Events to look at ‘Living in a Networked World’
January 3, 2000 | Events, Faculty, Research, Speakers
Mathematicians and computer scientists will explore the tangled issues raised by living in a world tied together by the Internet and World Wide Web during a series of events at Wake Forest University Jan. 13-27. The series, “Living in a Networked World: Community, Security […]
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November 11, 1999 | Community, Speakers, University Announcement
ORIGINS OF LIFE DEBATED Tonight, the origins of life will be the subject of “Creation vs. Evolution: A Public Debate.” The debate will feature Charles Liebert, founder of the Piedmont Association for Creation Education and Research (PACER), and Massimo Pigliucci, a scientist and professor with […]
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November 3, 1999 | Admissions, Events, Research, Speakers, University Announcement
ATTRACTING STUDENTS TO SCIENCE AND MATH Twenty-two Parkland High School students will be at Wake Forest on Nov. 4 for a special science and math program. “We want to encourage them and provide role models for women and minority students,” said Leah McCoy, an associate […]
Creation vs. evolution debate to be held
October 29, 1999 | Events, Speakers
The origins of life will be the subject of “Creation vs. Evolution: A Public Debate” at Wake Forest University on Nov. 11. The debate will feature Charles Liebert, founder of the Piedmont Association for Creation Education and Research (PACER), and Massimo Pigliucci, a scientist […]
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October 27, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
TIBETAN BUDDHIST NUNS TO PERFORM ON CAMPUS Tibetan Buddhist nuns will present “Women’s Freedom and Spiritual Liberation: An Evening of Sacred Performance” at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 in the Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. In colorful robes and masks, the nuns will perform ritual […]
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October 21, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers, University Announcement
COMMENTARY ON DOLE’S DECISION NOT TO RUN Politics professor Jack Fleer is available for expert commentary about Elizabeth Dole’s decision not to run for president and how it will impact the remaining contenders for the Republican nomination. Fleer’s expertise includes political parties, voting behavior, American […]
Spirituality and coronary disease topic of lecture
October 20, 1999 | School of Medicine, Speakers
The cardiac rehabilitation program at Wake Forest University is sponsoring a lecture by S. Bryant Kendrick on the relationship between spirituality and coronary disease on Nov. 8. The free and public lecture, “The Heart of the Matter: Spirituality and Coronary Disease,” will begin at 7:30 […]
Genetic enhancement: Symposium addresses medical, legal questions
October 19, 1999 | Research, School of Medicine, Speakers
As genetic research comes closer to making it possible to select a child’s eye color or I.Q., or find out if cancer is likely to kill a family member, medical and legal experts are wrestling with the implications for society. On Nov. 6, scientists, […]
Researchers to host symposium on cloning technologies
October 19, 1999 | Events, Research, Speakers
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s Center for the Neurobehavioral Study of Alcohol Research will host a public symposium titled, “Cloning Technologies for Alcohol Research,” on Oct. 21-22 at the Piedmont Triad Community Research Center. “Cloning technologies have been successfully applied in agriculture,” […]
Divinity school inaugural convocation address by Bill Leonard
October 12, 1999 | School of Divinity, Speakers
“Not Instruction, but Provocation”: Doing Theology at a New Divinity School Bill J. Leonard, Dean Wake Forest University Divinity School Inaugural Convocation Address Wait Chapel Oct. 12, 1999 It began in controversy. Andover Theological Seminary, the first official theological school in the United States, […]
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