Undergrads and faculty mentors collaborated on more than 50 research projects funded this summer by Wake Forest’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Center (URECA). Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery
A new psychology study shows the well-being benefits for older adults who approach challenging experiences positively. Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
A new $7M study will help determine whether a combination of resistance training plus bone-strengthening exercises and/or medication can help older adults safely lose weight without sacrificing bone mass.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest junior and Mullen/Carswell Scholar Shelby Horth has been named a 2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. She is one of 413 college students from across the U.S. to receive the award for the 2023-24 academic yearCategories: Awards & Recognition, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
At Buluk, an ancient fossil site in remote northern Kenya, Wake Forest University paleoanthropologist Ellen Miller uncovered clues about the habitats of apes living there 16 million years ago.Categories: Research & Discovery
A $3M NIH grant will help Wake Forest researchers take the next steps in nearly a decade of research that indicates dance can promote brain health.Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Media professor Phillip Lamarr Cunningham talks about Black representation, under-representation and the absence of representation in modern film – both nationally and internationally.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
The Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded Wake Forest a $30.7 million grant to support the University’s Program for Leadership and Character and create a national higher education network devoted to educating character.
Selected news clips courtesy of Wake Forest University News and CommunicationsCategories: Research & Discovery
When it comes to helping older adults, research suggests that a relatively inexpensive exercise and education program pays for itself by preventing major mobility problems and reducing the need for health care services.Categories: Research & Discovery