Teens from Title I schools dive into STEM with WFU program
WF LEAP offers these students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on lab research experience while earning a paid internship. The goal is to increase the number of traditionally underrepresented youth and minorities in the STEM education pipeline. The program pairs each student with a Wake Forest professor and a co-mentor, who guide them through the foundations of their discipline and research. Over six weeks, from June 17 to July 26, students work on individual projects ranging from cancer cell responses to water treatment technology to improving muscle mass for older adults. Categories: Community Impact
JuCoby Johnson’s play, “Heritage,” and Eljon Wardally’s play, “I Am… a Shepherdess,” will premiere at The International Black Theatre Festival this week. The plays encourage community conversations on race, justice and religion in the U.S. 
School is out for many students as summer break kicks in full swing, but that doesn’t mean learning will stop for some Forsyth County students. Nearly 70 children will embark on a six-week journey of literacy enrichment and college campus immersion at Wake Forest University’s Freedom School. This year’s program runs from June 17 to July 26. “We…
Middle and high school students in the Piedmont region will have an opportunity to explore careers in the growing field of statistics and data science. The free event, known as Florence Nightingale Day, will take place on April 20 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Manchester Hall at Wake Forest University.
Sophomore Couriyah Stegall has been presented with the Community Impact Student Award by NC Campus Engagement for her commitment and contribution to civic and community engagement. 
Wake Forest University collections and gallery exhibitions are now available in a new digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, a free arts and culture app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. 
Nineteen high school students shared research project results during the final LEAP symposium held at the University’s Wake Downtown. LEAP is a summer, paid, lab-based internship program for rising high school juniors and seniors.
Dozens of elementary students in Forsyth County are participating in a six-week program known as Freedom School. As a result of collaborative growth and success of the program, the University has been awarded a $400,000. 
Fifth graders at Cook Literacy Model School in Winston-Salem are preparing to bring their culinary best during the Kids Cooking Coalition Competition on Wednesday, April 26 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the school’s cafeteria Local celebrity chefs will judge the cook-off.
A $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America grant will help support a collaboration between Wake Forest and Loire Valley Theater Festival, Inc. to bring the civil rights musical drama, “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom,” to Wake Forest University in October 2023.