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Helping make college a reality
November 22, 2010 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, School of Law, Top Stories
Thanks in part to efforts of School of Law professors and students, some local high school students recently visited college campuses in the Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia areas. The trip was designed to enhance their level of enthusiasm for the college selection process.
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Myths and monsters
November 22, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College, Working Together
In Tina Boyer’s first-year seminar class, students meet dragons, giants and other mythological creatures.
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Researcher hopes for FDA action
November 18, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories
Alcoholic energy drinks are under fire after reports of unsafe behaviors, especially among college students. These actions are encouraging to associate professor Mary Claire O’Brien, M.D., who conducted groundbreaking research into the dangers of the drinks.
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‘I See’
November 15, 2010 | Arts & Culture, Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College, Working Together
Students in John Pickel’s lab have completed video art installations that will be exhibited Nov. 16-27 at the Student Art Gallery (START Gallery) in Reynolda Village.
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Bioethics Center names first director
November 12, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Top Stories, University Announcement, Wake Forest College
Ana Smith Iltis has been named the director of the new Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, which will address some of the most relevant issues at the heart of biotechnology, medical research and health care.
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Escott: The real Abraham Lincoln
November 9, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Top Stories
Reynolds Professor of History Paul Escott offers some provocative arguments that challenge what we think we know about Abraham Lincoln, who was elected to his first term as president 150 years ago.
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Renaissance revival
November 9, 2010 | Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
For many years, Stewart Carter has shared his love for Renaissance music with others through an annual concert. This year’s Collegium Musicum Concert, featuring German music of the 16th and 17th centuries, will be held Thursday.
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iPad more than a gadget
November 7, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, Research, Top Stories, Working Together
Education professor Kristin Redington Bennett knows iPads can revolutionize the K-12 classroom – bringing Internet connectivity to every student and ridding desks and worktables of textbooks, notebooks and binders.
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Benefits of beet juice
November 3, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories
Wake Forest researchers have shown for the first time that drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults – a finding that could hold great potential for combating the progression of dementia.
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Examining historical Muslim societies
November 1, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories
A new book by Assistant Professor of History Charles L. Wilkins offers a historical perspective that shows Muslim societies as complex and not solely focused on warmaking.
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