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Turning cardboard and 3D printed objects into foosball tables and kayaks

Inside a classroom at Wake Downtown, engineering students arrived early to put the finishing touches on their cardboard creations. They were preparing to demonstrate their projects during the Fall 2024 Cardboard Showcase. It’s part of the Engineering 111 class that provides students with an introduction to the field. “These students had half of a semester…

Categories: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Mentorship, Personal & Career Development, Research & Discovery

WFU receives $30M to advance entrepreneurship education

Wake Forest University has received a transformational $30 million gift to expand the University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and enhance access and opportunities for undergraduate students in the academic program. The anonymous gift is one of the most significant in the University’s history. The investment will enable Wake Forest to increase the number of experienced entrepreneurship…

Categories: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Transformative Giving, University Announcements

Center for Functional Materials Research Day celebrates innovation and collaboration

On a Friday afternoon, more than 100 scientists, across several disciplines, gathered to share ideas and innovations around their common interest—materials research. About 30 Wake Forest students and faculty members presented posters on their diverse research successes in Benson University Center for the Center for Functional Materials Research Day. “One area of our research lab…

Categories: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Experts, Mentorship, Personal & Career Development, Research & Discovery

Excellence in Entrepreneurship

Deepa Pakianathan, partner at Delphi Ventures, received the 2012 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award.

“You have to be a true visionary. It’s something that has to come from within,” said Deepa Pakianathan (MA '90, PhD '93), the 2012 recipient of the Excellence in Entrepreneurship award given at the Center for Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship annual awards banquet.

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