Media Advisory: WFU researcher receives $6 million grant, largest in university history
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
WFU researcher receives $6 million grant, largest in university history
A $6 million federal grant, the largest ever awarded to Wake Forest University, will enable health and exercise science researchers to further study knee osteoarthritis and successful treatment measures in community-based settings.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Tamping down test anxiety
Science faculty and the Learning Assistance Center have teamed up to help first-year students deal with anxiety over their first college science exams with a three-part workshop.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Rue appears before congressional committee
Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue was one of four panelists who testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Workforce Training about “Preventing and Responding to Sexual Assault on College Campuses” on Sept. 10.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Research & Discovery, University Announcements, Wellbeing
Media Advisory: Addition of Biden to political field likened to grocery store aisle: Too many choices
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Searching for moral superstars
While much national media attention focuses on the moral failures of people in the public spotlight, a team of researchers is searching for moral superstars. A $3.9 million grant will fund The Beacon Project, an initiative to find and define the morally exceptional.Categories: Research & Discovery
Arrive and Thrive
On the first day of classes, “Arrive and Thrive” featured dozens of fun and thought-provoking activities designed to inform and inspire the campus community about how to lead healthier, more balanced lives.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Aquatic hunger games
Wake Forest researchers study how archerfish, known as nature’s sharpshooters, spit water from their mouths to dislodge insects in the mangroves.Media Advisory: Aquatic hunger games: Archerfish spit the distance for food
Food, fitness in foreign lands
Bikes, hikes, huts and hostels are key ingredients of a global travel course for students to learn about different cultures, cuisines and physical activity.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, Wellbeing