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Quantity versus quality
December 20, 2010 | Faculty, Research, School of Business, Top Stories
According to research on branding and consumer behavior, today’s bargains may mean fewer choices and reduced quality tomorrow. Associate Professor of Business Sheri Bridges says good marketing does not rely on sales.
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Keeping off that holiday weight
December 15, 2010 | Faculty, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Just because most holiday celebrations feature food, that doesn’t mean you have to gain weight. If you plan ahead, you can fill your week with extra little bursts of exercise and cut back your calories here and there to help maintain your weight through the holidays.
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Removing the ho, ho, hum
December 15, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
John Llewellyn, associate professor of communication at Wake Forest, came up with the YULE rule for writing a well-crafted, year-in-review letter. He says these four simple steps will help you compose a holiday letter that loved ones will actually enjoy reading.
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Understanding church and state
December 10, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, School of Divinity, Top Stories
Melissa Rogers, who serves on President Barack Obama’s national advisory council for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, explores collaborations between government entities and non-profits. Rogers is the director of the Center for Religion and Public Affairs at the School of Divinity.
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Saving endangered flying squirrels
December 7, 2010 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Endangered Carolina Northern flying squirrels have a better chance of survival in the Appalachian Mountains, thanks to research by Professor of Biology Peter Weigl.
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Partnering to benefit local students
December 7, 2010 | Admissions, Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Wake Forest will host a community forum to explain the benefits of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program to local students and their parents on Dec. 15. The program offers a rigorous comprehensive curriculum, placing an emphasis on global awareness and community service.
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Talent on display at Artisans’ Fair
December 6, 2010 | Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
About 30 faculty and staff members and others will be showing their creative side and offering handmade jewelry, crafts, handbags, pottery, and crocheted and knitted items for sale at the annual Artisans’ Fair on Friday. It is open to the community.
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Physics for the future
December 6, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College, Working Together
By 2015, plastic flexible electronics is estimated to be a $30 billion market, according to Oana Jurchescu, assistant professor of physics. Jurchescu and her undergraduate students are working together on the development of these technologies in her lab.
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Running research
November 30, 2010 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Research, Scholars and Scientists, School of Medicine, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Up to 65 percent of runners sustain an overuse injury each year. Wake Forest researchers, funded by a $600,000 grant from the U. S. Army, plan to find out why.
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A professor of many worlds
November 28, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, International, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
David Weinstein, a professor of political science and one of Wake Forest’s most prolific scholars in the humanities, often inhabits two intellectual worlds. As he moves between them, he’s extending Wake Forest’s academic reach to Israel, Germany, Italy and England.
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