When Emily English applied to Wake Forest, she had no idea of the impact that sociology professor Joseph Soares already had made on her life. Soares' research pushed the University toward its test-optional admissions process, which has attracted many students like English. Soares now has a new book detailing the negative impact of standardized tests.
Talking about race can be challenging. Art professor David Finn, with the help of both Wake Forest and local high school students, is creating a space where people can learn to celebrate their differences.
As part of an innovative bioethics seminar, nine Wake Forest graduate students in the Master of Arts in Bioethics Program recently performed “The Burial Society” — a case study representing the infamous Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis.
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Seniors Ryan McCarthy and Sarah Wheeler used their stage talents this past summer to help improve reading comprehension for children at an orphanage in Peru.
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Robert Gmeiner, a senior double major in economics and Russian, used his studies of to prepare him for a two-year missionary trip. His experience reaffirmed his faith and commitment to "Pro Humanitate."
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Wake Forest and N.C. State have formed a partnership in the hope of advancing regenerative-medicine treatments for humans and animals. The groups will exchange students and faculty, collaborate on research projects and publications and pool resources.
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On Thursday, Google announced that the social networking tool Google+ has launched for colleges and universities who are using its Apps for Education tools. Wake Forest is among the first in the nation to bring the new app to campus.
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Professor Steve Nickles recently taught a course for the School of Law. Only Nickles and his students weren't actually in the school. The course was taught in a virtual environment. Last spring, Wake Forest became the only university in the world with a site-wide license for WebEx from Cisco, making this level of interaction possible.
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Inventors Digest magazine has named computer science graduate student Michael Crouse (BS ’10, MS ’12) one of the “Nation’s Top New Inventors.” Crouse is featured on the cover of the October issue. Also see a video feature on Crouse from WFMY.
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Wake Forest will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible with a concert performed by six Winston-Salem churches and a library exhibition of rare and historic Bibles.
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