Wake Forest University ranks seventh among doctoral U.S. colleges and universities in the percentage of students studying abroad, according to the Open Doors report published today by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Recent WFU grad awarded top national physics prize
The American Physical Society awarded Angela Harper the 2017 LeRoy Apker Award, which recognizes outstanding achievements in physics by undergraduate students, and provides encouragement to young physicists who have demonstrated great potential for future scientific accomplishment.
Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Enrollment & Financial Aid
WFU junior to attend world’s largest gathering of women technologists
Wake Forest junior Smiti Kaul, a double major in computer science and mathematics, has received the Grace Hopper Conference scholarship and will be attending the world’s largest gathering of women technologists.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Wake Forest among top-30 national universities
U.S. News and World Report’s 2018 Best Colleges guide ranked Wake Forest University 27th overall among 311 national universities and 12th for its commitment to undergraduate teaching.
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Students named to WFU’s spring 2017 Dean’s List
The following Wake Forest University students have been named to the University's Dean's List for the 2017 spring semester. Students who achieve a 3.4 grade average and no grade below a C were named to the list.
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning
WFU awards and recognitions briefs
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
WFU students named to Kemper Scholars Program
Wake Forest University students Jenny Hannah and Harry Young IV, both rising sophomores, have been selected from a group of national finalists to become two of 16 in this year’s incoming class of the Kemper Scholars Program.
WFU President Hatch receives Wheaton ‘Alumnus of the Year’ award
The Wheaton College Alumni Association presented Wake Forest University President Nathan O. Hatch with its 2017 Alumnus of the Year Award for Distinguished Service to Society at a ceremony on May 4.
Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
Chemistry professor receives NSF CAREER Award for $500K
Chemistry professor Michael Gross has been named a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award winner. The CAREER Award from the NSF Directorate for Engineering provides $500,000 over five years.
WFU student receives Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting fellowship
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting has selected Lila Franco as Wake Forest’s 2017 Pulitzer Fellow.
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery