Sonar-assisted human navigation
STEM incubator brings students from different classes and disciplines together, fostering horizontal relationships where they learn from each other, but also vertical relationships with their faculty mentors. STEM incubator brings students from different classes and disciplines together, fostering horizontal relationships where they learn from each other, but also vertical relationships with their faculty mentors.Media Advisory: Hungry bats compete for prey by jamming sonar
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Research Day, a hallmark event
Research Day is a highlight of the academic year, showcasing the personal interaction and intellectual exchange between students and faculty.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Evening the odds
Despite losing her vision three years ago, Kathryn Webster entered Wake Forest last fall with the goal of pursuing a dual degree in mathematics and business. Faculty and staff found a novel suite of technologies to help her see math clearly.Fossil has lips like Jagger
When anthropologist Ellen Miller discovered a fossil for a new species with large, signature lips, it gave her great “satisfaction” to name the creature after Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger.Categories: Research & Discovery
Tomorrow’s tomatoes look to the past
The key to developing drought-resistant tomatoes may be hidden in the genes of their ancestors. Rising junior Kathleen DiNapoli is on a hunt to find it.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning, Leadership & Character, Research & Discovery
Blue-footed boobies’ survival threatened
Blue-footed boobies are on the decline in the Galápagos. A new study shows a low-sardine diet could be the reason behind the 50 percent drop in population.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Diving into biodiversity
Lighthouse Reef Atoll is one of the most pristine marine environments in the Caribbean Sea due to its remote location. Students taking an Ecology and Conservation of Coral Reefs class spent their spring break exploring the Atoll's startling array of biodiversity. Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Leadership & Character, Mentorship, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery
Media Advisory: Wake Forest receives prestigious Beckman Scholars Award for undergraduate research
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The birds and the bees of proteins
The birth of a protein is one of the most fundamental aspects of life as we know it, yet, surprisingly, there is still a lot that scientists do not know about them. A split-second snapshot of the mysterious process developed by Wake Forest researchers could someday lead to more effective antibiotics. Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery