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Libyan refugees
March 22, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
In Libya, the strategy of military intervention could spark a humanitarian crisis, says Associate Professor of Political Science Sarah Lischer. Author of “Dangerous Sanctuaries: Refugee Crises, Civil War, and the Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid,” Lischer studies refugees, humanitarian aid, civil war and African politics.
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Tax time
March 21, 2011 | Community, Faculty, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, School of Business, School of Law, Student, Top Stories
More than 50 Wake Forest accountancy and law students are preparing tax returns for free at the Goodwill Industries in Winston-Salem through April 16. The VITA program helps lower-to-moderate-income, elderly, disabled or non-English-speaking taxpayers get their refunds faster.
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Talking with children after a disaster
March 17, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, International, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
As images of the devastation in Japan fill television screens, it’s important for parents to take the time to address whatever questions and fears their children may have about an earthquake or tsunami affecting their lives, says psychology professor and child-development expert Deborah L. Best (’70, MA ’72).
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Emergency preparedness matters
March 15, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Professor Kenneth Hoglund’s class explores the complexity of disasters and best practices for preparing for and responding to natural catastrophes. Japan’s early warning earthquake system is just one way the country helped protect its people.
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The future of humanities education
March 15, 2011 | Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Pro Humanitate, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The importance of the humanities to a liberal arts education will be on full display during a two-day symposium marking the official launch of the Wake Forest Humanities Institute on Friday and Saturday. Two nationally known advocates for the humanities — historian Edward Ayers and author Stanley Fish — will discuss “The Humanities in the 21st Century.”
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Facing the challenges of a digital world
March 11, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
What do we gain and what do we give up with the latest technological tools? From the loss of privacy to the advantages of using digital apps, Professor of Communication Ananda Mitra shares ideas about how to cope with the complex challenges caused by the widespread adoption of digital technology.
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A new look at the five stages of grief
March 9, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
The five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance — are a commonly accepted and comforting road map to overcoming grief. But the stages were never intended to be a uniform way of dealing with the death of a loved one, says Professor of Counseling Ed Shaw.
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Examining the Federal Reserve
March 8, 2011 | Events, Faculty, National, School of Business, Speakers, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
As the Federal Reserve System approaches its 100th anniversary, some of the nation’s leading economists who study the Fed converged on Wake Forest to debate the success, failures and relevancy of the central bank and its monetary and regulatory policies.
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Regenerative medicine breakthroughs
March 8, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories
Wake Forest’s work in regenerative medicine is in the news this week as the world’s first tissue-engineered urethras have been used successfully, a transplantable kidney is printed on TED Talks and new projects are underway at the regenerative medicine veterinary center.
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Don’t expect revolution in Cuba
March 4, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
As some have started to ask why Cubans haven’t followed the lead of oppressed populations in Egypt and Tunisia in overthrowing long-entrenched regimes, Professor of Political Science Peter Siavelis said he doesn’t expect to see demonstrations for democracy in the streets of Havana anytime soon.
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