Media Advisory: WFU researchers and students to assemble and install first solar/thermal generator
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Media Advisory: Experts share tips on how to make the most of a slow job market
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Engineering at the atomic scale
Senior Brian Shoemaker is helping a national team of scientists answer a million-dollar question: Could a substance that resembles baby powder curb global carbon emissions?Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Law professor testifies before Congress
Law professor Tanya Marsh recently testified before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding the impact of Dodd-Frank. Her testimony was based on a report she co-authored with Joseph Norman (’12), her former student who is now an attorney in Charlotte, N.C.
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Media Advisory: Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem families host 45 students from around the world
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Paving a brighter path
Since early June, senior history major Leah Schenkel has been working with blind and visually impaired children at A Brighter Path Foundation’s Summer Enrichment Experience camp as one of 16 interns in the 2013 Summer Nonprofit Immersion Program, which is run by Wake Forest's Institute for Public Engagement.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
First class in Farrell Hall
“I’m only 10 days into this program, but I already know I’m making friends for life,” Simone Watson (MA ’14) said. “The students and faculty here are incredibly kind and supportive of each other.”Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Malama i ka ‘Aina: take care of the land
In June, sophomore Jamal Garcia participated in a weeklong service project to help clean up the Gateway National Recreation Area, which was severely damaged by superstorm Sandy. Although 5,000 miles from home, Garcia has brought his love for the land to the East Coast and Wake Forest.
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A new way to train your ears
Jamie Floyd has come up with a new way to teach music theory. The rising senior is using an Xbox Kinect and a visual programming language called Max to help people recognize different pitches of sound.
Media Advisory: Paving a brighter path for blind and visually impaired youth
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