Animated film tells the “Cell Side Story”
A new animated film to teach students about the inner workings of cells — made by students at Atkins High School in cooperation with Wake Forest professors — had its premiere on campus this week. A new animated film to teach students about the inner workings of cells — made by students at Atkins High School in cooperation with Wake Forest professors — had its premiere on campus this week.Forgiveness and hope
Dr. Maya Angelou talked and sang about forgiveness and hope in her keynote address during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Wait Chapel Monday night. "The gift Martin Luther King gave the world is hope," she said. "Hope that we will come through this." Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, University Announcements
First-hand experience
Born in the midst of a civil war in Sudan, senior Leek Deng spent his early years living in a refugee camp in Kenya. Last summer, nine years after leaving Sudan for the United States, he returned to Africa to volunteer at a hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, University Announcements
Smith lifts Deacons over Terps in OT
Ishmael Smith scored with 20 seconds left and Wake Forest held on to defeat Maryland, 85-83 in overtime on Tuesday night, the Deacons’ third straight overtime win at Joel Coliseum.
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‘The cause’: recreating historical accuracy
A former British Cabinet Secretary and an expert on the Globe Theatre will discuss Shakespeare and Wake Forest’s Ronald Watkins Collection – an extensive collection of books, papers and lectures on the Globe Theatre — during a discussion on Jan. 21.
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Maya Angelou headlines Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
World-renowned author, poet and activist Dr. Maya Angelou will deliver the keynote address at Wake Forest's ceremony honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. Angelou, the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest, will speak in Wait Chapel. The program begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The doors to Wait Chapel will open at 6:15 p.m.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, University Announcements
Safeway CEO to speak on health-care initiatives
Steven A. Burd, who leads one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America, will talk about leadership and his work on health care when he visits the Schools of Business on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
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Innocence and Justice Clinic celebrates first victory
The School of Law’s Innocence and Justice Clinic achieved its first victory Friday: the release of Machello Bitting after students discovered a sentencing error that led to a longer prison term than he should have received.
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Health-Care Reform in its Final Stage?
For those already tired of the months of political bickering over the detail of health-care reform, the early months of 2010 will not be an easy time. For them, a personally-adopted complete news blackout may well be the only sensible route to survival; for the final fight over the details of the one common bill that the president will be asked to sign seems set to make the earlier fights over health-care reform in the House and the Senate feel like a walk in the park.Categories: University Announcements
New fellowships support diversity efforts
Evan Raleigh (’09) is one of eight students in the M.A. in Management program to receive the new Corporate Fellowship, part of the business school’s efforts to build a diverse student body.
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