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Wake Forest to hold 9/11 remembrance events
September 5, 2019 | Events, Faculty, Staff, Student, Top Stories
Wake Forest University will hold two events on Wednesday, Sept. 11 to remember the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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WFU celebrates 5-year anniversary of THRIVE initiative on Sept. 4
August 30, 2019 | Faculty, Staff, Student, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories
Wake Forest students, faculty and staff will come together Sept. 4 on Manchester Plaza to celebrate the 5-year anniversary of Thrive, a comprehensive wellbeing initiative that covers everything from financial to physical to emotional health and has become a model for other college campuses.
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Biochar: A better start to rain forest restoration
August 29, 2019 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
An indigenous farming technique that’s been around for thousands of years provides the basis for restoring rain forests stripped clear of trees by gold mining and other threats.
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One-size-fits-all weight loss doesn’t benefit all older adults
August 23, 2019 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
New research explores why some older adults may not see improvements in physical function, despite achieving clinically meaningful weight loss.
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WFU student-athletes ‘suit up’ for career success
August 16, 2019 | Athletics, Faculty, Staff, Student, Top Stories
At 6 a.m. the alarm rings. Mornings are for workouts followed by classes and tutoring. Afternoons include additional activities that all Division I level student-athletes take on to compete at the highest level of their sport such as attending film sessions, rehab and therapy, sports performance training and nutrition counseling. A student-athlete’s summer schedule is full but familiar.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
July 24, 2019 | Faculty, Recognition, Staff, Student, Top Stories
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
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Wake Forest’s engineering program builds upon a culture of inclusivity
June 18, 2019 | Faculty, Top Stories, Valuing Diversity
As its first group of engineering students declared their major this year, Wake Forest University achieved something that few, if any, programs have anywhere – a student body that more accurately represents the U.S. population.
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WFU anthropologist featured in new PBS/Smithsonian Channel film
June 13, 2019 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
In the new film “When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time,” Wake Forest University anthropology professor Ellen Miller stands on a rocky hillside in northern Kenya carefully uncovering 16 million-year-old fossil elephant teeth.
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WFU digital health researcher named Wells Fargo Faculty Scholar
June 11, 2019 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
Wake Forest University has announced that digital health researcher Jason Fanning is its newest Wells Fargo Faculty Scholar, an honor that includes $120,000 in funding annually for three years.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
June 7, 2019 | Faculty, Recognition, Staff, Top Stories
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.