When Maggie Gigler began her academic journey at Wake Forest, she knew she wanted to major in psychology and go on to earn a doctorate in clinical psychology. With her study on borderline personality disorder, she was one of 127 students presenting at Undergraduate Research Day.
Building stronger bones one runner at a time
A first-of-a-kind study by Wake Forest researchers will address why long distance runners, particularly women, are more likely than athletes in other sports to develop osteoporosis later in life.
Categories: Athletics, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Foresters “Hit the Bricks”
More than 1,000 students, faculty and staff participated in Hit the Bricks, an eight-hour relay race around Hearn Plaza that honors the memory of Brian Piccolo, a Wake Forest All-American football player who passed away from cancer during his career with the Chicago Bears.
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate, Transformative Giving
A closer look at who’s behind bars
Seventeen students gathered for a conversation about mass incarceration with civil rights advocate and best-selling author Michelle Alexander before she presented a public lecture to more than 1,000 people in Wait Chapel.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Wake Forest featured in NYT Magazine
A recent New York Times Magazine story prominently features the University's commitment to making personal and career development a part of the academic experience from a student's first days on campus.
Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Mentorship
Hunger, not a game
Rather than putting a Band-Aid on a wound, Wake Forest students, faculty and staff continue to take a proactive approach in preventing and eradicating hunger and bringing about systemic change.
Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
New living area is a dynamic duo
Stand in the courtyard between Wake Forest’s Dogwood and Magnolia Halls and look south. The view of the iconic Wait Chapel, framed on either side by the recently completed buildings, is jaw-dropping. The mirror image Dogwood and Magnolia are the newest residence halls on campus.
Categories: Experiential Learning
Straight from the horse’s mouth
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Gilbert gets the flu
“It was a dark and stormy night.” This is how Janna Raley started her mathematical economics paper. Surprised? So was her professor. But, writing the assignment in the form of a children’s book led to an article published in an academic journal.
Categories: Alumni, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, University Announcements
Lights, camera, censorship?
Senior Lizzie Woods spent 10 weeks researching 20th century censorship and the Hollywood Production Code. Originally interested in book censorship, Woods found herself intrigued by the film and soon learned that during the 1930s, film censorship was getting stricter while books were more becoming more obscene.