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‘Why Do People Laugh?’

April 25, 2010  |   Humanities, Research, Student

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.

Study: Beware mutual-fund advertising

April 20, 2010  |   National, Research

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.

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Plants preserved in the Wake Forest herbarium hold clues to the past and the future

April 14, 2010  |   Research

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.

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The digital world: Ananda Mitra tackles how technology is affecting everything around us

April 12, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Research

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.

Institute announces international ties

April 8, 2010  |   International, Research

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.

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A brighter idea: Wake Forest receives patent for new fiber solar cells

April 8, 2010  |   Research

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.

Biomedical forum focuses on results

April 7, 2010  |   Community, Research

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.

Johnson enjoys the teacher-scholar role

April 6, 2010  |   Research, Teacher-Scholar

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.”

The battle over mountaintop mining

April 4, 2010  |   Research

Toxins found downstream of mountaintop mining sites kill fish and threaten human health, biologist Dennis Lemly said in a TIME magazine article.

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Wake Forest to help lead major study about mobility disability in older adults

March 18, 2010  |   Research

Researchers from the health and exercise science department and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have received a major grant from the National Institute on Aging to conduct a six-year study to prevent mobility disability in older adults.