The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Wake Forest a five-year, $500,000 challenge grant to fund the Humanities Institute. It is the largest NEH grant Wake Forest has ever received and the only NEH challenge grant awarded to a North Carolina school this year.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Erin Pope, a first-year student from Kenly, N.C., looks back on her first semester and what she learned over the past four months. She is considering majoring in English with a minor in medieval studies.Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Melissa Rogers, who serves on President Barack Obama's national advisory council for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, explores collaborations between government entities and non-profits. Rogers is the director of the Center for Religion and Public Affairs at the School of Divinity. Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Students in the School of Law’s Community Law and Business Clinic are working with Professor Steve Virgil to try to stem the tide of home foreclosures in the Triad area.Categories: Community Impact, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Last year, Madhura Manjunath took part in Students Helping Honduras, whose mission focuses on children and education in that country. Working with the local kindergartners inspired Manjunath to return again this year with three fellow students.
Geoff Smith, the president of Roush Fenway Racing, addressed the Sports Management Club to share his personal story and offer advice to students interested in pursuing sports management careers.Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Endangered Carolina Northern flying squirrels have a better chance of survival in the Appalachian Mountains, thanks to research by Professor of Biology Peter Weigl. Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest will host a community forum to explain the benefits of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program to local students and their parents on Dec. 15. The program offers a rigorous comprehensive curriculum, placing an emphasis on global awareness and community service.Categories: Community Impact, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Following a tradition started by a student in 1965, more than 2,000 people gathered for the annual Christmas Lovefeast and Candlelight Service in Wait Chapel Sunday night. Chaplain Tim Auman led the service, which featured a message by Gail R. O’Day, dean of the School of Divinity.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
By 2015, plastic flexible electronics is estimated to be a $30 billion market, according to Oana Jurchescu, assistant professor of physics. Jurchescu and her undergraduate students are working together on the development of these technologies in her lab.