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WFU remembers School of Divinity Dean Gail R. O’Day
September 22, 2018 | Faculty, Top Stories
Gail R. O’Day, former Dean and Professor of New Testament and Preaching at Wake Forest University School of Divinity, died today, September 22, 2018. She was 63.
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Floodwaters and Florence: What’s in the water?
September 17, 2018 | Faculty, Sustainability, Top Stories
Stan Meiburg, former acting deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and now director of graduate programs in sustainability at Wake Forest, can discuss environmental hazards in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
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Wake Forest hurricane experts available
September 13, 2018 | Faculty, Top Stories
As Hurricane Florence makes landfall on the southeastern coastline, Wake Forest University offers experts who can discuss flood forecasting, environmental hazards in the aftermath of flooding and the economics of evacuations.
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Deacs Decide: WFU to launch political engagement project
September 11, 2018 | Faculty, Student, Top Stories
Wake Forest University will host a campus-wide political engagement project, Deacs Decide: Election 2018, beginning Sept. 12. Deacs Decide is a bipartisan, collaborative effort to engage the entire campus in the midterm election.
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Expert: State constitutional amendments on the 2018 ballot in 29 states
September 5, 2018 | Faculty, Top Stories
John Dinan, a Wake Forest University politics professor and author of the book State Constitutional Politics: Governing by Amendment in the American States is available to comment on amendments appearing on the 2018 ballot in North Carolina and in 28 other states.
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Father-daughter expert: Steve Jobs’ daughter’s new book offers lessons on forgiveness
August 28, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
In her biting new memoir Small Fry, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, daughter of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, paints a portrait of her father that is far from flattering. Brennan-Jobs’ forgiveness of her father’s flaws and reportedly cruel behavior, leaves some perplexed – but not Linda Nielsen, a nationally renowned expert on father-daughter relationships.
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Expert Available: Trump Administration’s changes to the Clean Power Plan
August 21, 2018 | Faculty, Sustainability, Top Stories
The Trump Administration is expected to announce a proposed replacement rule for the Clean Power Plan this week. Stan Meiburg, director of Wake Forest University’s graduate programs in sustainability, is available to discuss the expected rollback of regulations and the likely effects of the proposed changes.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
August 17, 2018 | Faculty, Recognition, Staff, Top Stories
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
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Bone loss still likely in dieting seniors, despite strength training
August 8, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
Community exercise programs that incorporated resistance or aerobic training were unable to prevent bone loss associated with active weight loss of older, obese adults who were cutting calories, according to a new study by Wake Forest University health and exercise science professor Kristen Beavers.
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Mellon Foundation awards $850,000 grant to WFU for humanities
August 2, 2018 | Faculty, Humanities, Recognition, Top Stories
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Wake Forest University an $850,000 grant to expand its community-based partnerships through engaged teaching and research in the humanities. The four-year grant will support “The Humanities Engaged: Generating Learning, Remaking Community” through June 2022.