With an esteemed group of faculty, Wake Forest often is a source for the media on important news topics. Recently, professors Polly Black, Paul Pauca and Ananda Mitra shared with the media their perspectives, gratitude and lessons learned from Steve Jobs' remarkable life.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
From stem cell research to genetic testing to inequities in health care, bioethics questions are part of conversations throughout the United States every day. Two Wake Forest professors, Nancy King and Michael J. Hyde, explain why talking about bioethics is so important and share insights from their new book.
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In the U.S., the population identifying itself as Hispanic or Latino grew by 43 percent from 2000 to 2010, compared to 9.7 percent overall growth in the population. Professor Peter Siavelis talks about how we can best prepare for embracing cultural change.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
On Thursday, Oct. 6, the Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem will light up with the sights and sounds of the internationally acclaimed Cuban theatre troupe Teatro de la Luna in its premiere of "Delirio Habanero / Havana Delirium."
Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery
The producer and director of photography on the Oscar-nominated documentary “Hoop Dreams” adds his expertise to the Documentary Film Program — teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
How do honesty, compassion, empathy and other traits combine to create human character? That’s what the first grants from The Character Project, a three-year, multi-million dollar program, aim to discover. Twelve grants totaling nearly $2 million have been awarded to psychology scholars.
Categories: Research & Discovery
The Brothers Menaechmus, the first fall production of the Theatre Department, focuses on long-lost identical twin brothers who unknowingly inhabit the same town. Being cast to play a twin might seem difficult, but senior roommates Jake Meyers and Ryan McCarthy took the challenge in stride.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Your Friday night status update from a local pub will have much greater significance with the unveiling of Facebook Timeline, says Dr. Ananda Mitra, social media expert and Chair of the Communication Department. Mitra predicted the narrative evolution of social media more than a year and a half ago.
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The work of 114 Wake Forest students was displayed at the fifth annual Undergraduate Research Day on Sept. 16 in the Benson Center. The event is organized by The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Center (URECA).
Toyota Motor Corp. has tapped Wake Forest for a second time on a high-profile health-care research project. Toyota's safety-research center has selected WFU as one of six research institutions to play a role in developing, testing and implementing its vehicle safety innovations.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements