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School of Medicine names dean
May 27, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, School of Medicine, Top Stories, University Announcement
Edward Abraham, M.D., the chair of the Department of Medicine and Spencer Chair in Medical Science Leadership at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), has been named dean of Wake Forest School of Medicine.
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Meditation can reduce pain
April 11, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories
Meditation produces powerful pain-relieving effects in the brain, according to new research published in the Journal of Neuroscience by Fadel Zeidan, a post-doctoral research fellow at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
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Medical Center has new identity
March 17, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, School of Medicine, Top Stories, University Announcement
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center reveals name changes and a new visual identity.
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The role of race in health care
March 13, 2011 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Medicine, Speakers, Top Stories
With numerous reports documenting poorer quality of health care and outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities, several prominent experts will take on the issue of disparities in health care during a symposium on campus Wednesday.
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Regenerative medicine breakthroughs
March 8, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories
Wake Forest’s work in regenerative medicine is in the news this week as the world’s first tissue-engineered urethras have been used successfully, a transplantable kidney is printed on TED Talks and new projects are underway at the regenerative medicine veterinary center.
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Scholars beyond borders
March 4, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, School of Divinity, School of Law, School of Medicine, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Students from Wake Forest’s Schools of Divinity, Law and Medicine will travel to Nicaragua during spring break for a cross-disciplinary course focusing on professional development. While in Nicaragua, students will have access to resources available in Wake Forest’s newest international facility, Casa Dingledine, which was dedicated last week.
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Blue Cross invests $16 million in research park
February 21, 2011 | For Alumni, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories, University Announcement
Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.C. will make a $16 million investment in a building to be renamed Wake Forest BioTech Place in the Piedmont Triad Research Park. It will provide space for laboratories, offices and other uses, primarily for Wake Forest University Health Sciences.
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Founders’ Day Convocation 2011
February 17, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Business, School of Divinity, School of Law, School of Medicine, Speakers, Staff, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Students, faculty and alumni were honored during the annual Founders’ Day Convocation, celebrating Wake Forest’s founding, on Feb. 17. The program featured seniors Catherine Berenato, Ashley Gedraitis and Ava Petrash presenting their senior orations.
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Veterinary regenerative center formed
January 26, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has formed a veterinary regenerative center with the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Regenerative medicine is devoted to engineering replacement tissues and organs in the laboratory, or using cell therapies to restore organ and tissue function.
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Weight loss and walking help seniors
January 24, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, School of Medicine, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Walking more and losing weight can improve mobility as much as 20 percent in older, obese adults with poor cardiovascular health, according to a new Wake Forest study. The results from the five-year study of 288 participants appear Jan. 24 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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