One-size-fits-all weight loss doesn’t benefit all older adults
New research explores why some older adults may not see improvements in physical function, despite achieving clinically meaningful weight loss.Categories: Research & Discovery
New research explores why some older adults may not see improvements in physical function, despite achieving clinically meaningful weight loss.WFU student-athletes ‘suit up’ for career success
At 6 a.m. the alarm rings. Mornings are for workouts followed by classes and tutoring. Afternoons include additional activities that all Division I level student-athletes take on to compete at the highest level of their sport such as attending film sessions, rehab and therapy, sports performance training and nutrition counseling. A student-athlete’s summer schedule is full but familiar.WFU awards and recognitions briefs
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest’s engineering program builds upon a culture of inclusivity
As its first group of engineering students declared their major this year, Wake Forest University achieved something that few, if any, programs have anywhere – a student body that more accurately represents the U.S. population.Categories: Inclusive Excellence, Research & Discovery
WFU anthropologist featured in new PBS/Smithsonian Channel film
In the new film “When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time,” Wake Forest University anthropology professor Ellen Miller stands on a rocky hillside in northern Kenya carefully uncovering 16 million-year-old fossil elephant teeth.Categories: Research & Discovery
WFU digital health researcher named Wells Fargo Faculty Scholar
Wake Forest University has announced that digital health researcher Jason Fanning is its newest Wells Fargo Faculty Scholar, an honor that includes $120,000 in funding annually for three years.Categories: Research & Discovery
WFU awards and recognitions briefs
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Downtown grant will take STEM lessons into K-12 classrooms
With a grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Wake Forest University will start a program this fall to provide free STEM educational activities to K-12 students in local Title 1 schools.Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery
WFU awards and recognitions briefs
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
WFU Expert: Avoiding another Iraq in Iran
How do we prevent Iran from becoming another Iraq? Engage in a robust national conversation about past mistakes, said C. William Walldorf Jr., associate professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University and a U.S. foreign policy expert.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery