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Parents with cancer worry about children

June 28, 2010

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.

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The perils of financial reform

June 21, 2010

Congress has largely ignored the underlying reasons for the financial crisis, writes professor Rob Bliss in US Banker.

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.

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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute funds research by Wake Forest professor

June 21, 2010

Physics professor Daniel Kim-Shapiro is studying how nitric oxide in blood affects the quality of stored blood and how it can be altered to make blood transfusions safer.

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.

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Professors argue against budget cuts

June 20, 2010

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.”

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Linda Nielsen: Finding dad’s softer side

June 18, 2010

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.

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Professor, noted film critic Peter Brunette dies

June 16, 2010

An expert on Italian cinema, Peter Brunette shared his love and knowledge of film with Wake Forest students for the last six years.

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.

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Emotional rollercoaster

June 9, 2010

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.

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Research Park plans major expansion

June 8, 2010

The Piedmont Triad Research Park has reached an agreement with a Maryland developer for an $87 million project to rehabilitate two downtown buildings into research space for Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

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Understanding the Middle East

June 7, 2010

Michaelle Browers has spent half her academic career in the Middle East. An associate professor in the political science department, she’s conducted research in Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Jordan and Morocco. She's fluent in Arabic, yet one of the first things she does when she prepares for a trip is to hire a language tutor. The language is complex, but so is her area of expertise. And language is the vehicle that led to two decades of study in the politics and culture of the Middle East.