Media Advisory: Wake Forest University and NanoMedica receive $860,000 in grants to advance “Google search for new drugs”
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A Google search for drug discovery
Wake Forest researchers received a $700,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to bring to market a new drug-discovery tool using next-generation genetic sequencing. Someday, pharmaceutical companies will use their technology as a sort of Google search for new drugs, making diagnostics discovery significantly more efficient.
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Media Advisory: Wake Forest University experts available: Countdown to the election
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Under the ‘Big Tent’
The “Big Tent,” a public art project conceived by Wake Forest art professor David Finn, provided a safe space for students at Mt. Tabor High School to talk openly about ethnic and cultural differences.Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Inclusive Excellence, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Juggling documentaries, non-profit
Bentrice Jusu, a senior studio arts major, not only creates socially and economically conscious documentaries, but she also runs her own nonprofit organization to benefit underprivileged teenagers and the arts in her hometown of Trenton, N.J.An enchanted Halloween
The 24th annual Project Pumpkin brought more than 1,400 Winston-Salem area children to campus for an afternoon of fall celebrations. Sponsored by the Volunteer Service Corps, Project Pumpkin is one of WFU’s largest community events.Categories: Campus Life, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Student Storyteller: Learning goes viral Down Under
With her Richter Scholarship, junior Lauren Edgar traveled to the lab of Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty in Melbourne, Australia, to work on T-cell immunity and help develop a universal influenza vaccine. Her experiences redefined the way she thought about science and medicine.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
Connecting food and faith
The School of Divinity’s innovative Food, Faith and Religious Leadership Initiative will prepare religious leaders to guide congregations and religious communities in addressing food issues such as hunger, obesity and food justice.Categories: Community Impact, Environment & Sustainability, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Media Advisory: Wake Forest Theatre to perform “As You Like It”
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Overcoming adversity
Can adversity make a person become more creative, compassionate or courageous? Psychology professor Eranda Jayawickreme and a team of researchers recently started a project to find out if experiencing hardship has benefits. Do survivors of traumatic events actually change their behavior in positive ways?Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements