A fascination with physics put Claire McLellan, a junior from Winchester, Va., on a path to win a Goldwater Scholarship. McLellan was recently selected as one of 275 students from around the country to earn the scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Kelsey Zalimeni made a dress out of discarded fast-food paper as part of an exhibit of "green" art at the START gallery. Zalimeni is a recipient of the Karyn Dingledine Scholarship in Art and is pictured with (from left) Trustee Tom and Karyn Dingledine and her mother, Lori. [Video]Categories: Arts & Culture, Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Wake Forest's one-year master’s of arts in management, which requires no previous work experience and aims to help students apply their liberal arts and sciences “passion” to business, is on the leading edge of a national movement.Categories: University Announcements
Senior football player Dennis Godfrey, a native of Sanford, N.C., has helped mobilize the campus to collect food and clothing to donate to the state's tornado victims. Items can be donated at 5 p.m. today in front of Wait Chapel. Godfrey and friends will deliver the items Friday. Categories: Athletics, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Categories: University Announcements
Categories: University Announcements
Creativity studies is a new area of research that is becoming increasingly influential in social, political and business realms. The Program for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship recently sponsored a conference titled "Teaching Creativity in Higher Education."Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements
The Schools of Business Family Business Center and Business North Carolina will recognize the community contributions and achievements of four family-owned businesses -- Baker Roofing, Stephenson Millwork, Salem Printing and Ruff Housing -- during a special event on April 28.Categories: Alumni, Community Impact, University Announcements
Rising food and gas prices make consumers worry about inflation, but Assistant Professor of Economics Sandeep Mazumder says they should be more concerned about deflation. He predicts little-to-no growth in the inflation rate for 2011-2013. [Video]Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
A new polymer-based solar-thermal device is the first to generate power from both heat and visible sunlight – an advance that could shave the cost of heating a home by as much as 40 percent, according to research done at Wake Forest. Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements