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March Madness: What the comments of winning — and losing — coaches tell you

March 17, 2010

John Llewellyn: Watch the games and then listen to how the coaches explain why they won or lost.

Whether their teams win or lose in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, one outcome is certain: coaches will follow predictable patterns in what they say after the game. John Llewellyn has studied those patterns for years and even has a name for it: coachtalk.

Categories: Athletics, Research & Discovery

Chemistry professor Bob Swofford dies

March 15, 2010

Professor of Chemistry Robert Swofford, who joined the faculty in 1993, died on March 12 in Winston-Salem. He was 62.

Categories: Research & Discovery

Researching short-term weight gain

March 11, 2010

Can you gain weight overnight, even when you’re exercising and eating right? Any weight gain you notice first thing in the morning is likely due to water retention, says Health and Exercise Science professor Gary Miller in Carolina Health and Fitness Magazine.

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The library of the future

March 9, 2010

Instructional Design Librarian Lauren Pressley predicts what technology trends might transform library services and classroom learning.

Libraries aren't just for books anymore. Nationally recognized by the Library and Information Technology Association for her work in library technology, Instructional Design Librarian Lauren Pressley shares what's ahead for books and the virtual library at your fingertips.

Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery

Faculty member honored: Gillespie receives award for promoting service-learning

March 7, 2010

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Studying the benefits of exercising inside

March 7, 2010

Health and Exercise Science professor Michael Berry and other researchers quoted in The New York Times say you don’t get the same benefits from training inside as you would outside during the cold winter months.

Categories: Research & Discovery

Rediscovering an 18th-century poet

March 2, 2010

Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery

The lessons of Chile: Strong central government lessens effects of earthquake

March 2, 2010

Latin American scholar Peter Siavelis on the earthquake in Chile: "People want to make comparisons to Haiti, but the response in Chile is more like what we would expect in California or Japan.

The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Chile on Feb. 27 was many times more powerful than the one that struck Haiti two months ago, but Professor of Political Science Peter Siavelis says Chile has many advantages as it begins its recovery efforts.

Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery

Building for tomorrow: Students join forces to build Ugandan schools

March 1, 2010

In the spirit of Pro Humanitate, a group of students have created a Wake Forest chapter of Building Tomorrow. The international non-profit organization raises money to build elementary schools in Uganda, where only 50 percent of the population completes primary school.