Cindy Gendrich is one of those people who can't stop herself from laughing, sometimes too loudly and at inappropriate times. A professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, Gendrich has received a $24,800 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for her proposal, “Why do people laugh?”, to study the complexities of humor and to develop a first-year seminar.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
A study by law professor Ahmed Taha and other researchers has found that advertisements touting the high past returns of mutual funds are misleading investors.
Categories: Research & Discovery
William Louis Poteat, seventh president of Wake Forest College from 1905-1927, is revered as a larger-than-life historical figure that championed the teaching of evolution and freedom of inquiry. But in an out-of-the-way lab in Winston Hall is evidence that Poteat, a biologist, was as interested in preserving the past as he was in charting the future.
Categories: Research & Discovery
With the UK General Election now announced for May 6, some background information on what is likely to unfold might be of general interest.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery
When communication professor Ananda Mitra set out to write about the complex problems and issues generated by the widespread adoption of digital technology, he knew he had taken on a big job. So big, it led him to write 10 books simultaneously.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has formed the first of what it believes will be a long list of international partnerships aimed at accelerating the pace of developing therapies for patients, says Dr. Anthony Atala, the director of institute.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest has received the first patent for a new solar-cell technology that can double the energy production of today’s flat cells at a fraction of the cost.
Categories: Research & Discovery
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Jason Parsley has received an award for distinguished teaching by a faculty member in the early stage of his or her teaching career.
Categories: Research & Discovery
The focus of a biomedical conference in Winston-Salem this week is to translate “the science of regenerative medicine to patients in a timely manner,” says Dr. Anthony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery
Biology professor Erik Johnson, who received the Reid-Doyle Prize for Excellence in Teaching earlier this semester, works to inspire a love of learning in his students. “The students here are truly exceptional, which makes the role of a teacher-scholar rewarding.”
Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery