When Hit the Bricks began in 2002, it raised about $3,000 and had only a handful of teams participate. Last year, the competition raised more than $26,000 and had 89 teams enroll. This year, a new record of 93 teams ran laps to support the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive.Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Leadership & Character, University Announcements
Chances are, you’ve heard WFDD’s programming, but don’t know much about the local NPR affiliate’s history at Wake Forest. Find out more about that history in an Old Gold and Black profile of the radio station, how they are teaching middle school students how to listen, and about an upcoming event that looks at communication technology in the classroom.Categories: Community Impact, University Announcements
The ring of a wind chime … the chirping of birds … the start of a car’s engine. Noises like these might blend into the background and go unnoticed for many people. But to the 10 children enrolled in 88.5 WFDD’s summer radio camp, these “natural sounds” function as the first building blocks in producing a proper radio segment.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, University Announcements
One year after the execution of Troy Davis, whom many believe was innocent of shooting a police officer, several Wake Forest groups will discuss whether wrongful executions occur. Events on Sept. 20-21 include a documentary screening and a news conference at the School of Law's Innocence & Justice Clinic.Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Daniel Kim-Shapiro, physicist and director of Wake Forest’s Translational Science Center, will offer beet juice samples after his talk at the upcoming Technology Briefing, which highlights innovative local companies and institutions. Three others with WFU ties also will present. Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Refugees, ballad singers, classic car collectors and victims of forced sterilization —Wake Forest third-year documentary film students have spent the last year working on movies that show what life is like from these different perspectives.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
The American Bar Association Law Student Division has announced that the School of Law’s Veteran Advocacy Law Organization is the recipient of the Judy M. Weightman Memorial Public Interest Award. The award recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to underrepresented groups or public interest causes outside the law school.
Participants in Wake Forest’s new mentorship pilot program, WAKE ME!, learned the importance of college preparation and the value of pro humanitate.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Building on the results of short-term studies showing the benefits of strength training on knee osteoarthritis (OA), professor of health and exercise science Stephen Messier will lead a five-year study to learn what level of strength training will help older adults the most.
Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
From art exhibitions to dance-offs to film festivals to theatre productions, Wake Forest faculty and students are exercising their talents throughout the school year. Here are some highlights from 2011-2012.