Beyond the comfort zone
Wake Forest’s emphasis on the liberal arts allows two science students to pursue research outside the comfort zone of their majors.Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest’s emphasis on the liberal arts allows two science students to pursue research outside the comfort zone of their majors.Pursuit of science
From precious metal-based pharmaceuticals to a queen bee’s mandibular pheromone, two Wake Forest students will be on the trail of new science discoveries as they are mentored in professors’ labs.Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
World ambassadors
Studying in Venice and conducting research with health and exercise science professors Peter Brubaker and Anthony Marsh set Robert Musci (’12) on a course toward winning a Fulbright research grant for the 2015-2016 academic year. He was among nine seniors and recent graduates to receive grants.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
The biology behind mental health
In an unusual first-year seminar, students learn that, just as there’s a physical science behind the healing of broken bones, the correction of blood sugar levels and the repairing of blocked arteries. There’s also a physical science to improving mental health.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Presidential Chairs announced
Five new Presidential Chairs to recruit, retain and reward outstanding faculty who embody the teacher-scholar ideal have been announced by Wake Forest University.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, Transformative Giving, University Announcements
Students awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Wake Forest University senior Abdulmalik Obaid has earned the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which sends recipients to the University of Cambridge in England to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Founders’ Day marks 181 years
The Wake Forest community commemorated 181 years since the University’s founding at Founders’ Day Convocation in Wait Chapel on Feb. 19. The celebration recognizes student leaders and honors faculty for teaching, research and service.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Changing the world with $5,000
As part of the Leadership Project, Nancy Lublin, founder of Dress for Success and Dosomething.org, offered advice on launching startups and leading organizations with the purpose of making life better for people in need.Categories: Campus Life, Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Personal & Career Development
WFU grads are launching careers
With 98 percent of the Class of 2014 either employed or in graduate school, the numbers show that resources invested in career development have measurable results. But the first job after college is just one step in the journey toward a meaningful life.Categories: Mentorship, Personal & Career Development
WFU had an unforgettable 2014
From a commencement speech that the entire country watched to celebrating world-class rankings to honoring new and old traditions, Wake Forest had an unforgettable 2014.Categories: Campus Life, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Mentorship