Media Advisory: Wake Forest University alumni fight against childhood hunger
May 4, 2015 | Media Advisory
Who: Wake Forest alumni, staff and parents will work at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina to fight childhood hunger in the Winston-Salem community. When: Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. What: During Pro Humanitate Day (which takes […]
Media Advisory: Wake Forest University Commencement 2015: Story Ideas
May 4, 2015 | Media Advisory
SPEAKERS: Commencement: Stephen Colbert, comedian and late night television host, will deliver Wake Forest University’s 2015 commencement address on Monday, May 18. The commencement ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Hearn Plaza. Baccalaureate: Jonathan L. Walton, the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard University and […]
Media Advisory: Wake Forest students support Nepal
April 30, 2015 | Media Advisory
Despite finals looming, Wake Forest students have banned together to raise awareness and funds for the earthquake that devastated Nepal on April 25. For more than 10 years, Wake Forest students have studied in Nepal with Associate Professor of Anthropology Steve Folmar through the five-week […]
Media Advisory: Testosterone key to new bird bang theory
April 22, 2015 | Faculty, Media Advisory, Research
(Winston-Salem, N.C. – April 22, 2015) – New research from a Wake Forest University biologist who studies animal behavior suggests that evolution is hard at work when it comes to the acrobatic courtship dances of a tropical bird species. Assistant professor of biology Matthew Fuxjager […]
Media Advisory: STEM at Wake Laboratory Tours announced
April 21, 2015 | Media Advisory, Research, Student
Who and What: Students from 12 local and regional public high schools and prospective Wake Forest University students will have the chance to get a more up close and personal look at STEM fields of study during STEM at Wake Laboratory Tours. They will have […]
Media Advisory: NC climate change policy panel hosted by WFU
April 21, 2015 | Media Advisory
On Friday, April 24, the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability and the Sustainability Graduate Programs at Wake Forest University will host a panel discussion on North Carolina climate change policy. Four experts representing state government, environmental policy, utilities and corporations will discuss climate change […]
Media Advisory: Campus Canvas: Wake Foresters to paint on Davis Field
April 20, 2015 | Media Advisory
Who and What: Wake Forest seniors Jordyn Albritton and Ariel Hawley will be laying down tarps on Davis Field and providing a variety of canvases, acrylic paints and brushes for students, faculty and staff to use to make artwork as part of Campus Canvas. When […]
Media Advisory: Fourth WFU student receives Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Fellowship
April 16, 2015 | Media Advisory, Student
Representatives with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting have selected Charlotte Bellomy, a rising junior political science major and journalism minor, as Wake Forest’s 2015 Pulitzer Fellow. This is the University’s fourth fellowship recipient. Bellomy, who is fluent in French, will report on the culture […]
Media Advisory: WFU historian featured on ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ program on TLC
April 15, 2015 | Faculty, Media Advisory
John Ruddiman, assistant professor of history at Wake Forest University, will appear in the April 19 episode of the TLC program “Who Do you Think You Are?” The show gives celebrities a chance to dig into their roots and learn more about their family history. According to […]
Media Advisory: Wake Forest students decorate desks for children
April 14, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, Media Advisory, Pro Humanitate, Student
Wake Forest University students will gather Thursday, April 23 from 3 to 7 p.m. on Poteat Field to paint desks for local elementary students. This annual service project began on campus in 2000 and is called Developing Education through Student Knowledge (D.E.S.K). The goal is to provide […]
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