missing pieces
March 25, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Missing pieces in the biodiversity puzzle make it impossible to accurately predict the effects of climate change on most plant species in the Amazon and other tropical areas, according to a new study by Associate Professor of Biology Miles Silman. The scarcity of data on many species raises new questions for conservation biologists.
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Two-minute pitch
March 24, 2011 | Events, For Parents, Research, School of Business, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Entrepreneurs from universities in the U.S., Canada and Thailand will compete for cash to help turn their ideas into innovations during the 12th Annual Wake Forest University Elevator Competition on March 25 and 26.
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