Intimate connections

Wake Forest stands on 300 acres of property once owned by R.J. and Katharine Reynolds. Who were these two powerful players? Historian Michele Gillespie's new book is the first official biography of the couple and their influence on Winston-Salem.

Staff assistant inspires researchers

Wake Forest chemistry professor Uli Bierbach talks with staff member Linda Tuttle along with graduate students Xin Qiao (left) and Song Ding. When staff assistant Linda Tuttle was diagnosed with breast cancer, she never imagined her experience would inspire her colleagues to design new treatments. But medicinal chemist Uli Bierbach and graduate students Song Ding and Xin Qiao were inspired to develop a targeted therapy that delivers a sneak attack to the disease – in the spirit of Pro Humanitate.

Fueling a passion to teach

Timo Thonhauser Timo Thonhauser has taken on one of the toughest problems of making hydrogen cars a reality: hydrogen storage. His research is supported by the most prestigious award the National Science Foundation has to offer for young scientists, given to a select few junior faculty nationwide who excel as teacher-scholars.

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