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March 2010 Faculty Focus

March 1, 2010  |   Faculty

Anthropology Ken Robinson received funding from the McDowell House Restoration Committee for his proposal, “Archaeological Investigation, Historic McDowell House, Marion, NC.” Art Bernadine Barnes published a book, “Michelangelo in Print: Reproductions as Response in the Sixteenth Century” (Ashgate, January 2010). Chemistry Ron Noftle received […]

Professor waits to hear from Chile

February 28, 2010  |   Faculty, International

Professor Peter Siavelis, who used to live in Chile, is waiting to hear if former colleagues there are safe after a massive earthquake hit the country on Saturday. The University is not aware of any faculty or students who were in the country at the time of the earthquake.

Being human: Professor’s new book explores perfection

February 22, 2010  |   Faculty, Research

Michael Hyde, University Distinguished Professor of Communication Ethics, will sign copies of his new book, “Perfection: Coming to Terms with Being Human,” Feb. 25 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Wake Forest Bookstore.

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What romance novels tell us about society and the changing role of women

February 10, 2010  |   Faculty, Research

Nearly 75 million people read a romance novel in 2008, 90 percent of them women. Harlequin, the largest publisher of romance novels, publishes 120 titles a month in 25 languages.

Scholars have recently started to examine this popular, but much maligned genre, and how it reflects the changing roles of women in society.

History professor Stephen Vella dies

February 3, 2010  |   Faculty

Assistant Professor of History Stephen Vella died in New York on January 30 after an illness. He was 34.

February 2010 Faculty Focus

February 1, 2010  |   Faculty

Biology Gloria Muday received funding from the U. S. Department of Agriculture for her proposal, “Auxin and Ethylene Cross Talk in Regulation of Root Development in Tomato.” Chemistry Christa Colyer received funding from the National Science Foundation for her proposal, “Acquisition of a User-accessible Q-TOF […]

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Faculty weigh in on President’s State of the Union address

January 28, 2010  |   Faculty, National

The nation was watching as President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address on Wednesday night. So were members of the Wake Forest faculty who later provided this analysis of the president’s speech.

Demystifying the Writing Process

January 26, 2010  |   Faculty, Student

Author Gustave Flaubert became known for flinging open the shutters and reading his prose aloud to busy streets, desperate to hear his words to get a glimpse of what they sound like on the page. Boisterously reading sections of his latest book, Flaubert anxiously sought clarity and precision in his writing, welcoming criticism and the search for “le mot juste,” or the perfect word. He wanted his thoughts and words to share one meaning.

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Researching first ladies

January 20, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Faculty, Research

Michelle Obama may be the first African-American first lady, but in other respects she’s not that different from her predecessors, says Professor of Political Science Kathy Smith, who studies first ladies. “Michelle Obama offers continuity to the past with her traditional interpretation of the first lady role,” says Smith, the author of a chapter on Rosalynn Carter in the book “American First Ladies” and co-author of two books on the American presidency.

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Retired professor Eddie Easley dies

January 14, 2010  |   Faculty

Professor Emeritus of Business Eddie Easley died on Jan. 13 in Winston-Salem. He was 82. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, three children and four grandchildren.