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Physics for the future

December 6, 2010  |   Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College, Working Together

By 2015, plastic flexible electronics is estimated to be a $30 billion market, according to Oana Jurchescu, assistant professor of physics. Jurchescu and her undergraduate students are working together on the development of these technologies in her lab.

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Researchers awarded DOD grant

December 6, 2010  |   For Alumni, For Parents, National, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories

Orthopaedic researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have been awarded a $2.24 million four-year grant from the U. S. Department of Defense (DOD) to study the use of keratin gel in the regeneration of damaged peripheral nerves, those in the hands, arms and feet.

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Refuge for exam week

December 6, 2010  |   Audiences, For Parents, Life on Campus, Student, Top Stories

Z. Smith Reynolds Library provides much more than just coffee and study space in an effort to cut down on the stress level of students during exams.

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A voice of hope

December 3, 2010  |   Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, National, School of Law, Student, Top Stories

Jason Benetti, a third-year law student, hasn’t let cerebral palsy derail his dream of being a sports announcer. Vision problems cause him to see the field separately in each eye, but he’s overcome that to win praise for his work.

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Lighting up the holiday season

December 3, 2010  |   Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories

Members of the Wake Forest community started the holiday season with ceremonies to light up the Quad, including a 12-foot Frasier Fir in the front of Reynolda Hall, and light a menorah on Manchester Plaza.

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Making the China connection

December 1, 2010  |   Admissions, For Alumni, International, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Colleges and universities nationwide are recruiting highly-qualified Chinese candidates to apply for admission. Some institutions, such as Wake Forest, are forming partnerships with each other and with Chinese organizations to help open doors between the two countries.

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Lovefeast: A Wake Forest tradition

December 1, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Divinity, Top Stories

The 46th annual Christmas Lovefeast and Candlelight Service — the largest single lovefeast in North America — will be held Sunday in Wait Chapel. The service is free and open to the public. The service will include a message by Gail R. O’Day, dean of the School of Divinity.

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Last-second victory

November 30, 2010  |   Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories

Freshman J.T. Terrell had 32 points, including the winning three-pointer with 2.7 seconds left, to lead Wake Forest to a 76-73 win over Iowa in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Demon Deacons rallied from 18 points down, their largest comeback win in more than 15 years.

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Delivering a winning pitch

November 30, 2010  |   For Alumni, For Parents, School of Business, Student, Top Stories

Jackie Swoyer, a junior and a Business and Enterprise Management (BEM) major, won the first National State Farm Marketing and Sales Competition. The competition required students to develop a detailed written marketing and sales plan targeted at the 18-25 year-old demographic.

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Running research

November 30, 2010  |   Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Research, Scholars and Scientists, School of Medicine, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Up to 65 percent of runners sustain an overuse injury each year. Wake Forest researchers, funded by a $600,000 grant from the U. S. Army, plan to find out why.

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