The Pulitzer Center has selected junior Una Wilson as Wake Forest's 2023 Reporting Fellow. She will receive a $3000 stipend to report on the impact of community gardens on poor communities near Mumbai, India.Categories: Awards & Recognition
Seniors Ashley Peake and Malindi Whyte and chemistry doctoral candidate Scott Dawson have been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Categories: Awards & Recognition
During the Winston-Salem City Council meeting on May 1, Wake Forest University’s debaters, coaches and staff received a resolution by the City of Winston-Salem for their historic national title wins this year. Mayor Allen Joines issued the honor on behalf of the City Council and Mayor Pro Tem D.D. Adams presented the large, framed resolution to the team.Categories: Awards & Recognition
Abdou Lachgar, professor of chemistry at Wake Forest University, has been selected as a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar for Namibia. Lachgar will conduct research and teach in the materials science department at the University of Namibia.Categories: Awards & Recognition
Wake Forest junior and Mullen/Carswell Scholar Shelby Horth has been named a 2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. She is one of 413 college students from across the U.S. to receive the award for the 2023-24 academic yearCategories: Awards & Recognition, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Categories: Awards & Recognition
The Wake Forest University debate team won the national championship in intercollegiate debating Monday night at the 77th National Debate Tournament. Wake Forest juniors Iyana Trotman and Tajaih Robinson defeated the University of Michigan in the final round.Categories: Awards & Recognition
Wake Forest’s Entrepreneurship Center startups have been recognized on Shark Tank and featured on Oprah’s Favorite Things list. Now a Wake Forest teaching method that helps students discover their best startup ideas has earned a national innovation award.Categories: Awards & Recognition
Wake Forest senior Tal Feldman has been named to the 2023-24 class of Schwarzman Scholars.Categories: Awards & Recognition
Philosophy and Piano Performance major Alice Hauser has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at England’s Oxford University beginning in the fall of 2023. She was among 32 Americans chosen by the Rhodes Trust on Nov. 12.