Film, watercolor and cut paper
The opening exhibition at the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery features works by three artists, including Assistant Professor of Art Joel Tauber who will focus on building the Wake Forest's video art program. The opening exhibition at the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery features works by three artists, including Assistant Professor of Art Joel Tauber who will focus on building the Wake Forest's video art program.9/11 legacy: Middle East studies
As the nation sought to understand the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, college students looked for more opportunities to study the politics, culture and language of the Middle East. The surge of interest translated into more related courses at Wake Forest and the development of the Middle East and South Asia Program (MESA) minor.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery
Support for entrepreneurship
Biology professor William E. Conner has been named the first David and Lelia Farr Professor of Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship. The $2 million endowed chair recognizes Conner's work in encouraging student start-ups.Flexible electronics hold promise
"Electronics everywhere" is the trend of the future, says physics professor Oana Jurchescu. And new research into organic semiconductors means artificial skin, smart bandages and wearable electronics are one step closer.Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Little to celebrate this Labor Day?
"As Labor Day approaches, there is little to celebrate about the state of American labor,” writes David Coates, Worrell Chair of Anglo-American Studies in the political science department, in an op-ed that appeared in Friday’s Charlotte Observer.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Need for police reforms
Jurors recently convicted five police officers accused of civil rights violations and obstruction of justice in New Orleans. Law professor Kami Simmons writes in the Huffington Post that the situation exposed institutional deficiencies that encourage police misconduct and corruption.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Child abuse in birds
For one species of seabird in the Galápagos, the child abuse “cycle of violence” found in humans plays out in the wild. The new study of Nazca boobies by Wake Forest researchers provides the first evidence from the animal world showing those who are abused when they are young often grow up to be abusers. Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Tracing the roots of ‘The Dream’
Wake Forest student William Murphy (’13) and Associate Professor of Communication John Llewellyn recently discovered that the most significant American speech in recent history was based on a teenage dream – one Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. first envisioned and articulated as a 15-year-old schoolboy in the Jim Crow South.Angelou leads poetry performance
Directed by Maya Angelou, a Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree, twelve students recently shared 44 poems in a dramatic performance at Brendle Recital Hall. The poems were selected as favorites from their summer course with Angelou. (includes video)Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Famine in Somalia
If only we could blame drought and poverty for the famine in the Horn of Africa that would be so simple, says Sarah Lischer, associate professor of political science who studies humanitarian aid and refugees in Africa. In the Huffington Post, Lischer explains why Western aid won’t save Somalia.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery