R u txting 2 much?

Ananda Mitra In a recent U.S. News and World Report article, Director of Admissions Martha Allman and professor Ananda Mitra explore how “text-speak” or “textese” have impacted the way high school students and college applicants communicate.

Economic recovery ahead?

Stock economy graphic Each month, information on employment numbers, retail sales and consumer prices makes headline news, but what do these reports tell us about economic recovery? As a finance and economics professor, Sherry Jarrell teaches business school students the fundamentals about economics so they can develop their own opinions about what the data mean.

Son’s disability inspires professor

Paul Pauca and son, Victor Paul Pauca's 6-year old son, Victor, suffers from a rare genetic disorder. With a little help from his students, Pauca, a computer science professor, has created "VerbalVictor," a smartphone app that not only helps his son overcome any communication challenges he faces but one that is already helping other children and their parents as well. Read more from USA Today.

Scientists turn memory on, off in rats

Wake Forest School of Medicine Scientists, led by Sam Deadwyler of Wake Forest, have designed a brain implant that restored lost memory function and strengthened recall of new information in laboratory rats — a crucial first step in the development of so-called neuroprosthetic devices to repair deficits from dementia, stroke and other brain injuries in humans.

Changing role of fathers

Andrew Smiler Leaving behind “Leave it to Beaver” as a family model has helped men become better dads, says Andrew Smiler, an assistant professor of psychology who studies men and masculinity. Several decades of encouraging equality have paved the way for the changing role of fathers.

Dads and daughters

father and daughter shoes What is the key to raising healthy and independent daughters? Linda Nielsen, professor of adolescent and educational psychology at Wake Forest and author of the book “Between Fathers & Daughters: Enriching and Rebuilding your Adult Relationship” offers ideas to help dads focus on the “M&Ms” of raising daughters.

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