Former members of Congress bring civic education to Wake Forest
Wake Forest University welcomed two former Congressional representatives to campus on Tuesday, Oct. 22, as part of a program called Congress to Campus. Donna Edwards (D-MD) and Barbara Comstock (R-VA) met with students throughout the day to talk about their career journeys, finding bipartisanship and the importance of civic engagement. “Part of the mission of…Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Personal & Career Development
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
Extroverts were more likely than introverts to feel a strong sense of belonging in their college, an important indicator of whether a student succeeds – or goes home, according to a new study by psychology professor Shannon Brady.
Assistant Professors in Physics Ajay Ram Srimath Kandada and Stephen M. Winter have each been granted National Science Foundation CAREER awards, which recognize the best and brightest talent in the United States. Together, the two grants total more than $1 million. 
Wake Forest junior and Mullen/Carswell Scholar Shelby Horth has been named a 2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. She is one of 413 college students from across the U.S. to receive the award for the 2023-24 academic year
Media professor Phillip Lamarr Cunningham talks about Black representation, under-representation and the absence of representation in modern film – both nationally and internationally.
A new study co-authored by @Wake Forest Statistics Professor Lucy D'Agostino McGowan takes a closer look at how transparency in public health messaging can influence community response. The research, also conducted by one of her students, was recently published in the online scientific journal PLOS ONE.
Selected news clips courtesy of Wake Forest University News and Communications