Setting out to prove that movement indeed is medicine for older adults with chronic knee and hip pain, Wake Forest University researchers have received a $5.7M grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a five-year study. The Mobile Intervention to Reduce Pain and Improve Health-III (MORPH-III) study will track how adults age…Categories: Research & Discovery
Anthropology major Annelise Witcher offers a welcoming smile as passers-by stroll through row after row of posters on easels. At her feet are several 3D models of objects from the Lam Museum of Anthropology. She and her mentor Andrew Gurstelle, the museum's director, created these in part to increase accessibility for museum visitors. “Go ahead,…Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest researcher and remote sensing expert Ovidiu Csillik will serve as a co-investigator on a new $1 million NASA-funded project to get a more accurate and detailed picture of what is happening with carbon storage over time in tropical forests.
Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Research & Discovery
A promising technology developed by Wake Forest University researchers and designed to address a common problem in treating critically ill patients with kidney issues has received a grant from NCBiotech.Categories: Research & Discovery
Professor of Sociology David Yamane, an internationally recognized authority on gun ownership in the U.S., offers insights about the nearly 100M American civilians who own firearms. Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
In her groundbreaking work as a computer scientist, assistant professor Minghan Chen is using artificial intelligence to create new techniques to better understand the mechanisms behind Alzheimer's disease and predict its progression across brain networks.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery
Extroverts were more likely than introverts to feel a strong sense of belonging in their college, an important indicator of whether a student succeeds – or goes home, according to a new study by psychology professor Shannon Brady.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
In an extensive clinical study, Wake Forest University researchers will determine whether the most common treatments for osteoarthritis also help prevent women from developing the degenerative joint disease.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Upending the prevailing theory of how and why multi-species mass-migration patterns occur in Serengeti National Park, researchers from Wake Forest University have confirmed that the millions-strong wildebeest population pushes zebra herds along in competition for the most nutrient-dense grasses. The study appears today in the journal Science.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Assistant Professors in Physics Ajay Ram Srimath Kandada and Stephen M. Winter have each been granted National Science Foundation CAREER awards, which recognize the best and brightest talent in the United States. Together, the two grants total more than $1 million. Categories: Awards & Recognition, Mentorship, Research & Discovery