When marine algae get sick: how viruses shape microbe interactions
By looking at the tiniest virus-infected microbes in the ocean, researchers are gaining new insights about the marine food web that may help improve future climate change predictions. The new study, co-authored by Wake Forest Assistant Professor of Biology Sheri Floge, brings together viral ecologists, chemists and physicists to find out more about marine microbes…Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experts, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University will host two national award-winning authors to talk about their work in capturing and documenting the stories of marginalized communities in North Carolina who are facing challenges from pollution, climate change and other environmental justice issues. The event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. in the Porter Byrum…
Wake Forest researcher and remote sensing expert Ovidiu Csillik will serve as a co-investigator on a new $1 million NASA-funded project to get a more accurate and detailed picture of what is happening with carbon storage over time in tropical forests.
WFU program supports Peru’s Indigenous leaders
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a case about commercial fishing and whether the federal government can compel the owners of commercial herring fishing vessels to pay for expert observers on their vessels. The case is about much more than fish.
By collaborating on this Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), WFU and eight other universities are accessing the benefits of renewable energy through a deal typically only feasible for large customers.
Wake Forest University is preparing to welcome several national, state and local experts to campus for the 2024 Mellon Environmental and Epistemic Justice Summit. The full-day program will take place on April 24 from 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Broyhill Auditorium in Farrell Hall. The free event is open to the public. The goal of the program is to bring various perspectives together for a deeper understanding of environmental issues facing underrepresented communities, share ideas, help find solutions and inspire grassroots efforts. 
As North Carolina’s top economic driver, agriculture is practiced in every corner of the state. But, most of the research and technological innovations that could benefit and grow the $103 billion industry are housed within companies and universities in more urban areas of the state.
To address this gap in access, researchers at Wake Forest, along with nine other university, business, state agency, and research partners, have received a $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines grant to develop a 42-county Agricultural Tech Innovation Corridor. 
Wake Forest University will partner with two other universities to support the work of the Peruvian National Park Service by connecting scientists with park managers and policy makers in new ways. The work is funded by a $2.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
With a leadership gift from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, Wake Forest University will substantially expand its work to answer the world’s most pressing environmental and sustainability questions.