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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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Wake ‘n Shake 2011
March 23, 2011 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories
More than 800 students danced in Reynolds Gym as part of the sixth annual Wake ‘n Shake Dance Marathon. So far, the event has raised more than $52,000 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund and the Cancer Center at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
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‘Social capital’ and college counseling
March 23, 2011 | Admissions, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, School of Law, Top Stories
If college counseling for underrepresented students does not become a crucial part of education reform, then reform will not bear nearly enough fruit, writes Omari Simmons, an associate professor at the School of Law.
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Retired professor Paul Gross dies
March 23, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, Top Stories
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Paul Gross, who taught from 1959 until 1987, died March 17. For nearly 20 years, Gross was the coordinator of the University’s interdisciplinary honors program.
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Students camp out with President
March 22, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, President, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Last weekend, 53 students set up tents on the lawn of President Nathan Hatch as part of a new event called Pro Humana Tent-a: The President’s Campout. During the event, the students had a chance to play games, share meals, watch a movie and talk with the president and his wife, Julie.
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