Intensive dieting and an hour of exercise three times a week can lead to significantly less knee pain and improved function after 18 months for individuals suffering from debilitating and painful knee osteoarthritis, according to research by professor Stephen Messier and his WFU colleagues.Categories: Research & Discovery
Peripheral artery disease is a debilitating affliction that can make walking painful. A new, low-cost approach to treating the disease, stemming from research at Wake Forest, could lead to happier and healthier lives for millions of Americans.Categories: Research & Discovery
Researchers at Wake Forest have pieced together startling new evidence that shows rapid 21st century warming may spell doom for tree species in Peruvian cloud forests, with species losing 53 to 96 percent of their populations.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Scott W. Klein, professor and chair of the English department, was recently named artistic director of the Secrest Artists Series, a signature performing arts series at Wake Forest. The 2013 series opens on Thursday, Sept. 12, with the Carolina Chocolate Drops in Wait Chapel.Categories: Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Nineteen professors taking part in the new Faculty Fellows program will become familiar faces in the first-year residence halls. Each residence hall will have at least three faculty members assigned within this partnership program between the Provost's Office and the Office of Residence Life and Housing.
Categories: Campus Life, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
The Hybrid Sterling Energy Generator (HySterE) panel is one of the world’s first combined photovoltaic and thermal collection generators. Developed by researchers at Wake Forest, it could transform how we use the sun’s energy.
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 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.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
A School of Business professor studies how organizations that don't support family life may end up causing more turnover among employees. The secret might just be to gaining the spouse's support. Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
U.S. News and World Report’s 2013 Best Colleges guide ranked Wake Forest 13th among national universities with the best undergraduate teaching. But, the nearly magical interaction between professors and bright students is not limited to classroom, studio, stage or laboratory. Many faculty become mentors for students as they explore academic and extracurricular interests.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery