Arsenic, a toxic compound with a reputation as a good tool for committing homicide, has a significant positive effect on the survival of patients with leukemia, according to a study led by Bayard L. Powell, M.D., a professor of hematology and oncology at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Across the U.S., racial minorities and the economically disenfranchised suffer disproportionally from the ill effects of assaults on the environment and often lack access to the power to protect their communities. Leaders in environmental justice discuss what can be done.
Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Ana Smith Iltis has been named the director of the new Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, which will address some of the most relevant issues at the heart of biotechnology, medical research and health care.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
In recognition of Veteran’s Day, take a closer look at some School of Law students who have served our country in the Armed Forces.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
Senior Lisa Northrop was one of 34 college students from across North Carolina to receive the Community Impact Student Award and a volunteer recognition certificate of appreciation from Governor Beverly Perdue.
Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Leadership & Character, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
The Executive Partners Mentorship Program at the Schools of Business provides a formalized opportunity for graduate students to work one-on-one with an experienced professional.
Categories: Alumni, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Three Wake Forest students -- a Muslim, a Jew and a Christian -- recently joined other college students from diverse faiths and beliefs in Washington, D.C., to attend a White House training aimed at making interfaith cooperation a priority on campuses.
Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
With help from the Richter Scholarship program this summer, anthropology major Hope Scofield joined a field school program sponsored by the Balkan Heritage Foundation. In Bulgaria, she uncovered ceramic storage containers, coins and marble decorative pieces.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Native American Student Association (NASA) have planned several events this November.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Wake Forest's nationally competitive debate team moved from paper evidence files to digital this year, allowing it to become the first top-tier debate team in the country to go “open source” and share all its evidence and arguments online.
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, University Announcements