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 […]
Small fire in Winston Hall prompts evacuation of building
October 27, 2003 | Campus Life, Community, Media Advisory, University Announcement
A small fire occurred in a Winston Hall laboratory on Oct. 27, prompting the evacuation of the building. No one was injured in the incident, which was reported at approximately 4:30 p.m. to University Police and the Winston-Salem Fire Department. The building was scheduled to […]
WFU creates new department – East Asian languages and culture
October 23, 2003 | Arts & Culture, International, University Announcement
The program of East Asian languages and culture at Wake Forest University is now a department. David Phillips, associate professor of Japanese and former coordinator of the program, is now chair of the department. The Wake Forest board of trustees approved the change during an […]
WFU presents Schoonmaker, Reinhardt and Waddill awards during convocation
October 9, 2003 | Recognition, Speakers, University Announcement
Wake Forest University honored two professors and two alumni with awards during its Fall Convocation Oct. 9. The Rev. Timothy L. Auman, who was appointed chaplain at the university in July, was the keynote speaker during the program in Wait Chapel. Thomas C. Taylor, professor […]
WFU president announces medical treatment
October 6, 2003 | University Announcement
Thomas K. Hearn Jr., president of Wake Forest University, is being treated for a brain tumor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Starting next week, the 66-year-old Wake Forest president will undergo a regimen of radiation and, perhaps, chemotherapy as recommended by the medical […]
WFU named second ‘Most Connected Campus’ in America
October 2, 2003 | Campus Life, University Announcement
Wake Forest University ranks second in The Princeton Review’s list of the Top 25 Most Connected Campuses announced Oct. 2. Wake Forest, which has provided laptop computers for all undergraduate students since 1996, was recognized for its student-to-computer ratio, wireless access on campus and breadth […]
Zeta Lambda Chapter of Chi Omega to remain at WFU
September 30, 2003 | Campus Life, Student, University Announcement
Wake Forest University administrators and officials with the national office of Chi Omega have announced that the Zeta Lambda Chapter of Chi Omega will continue at the university, following a vote by individual chapter members. A majority of members voted in favor of keeping the […]
WFU donates computers, supplies to Kabul University
September 22, 2003 | University Announcement
In just days, students at Kabul University in Afghanistan will be using laptop computers and color printers once used by students at Wake Forest University. The equipment, 12 computers and printers, paper and ink cartridges, was donated by Wake Forest to Cisco Systems’ Cisco Networking […]
Advisory: Presidents join first lady in Raleigh to discuss excessive drinking on campuses
September 19, 2003 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
First lady Mary Easley will bring together presidents, chancellors and counsels from 40 campuses across North Carolina on Sept. 24 for the North Carolina Presidents’ Summit on Alcohol Use & Abuse. As part of the summit at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, Easley has asked […]
WFU accounting students rank second in nation, first in North Carolina
September 18, 2003 | Recognition, School of Business, University Announcement
Graduates of Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy rank second in the nation for their performance on the 2002 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam, the most recent scores available from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Seventy-four percent of Wake […]
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