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
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Bone loss still likely in dieting seniors, despite strength training
Community exercise programs that incorporated resistance or aerobic training were unable to prevent bone loss associated with active weight loss of older, obese adults who were cutting calories, according to a new study by Wake Forest University health and exercise science professor Kristen Beavers.Categories: Research & Discovery
Mellon Foundation awards $850,000 grant to WFU for humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Wake Forest University an $850,000 grant to expand its community-based partnerships through engaged teaching and research in the humanities. The four-year grant will support “The Humanities Engaged: Generating Learning, Remaking Community” through June 2022.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery
Expert available: State constitutional amendments in North Carolina
John Dinan, a Wake Forest University politics professor and author of the book "State Constitutional Politics: Governing by Amendment in the American States," can provide context and comment on amendments to the North Carolina Constitution the legislature is considering for placement on the 2018 ballot.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
When it comes to weight loss in overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, more is better
The investigators’ latest findings, which are published in Arthritis Care & Research, reveal that a 20% or more weight loss has the added benefit of continued improvement in physical health-related quality of life and a 25% reduction in pain and improvement in function compared to 10-19.9% weight loss.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
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
Self-driving cars: WFU engineering students kick the tires on safety and ethics
The future of self-driving cars seemed all but inevitable until a fatal crash in Arizona last month prompted tech companies, automakers and lawmakers to pump the brakes.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Bats go quiet during fall mating season
Giving someone the “silent treatment” during courtship might not be the best strategy for romance. But, new research shows hoary bats fly with little or no echolocation at all as a possible mating-related behavior.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, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery