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Veterinary regenerative center formed
January 26, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has formed a veterinary regenerative center with the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Regenerative medicine is devoted to engineering replacement tissues and organs in the laboratory, or using cell therapies to restore organ and tissue function.
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Weight loss and walking help seniors
January 24, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Walking more and losing weight can improve mobility as much as 20 percent in older, obese adults with poor cardiovascular health, according to a new Wake Forest study. The results from the five-year study of 288 participants appear Jan. 24 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Retired professor McPherson dies
January 20, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Professor Emerita of English Dolly A. McPherson, the first African-American full-time female faculty member when she was hired in the 1970s, has died. She was 82.
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Focus on community is recognized
January 18, 2011 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recognized Wake Forest as an institution with a tradition of focusing on community engagement. Wake Forest was among 115 U.S. colleges and universities selected by Carnegie.
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Director chosen for new institute
January 14, 2011 | Faculty, Humanities, Top Stories, University Announcement
Associate Professor of Religion Mary Foskett has been named the first director of Wake Forest’s new Humanities Institute. The Institute, which was formally established last October, will support interdisciplinary scholarship, research initiatives and education in the humanities.
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Professors teach golf superintendents
January 6, 2011 | Faculty, School of Business, Top Stories
It was back to school for 28 golf course superintendents recently. As students of the Syngenta Business Institute, they received instruction from leaders of Wake Forest’s master’s of business administration program. The innovative business development program was created specifically for them in conjunction with Wake Forest.
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Emergency responder
January 5, 2011 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Ken Hoglund, professor of religion, is a trained spotter for the National Weather Service and a ham radio operator trained to relay messages during emergencies. He will be teaching a first-year seminar on the ethical and moral questions that arise around disasters.
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‘Appy’ New Year
January 3, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
With more than 400,000 applications available for smartphones, which ones can help you keep true to your New Year’s resolutions? Professor of Communication Ananda Mitra gives a few tips.
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App helps conquer speech disability
December 27, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories
To help his son, Victor, and others with disabilities, professor Paul Pauca and some of his students created an application for the iPhone and iPad that turns their touch screens into communications tools.
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Video games and realism
December 22, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
More than 60 percent of parents say video games have no effect on their children. Not true, says Marina Krcmar, associate professor of communication. As games get more and more realistic, research shows the positive and negative effects on children increase.
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