July 2010 Faculty Focus
Categories: Research & Discovery
July 2010 Faculty Focus
Categories: Research & Discovery
Reynolds named law associate dean
School of Law Professor Suzanne Reynolds has been named to a three-year term as the school’s Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Parents with cancer worry about children
Cancer patients with children have the added pressure of worrying about their children, said Dr. Kathryn Weaver of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, author of a new study on how cancer affects parents and their children.
Categories: Research & Discovery
The perils of financial reform
As Congress scrambles to finalize financial-reform legislation before the July 4 holiday, business professor and former Federal Reserve economist Rob Bliss warns that such sweeping reform could have serious unintended consequences. Categories: Research & Discovery
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute funds research by Wake Forest professor
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, announced today that it will fund nine research grants to improve the safety of red blood cell transfusions.Categories: Research & Discovery
Professors argue against budget cuts
As pressure for federal deficit-reduction grows, professors Donald Frey and David Coates argue that cutting federal and state budgets now — in the midst of the continuing recession and high unemployment — is “madness masquerading as sense.”
Categories: Research & Discovery
Linda Nielsen: Finding dad’s softer side
With Father’s Day approaching, remember that your father cares as much as your mother, but he shows it in different ways, says professor Linda Nielsen, author of “Between Fathers & Daughters,” in The Wall Street Journal.
Categories: Research & Discovery
Professor, noted film critic Peter Brunette dies
Professor Peter Brunette, a well-known film historian, author and critic, died unexpectedly June 16 while attending the Taormina Film Festival in Italy.
Brunette, who was 66, died of an apparent heart attack. He is survived by a sister, Rose Dean.Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery
Emotional rollercoaster
Contrary to popular belief, the ups and downs of romantic relationships have a greater effect on the mental health of young men than women, according to a new study by Professor of Sociology Robin Simon.
Categories: Research & Discovery