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Connecting leadership with character
February 5, 2019 | Faculty, Student, Top Stories
What is the role of the university in developing leaders with good character? At a time when many see a crisis in leadership around the world, Wake Forest University is answering this question with its Program for Leadership and Character.
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MLK ‘Building the Dream’ award winners named at WFU
January 22, 2019 | Faculty, Recognition, Student, Top Stories
Brook Davis, associate professor of theatre and dance and student Kayla Heilig (’19) have been named Wake Forest University’s 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. “Building the Dream” award winners.
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Brexit, political rancor may cause long-term damage to British economy
January 16, 2019 | Faculty, Top Stories
Sandeep Mazumder, associate professor of economics and UK native, is available to comment by phone or email on the ongoing power struggle over control of Britain’s planned exit from the European Union.
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Five golden rings … and an environmental dilemma
December 18, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Sustainability, Top Stories
Gold jewelry on your holiday shopping list? Before you buy that special someone a statement piece this season, scientists studying climate change and the fate of the world’s vital rainforests ask you to consider some hidden consequences.
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Health economics expert: ACA ruling brings uncertainty to healthcare
December 15, 2018 | Faculty, Top Stories
As Americans hurry to meet today’s deadline to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, a ruling by a federal judge in Texas yesterday held the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.
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Climate change: Wake Forest University experts
December 12, 2018 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
As diplomats from nearly 200 countries convene in Katowice, Poland, to negotiate plans for curbing global climate change, these scientists and policy experts can provide insight on the COP24 U.N. Climate Change Conference, the effects of global warming and the risks to the U.S. outlined in the recent Fourth National Climate Assessment, and proposed changes to the Clean Water Act.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
December 6, 2018 | Faculty, Recognition, Top Stories
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
November 29, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Faculty, Recognition, Top Stories
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
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$450K NSF grant teaches high school students about antibiotic resistance
November 26, 2018 | Community, Faculty, Research, Top Stories
According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food insecurity and development. Now a $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will support Wake Forest University researchers teaching ninth-graders at Mount Tabor High School how bacteria adapt to their environments.
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WFU Jewish Studies Program to host panel on antisemitism
November 20, 2018 | Events, Faculty, Student, Top Stories
Faculty from the Jewish Studies Program at Wake Forest University will host a panel on antisemitism on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. in the Porter Byrum Welcome Center.
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