Dance and Parkinson’s
Professor Christina Soriano and her class study the connection between dance movements and changes in mobility, balance and confidence for people with Parkinson's Disease.Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery
Professor Christina Soriano and her class study the connection between dance movements and changes in mobility, balance and confidence for people with Parkinson's Disease.Professor receives federal appointment
School of Law Professor Mark Hall has been appointed to the membership of one of the federal advisory boards that is implementing a part of the new health care reform law. Hall is one of the nation’s leading scholars in the areas of health care law and policy and medical and bioethics.Categories: Research & Discovery
Dean awarded for service leadership
School of Law Dean Blake D. Morant has won the Equal Justice Works’ John R. Kramer Outstanding Law School Dean Award. The award honors a law school dean who has demonstrated leadership in building an institution that nurtures and fortifies a spirit of public service.Categories: Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery
Being true to yourself
"Authenticity" or not changing your personality to fit different situations is valued in Western culture. But, in a new study, psychologist William Fleeson found “being true to yourself” often means acting counter to your personality.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Undergraduates show off research
The work of 127 Wake Forest students was displayed at the fourth annual Undergraduate Research Day. Students earned funding for their projects, then executed them on campus or internationally with guidance from a faculty mentor.
Humanities Institute established
Building on its liberal arts tradition, Wake Forest University has established the Wake Forest Humanities Institute to support innovative scholarship and collaboration in the humanities.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Former professor Bryan, human-rights champion, dies
G. McLeod Bryan, professor emeritus of religion known for championing racial justice and human rights, died Wednesday at the age of 90. His memorial service will be Sunday at 3 p.m. in Wait Chapel.Categories: Research & Discovery
Niepold blazes trails
Wake Forest professor Mary Martin Niepold's social entrepreneurship stands out because of her age, writes the Raleigh News & Observer. In her late 60s, she's leading the Nyanya Project, which helps grandmothers raising AIDS orphans in Africa, while most of her peers are 35 and under.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery
A good cell
The video game CellCraft, developed by a team of scientists, middle-schoolers and software developers based at Wake Forest, has been played more than 2.5 million times worldwide. Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Kairoff gets second NEH grant
Professor of English Claudia Kairoff and a research colleague have received a second major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to edit the works of the early 18th century British poet Anne Finch.Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery