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November 2009 Staff News
Categories: University Announcements
Medical school to coordinate NIH grant
The School of Medicine will receive nearly $50 million from the National Institutes of Health as the coordinating center for a national study measuring the effects of lowering blood-pressure levels on cardiovascular and kidney diseases.
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Skinner questionable for Ga. Tech game
Quarterback Riley Skinner is questionable for Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech after suffering a mild concussion in the fourth quarter of Wake Forest’s 28-27 loss to Miami.
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Deacons lose heartbreaker to Miami
Wake Forest led the entire game before Miami put together a late drive to score the winning touchdown with a minute to play for a 28-27 win at rainy BB&T Field Saturday.
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Tales of mystery and terror
Assistant Professor of English Melissa Jenkins (’01) is studying classic works of literature with her writing seminar students this fall to determine why we enjoy being scared.Categories: University Announcements
Ghost stories with a twist
The ghosts in Associate Professor of English John McNally’s book, “Ghosts of Chicago,” aren’t haunted by spirits, but instead “by deaths, by failed marriages, by lies they’ve told, by crimes committed.”Categories: University Announcements
Financial nightmare?
Like those creatures in horror films that rise from the dead, zombie stocks — shares of bankrupt companies that failed during the financial crisis — are still on the march.Categories: University Announcements
Domestic violence and the recession
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and sociology’s Angela Hattery explains why the recession and rising unemployment are leading to an increase in “intimate partner violence.”Categories: University Announcements
Business program recognized in survey
The Schools of Business MBA program has been recognized for integrating social and environmental issues into the training of future business leaders.
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