Stories this week at WFU
August 3, 2005 | Campus Life, Community, Events, Research, Speakers
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY FRESHMEN MOVE IN — About 1,120 new students will move into their Wake Forest residence halls Thursday, Aug. 18. Students will begin arriving for move-in day around 8 a.m. Most residence halls for freshmen are located in the southern area of the Reynolda […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
July 6, 2005 | Community, Events, Research
WILL BUSH WIN THE SUMMER SUPREME COURT BATTLE? — With liberals and conservatives gearing up for a fight over a Supreme Court replacement for Sandra Day O’Connor, members of the media can turn to John Dinan, the Zachary T. Smith Associate Professor of Political Science at […]
WFU study: moderate weight loss takes major pressure off the knee
July 6, 2005 | Research
Moderate weight loss substantially reduces pressure on the knees of overweight and obese adults suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee, according to new research from Wake Forest University published in the July issue of “Arthritis & Rheumatism.” Stephen Messier, professor of health and exercise science […]
‘Accentuating the positive’ in children: WFU counseling expert advises parents
June 24, 2005 | Community, Research
Quoting Johnny Mercer, Wake Forest University counseling expert Samuel T. Gladding says parents should “accentuate the positive/eliminate the negative” with their children. “All kids can feel good about themselves and increase their achievement if they feel empowered and encouraged,” said Gladding, author of “Family Therapy” […]
WFU professor, expert panel: children need 60 minutes of daily activity
June 24, 2005 | Research
School-age children (kindergarten through grade 12) should participate in 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day, says a panel of 13 health experts whose recommendations are featured in the June issue of “The Journal of Pediatrics.” Patricia Nixon, Wake Forest […]
WFU professors offer early look at film about graduate in iron lung
April 5, 2005 | Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty, Research
Two Wake Forest University professors will hold a preview screening of a documentary film about a Wake Forest graduate who has spent most of her life in an iron lung. Titled “Martha in Lattimore,” the film will be shown at 7 p.m. on April 19 […]
Stories this week at WFU
March 17, 2005 | Arts & Culture, Events, Research, Speakers
COACHTALK: THE HIDDEN MESSAGE OF POST-GAME COMMENTS — Following every men’s college basketball game during the NCAA tournament, reporters will likely look to the coaches to explain the outcome. To help explain the coaches’ comments, the media can turn to John Llewellyn, Wake Forest University associate […]
WFU sociologists track North Carolina wine industry
March 15, 2005 | Research
The number of wineries in North Carolina has more than tripled in the past decade. Ian Taplin and Saylor Breckenridge, sociologists at Wake Forest University, have documented this rapid growth of retail wineries and commercial wine production in a study to be published in the […]
Stories this week at WFU
March 10, 2005 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Research, Student
THE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF OFFICE ROMANCE — In light of corporate scandals and the recent events at Boeing, it might seem as though businesses are now demanding that employees, especially CEOs, adhere strictly to ethics and company codes of conduct. “Most organizations have policies against romantic […]
Stories this week at WFU
February 24, 2005 | Community, Events, Research, University Announcement
N.C. ONE OF TEN REMAINING NON-LOTTERY STATES IN U.S. — As the 2005 North Carolina General Assembly turns once again to consider a state lottery, legislators will be conscious of the fact that the number of non-lottery states declined by one this past November, when Oklahoma […]
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