Advisory: Mediterranean lifestyle good model for heart health, says WFU professor
March 25, 2004 | Media Advisory, Research
When Peter Brubaker returned in December from his semester abroad teaching in Italy, the director of Wake Forest University’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program had lost weight without trying, despite regular consumption of pasta, breads and oils. The difference, he says, was an increase in physical activity […]
Love and money most closely linked to quality of life
February 17, 2004 | Research
Marriage and finances are the most important predictors for overall life quality, a new study finds. A happy marriage is most closely linked with overall life satisfaction, says William Fleeson, associate professor of psychology at Wake Forest University. Financial stability is the second best predictor […]
Cloud forest plants may not survive unprecedented climate change
February 9, 2004 | Research
Many species of plants in the Amazon cloud forest may not survive the dramatic climate changes forecast to occur within the next 100 years, according to a new study published in the Feb. 6 issue of Science by Wake Forest University ecologist Miles Silman. Silman, […]
Extraverts experience more positive work-family connections
January 30, 2004 | Research
Extraverts may have the edge when it comes to balancing work and family, according to a new study by two Wake Forest University professors that looks at the role of personality in the work-family experience. The researchers examined how an individual’s personality traits contribute to […]
Stories this week at WFU
January 6, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events, Recognition, Research, University Announcement
WAKE FOREST STUDENTS RETURN FROM SERVICE TRIPS ABROAD — Thirty-seven Wake Forest students and six faculty and staff advisors who spent a portion of their winter recess serving the poor and disadvantaged in other countries will return to the Triad Jan. 9 and 10. The volunteers, […]
WFU guest lecturer to discuss American nationalism on Nov. 19
November 14, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Events, Research, Speakers
Minxin Pei, senior associate and co-director of the China Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will discuss “Rethinking American Nationalism” at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Law School Auditorium at Wake Forest University’s Worrell Professional Center. The free, public lecture, sponsored by […]
Stories this week at WFU
November 6, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Events, Research, Speakers
WFU RESEARCHERS ASSIST WITH ‘PARADIGM BREAKING’ NITRITE STUDY— Scientists in the Wake Forest physics department have collaborated with researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Alabama at Birmingham on a new study that shows that nitrite, a common salt found in […]
Advisory: WFU researchers assist with ‘paradigm breaking’ Nitrite study
November 4, 2003 | Research, University Announcement
Scientists in the Wake Forest University physics department have collaborated with researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Alabama at Birmingham on a new study that shows that nitrite, a common salt found in the body, can open blood vessels and […]
Men who take family leave viewed negatively in workplace, says new WFU study
October 27, 2003 | Community, Research, School of Business
Men who take time off for family are generally viewed more negatively in the workplace than women who take family leave, according to a recent study by a Wake Forest University business professor. The research was published in the September issue of the academic journal […]
Stories this week at WFU
October 16, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Research, School of Divinity, Speakers, Student
GOD AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – James Dunn, adjunct professor of Christianity and public policy at Wake Forest Divinity School, says the ongoing debate about the line “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance is nothing more than a “tempest in a teapot.” […]
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