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A student gathering place
August 30, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, University Announcement
The Barn, a new gathering space for students, will officially open September 1 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. The approximately 6,000 square-foot building will be a venue for student-planned activities.
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Flexible electronics hold promise
August 29, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
“Electronics everywhere” is the trend of the future, says physics professor Oana Jurchescu. And new research into organic semiconductors means artificial skin, smart bandages and wearable electronics are one step closer.
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Welcome New Demon Deacons!
August 26, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories
First-year students arrived on campus Friday to settle in to their dorms, find their way around campus and make new friends before the start of fall semester.
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Community connections
August 26, 2011 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories
First-year students took part this week in a Wake Forest program to introduce them to volunteer opportunities and community agencies in the Winston-Salem area. See photos of students putting Wake Forest’s “Pro Humanitate” (for humanity) motto into action.
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Stay informed with Wake Alert
August 26, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, University Announcement
Wake Forest is opening its 2011-2012 academic year with a recently launched emergency website called Wake Alert. The centerpiece of a multi-faceted emergency alert system, Wake Alert is accessible to anyone at http://wakealert.wfu.edu.
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Little to celebrate this Labor Day?
August 26, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
“As Labor Day approaches, there is little to celebrate about the state of American labor,” writes David Coates, Worrell Chair of Anglo-American Studies in the political science department, in an op-ed that appeared in Friday’s Charlotte Observer.
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First college assignment: ethics
August 25, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Breakthroughs in science and medicine have multiplied the ethical questions confronting this generation of college students. With its 2011 summer reading assignment, Wake Forest seeks to engage incoming students in thorny bioethics issues, while also addressing broader ethical issues in society.
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Weekend activities remain on track
August 24, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, University Announcement
Wake Forest officials are staying on track with the weekend schedule for freshman orientation and other back-to-school activities, while monitoring closely news reports of the progress of Hurricane Irene.
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School of Law on ‘Best Value’ list
August 24, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Law, Top Stories
The School of Law is once again among the nation’s “Best Value” law schools, according to the National Jurist and preLaw magazines.
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Alumnus brings pro tennis to town
August 24, 2011 | Alumni, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Trustee and Board of Visitors member Don Flow (MBA ’83) is the chairman of Winston-Salem Professional Tennis Inc., the nonprofit group that persuaded the U.S. Tennis Association to move this week’s ATP tournament to Winston-Salem.
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