‘Hit the Bricks’ relay race raises funds for cancer research

Hit the bricks sign above walkers and runners. On Thursday, Oct. 6, Wake Forest community members will “Hit the Bricks” to raise money for cancer research in honor of football star Brian Piccolo.The eight-hour relay race starts at 11 a.m. with an opening ceremony at 11 a.m. and concludes at 7 p.m. with a final lap in remembrance of cancer victims and in celebration of cancer survivors.

NBC News features Wake Forest’s research in the Peruvian Amazon

Miles Silman and Luis Fernandez in Peru A new NBC News investigation into illegal gold mining in Peru highlights the work Wake Forest University researchers – both Peruvian and American – are doing to make trees thrive in a landscape devastated by mining. Through Wake Forest’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA), based in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon, scientists like Miles Silman, Luis Fernandez and an international team of researchers are developing ways to reforest the land while protecting human health and natural systems.

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