Acting director of admissions named at WFU Divinity School
February 24, 2005 | Faculty, School of Business, School of Divinity, University Announcement
Ginny Bridges Ireland was recently named acting director of admissions and student services in the Wake Forest University Divinity School. Ireland was previously the staff assistant to Katherine Amos, Divinity School associate dean of academic affairs. In her new role, Ireland will be responsible for […]
Russell Brantley, Wake Forest University’s director emeritus of communications, dies at age 80
February 13, 2005 | Faculty, University Announcement
Russell H. Brantley Jr., who served as Wake Forest University’s communications director for 34 years, died Feb. 13 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Brantley, 80, of Winston-Salem had been treated in the medical center for an illness since Jan. 27. A […]
Professor’s grant supports sickle cell-related research
January 5, 2005 | Faculty, Research
Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro, associate professor of physics at Wake Forest University, has been awarded an Independent Scientist Career Development Award (K02) from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his project “Nitrite and Nitric Oxide in […]
WFU expert comments on Sarbanes-Oxley
December 8, 2004 | Faculty, Research, School of Business
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act intends to protect investors by making the financial reporting practices of public companies more transparent, but Wake Forest University accounting expert Jon Duchac says the act could create unintended consequences for some businesses. “A number of provisions have generated unanticipated effects that […]
WFU names Combes director of development for Calloway, Babcock schools
December 8, 2004 | Faculty, School of Business, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has named Melissa Combes the director of development for the Babcock Graduate School of Management and the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy. Combes has served as director of development for the Babcock School since 1996. Recently, her responsibilities were expanded when […]
WFU faculty, staff serve late-night breakfast to students during exam week
December 1, 2004 | Campus Life, Faculty, Student
Wake Forest University professors and staff will serve a hot, late-night breakfast to study-weary students from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Reynolda Hall Cafeteria (the Pit). The breakfast also features performances by student musical groups. The twice annual breakfast has become […]
WFU names Ananda Mitra director of Survey Research Center
October 29, 2004 | Faculty, University Announcement
Ananda Mitra has been named the first director of the Wake Forest University Survey Research Center. Mitra had served as interim director since the center’s establishment in September 2003. At Wake Forest, Mitra continues as an associate professor of communication and director of graduate studies […]
WFU premieres faculty produced films
September 16, 2004 | Events, Faculty, University Announcement
Wake Forest University will premiere two documentary films produced by communication department faculty members on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. in the university’s Pugh Auditorium, located in Benson University Center. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. The first […]
Sculptural chess table presented in Winston Square Park
September 15, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty
A sculptural chess table, designed and built by a Wake Forest University art professor and two Wake Forest students in cooperation with the Winston Salem Scholastic Chess Association, will be presented to the city at “Rock the Block” festivities Oct. 15. Originally scheduled for Sept. […]
WFU psychologist explains the ‘curse of the self’
July 6, 2004 | Faculty, Research
Self-reflection, the uniquely human ability to think about past mistakes, plan for the future and take steps toward self-improvement, seems like a blessing. It is also a curse, says Mark Leary, professor and chair of psychology at Wake Forest University. “Few people realize how profoundly […]
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