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WFU professors study whether pro athletes political statements and race are influencers
August 31, 2020 | Community in Progress, Faculty, Research, Top Stories
As civil unrest continues across the country and with fall sports in jeopardy because of the COVID-19 pandemic, two Wake Forest professors are examining how professional athletes’ political statements have the ability to impact people’s racial attitudes.
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$4 million grant funds project seeking truth about honesty
August 19, 2020 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
To search for the truth about honesty, Wake Forest University philosophy professor Christian B. Miller and a team of researchers have been awarded a $4.4 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
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WFU professor studying challenges families faced with remote learning
July 16, 2020 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
With the start of fall classes just weeks away, a Wake Forest University professor is examining challenges families faced with remote learning.
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Women may not be counted accurately during Census, professor says
July 15, 2020 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses and schools to close and people to shelter in place, forcing millions to file for unemployment and delivering a huge blow to the U.S. economy.
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For Father’s Day: Improving father-daughter relationships
June 18, 2020 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
“A father prepares his daughter for the road, rather than preparing the road for his daughter,” says Linda Nielsen, a nationally recognized expert on father-daughter relationships.
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How the pandemic can strengthen bonds between fathers and daughters
May 13, 2020 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned life as we know it upside down. But the strengthening of families, particularly father-daughter relationships, can be one silver lining from it.
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Citizen science project tracks blue-footed boobies on social media
May 8, 2020 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
Wake Forest biology researcher Jenny Howard is using the sixth annual World Seabird Twitter Conference (#WSTC6) to spread the word about her effort to track the declining population of blue-footed boobies via social media.
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Addressing black students’ concerns about belonging in college has benefits in adulthood
April 29, 2020 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
The benefits of a brief “social belonging” exercise completed by black students in their first year of college followed them into adulthood, with participants reporting greater career satisfaction, well-being and community involvement almost a decade later.
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Coping with Corona: WFU professor creates video series to help
April 23, 2020 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
Christian Waugh, associate professor of psychology and expert in stress and coping, has created a video series discussing the science behind coping with the coronavirus pandemic.
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$3 million NSF grant supports search for heat-tolerant tomatoes
April 20, 2020 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories
When your tomato plants won’t bear fruit during the dog days of summer, a team of Wake Forest researchers led by Gloria Muday will be in the lab, trying to find a plant that thrives despite the heat.
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