With more than 400,000 applications available for smartphones, which ones can help you keep true to your New Year's resolutions? Professor of Communication Ananda Mitra gives a few tips.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
To help his son, Victor, and others with disabilities, professor Paul Pauca and some of his students created an application for the iPhone and iPad that turns their touch screens into communications tools.Categories: Research & Discovery
More than 60 percent of parents say video games have no effect on their children. Not true, says Marina Krcmar, associate professor of communication. As games get more and more realistic, research shows the positive and negative effects on children increase.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
According to research on branding and consumer behavior, today's bargains may mean fewer choices and reduced quality tomorrow. Associate Professor of Business Sheri Bridges says good marketing does not rely on sales.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Just because most holiday celebrations feature food, that doesn’t mean you have to gain weight. If you plan ahead, you can fill your week with extra little bursts of exercise and cut back your calories here and there to help maintain your weight through the holidays.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
John Llewellyn, associate professor of communication at Wake Forest, came up with the YULE rule for writing a well-crafted, year-in-review letter. He says these four simple steps will help you compose a holiday letter that loved ones will actually enjoy reading.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Thanks to his research on workers’ compensation and employers’ liability law, Daniel Murdock (’12) recently had the chance to represent the School of Law in Vienna, Austria.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Wake Forest a five-year, $500,000 challenge grant to fund the Humanities Institute. It is the largest NEH grant Wake Forest has ever received and the only NEH challenge grant awarded to a North Carolina school this year.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Melissa Rogers, who serves on President Barack Obama's national advisory council for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, explores collaborations between government entities and non-profits. Rogers is the director of the Center for Religion and Public Affairs at the School of Divinity. Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Endangered Carolina Northern flying squirrels have a better chance of survival in the Appalachian Mountains, thanks to research by Professor of Biology Peter Weigl. Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery, University Announcements