Myths and monsters
In Tina Boyer's first-year seminar class, students meet dragons, giants and other mythological creatures.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
In Tina Boyer's first-year seminar class, students meet dragons, giants and other mythological creatures.Researcher hopes for FDA action
Alcoholic energy drinks are under fire after reports of unsafe behaviors, especially among college students. These actions are encouraging to associate professor Mary Claire O’Brien, M.D., who conducted groundbreaking research into the dangers of the drinks.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
‘I See’
Students in John Pickel's lab have completed video art installations that will be exhibited Nov. 16-27 at the Student Art Gallery (START Gallery) in Reynolda Village. Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Bioethics Center names first director
Ana Smith Iltis has been named the director of the new Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, which will address some of the most relevant issues at the heart of biotechnology, medical research and health care.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Escott: The real Abraham Lincoln
Reynolds Professor of History Paul Escott offers some provocative arguments that challenge what we think we know about Abraham Lincoln, who was elected to his first term as president 150 years ago.Categories: Research & Discovery
Renaissance revival
For many years, Stewart Carter has shared his love for Renaissance music with others through an annual concert. This year’s Collegium Musicum Concert, featuring German music of the 16th and 17th centuries, will be held Thursday.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery
iPad more than a gadget
Education professor Kristin Redington Bennett knows iPads can revolutionize the K-12 classroom – bringing Internet connectivity to every student and ridding desks and worktables of textbooks, notebooks and binders.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Benefits of beet juice
Wake Forest researchers have shown for the first time that drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults – a finding that could hold great potential for combating the progression of dementia.Categories: Research & Discovery
Examining historical Muslim societies
A new book by Assistant Professor of History Charles L. Wilkins offers a historical perspective that shows Muslim societies as complex and not solely focused on warmaking.Categories: Research & Discovery
Giving back to the community
More than 100 faculty and staff members and about 75 students have joined forces to help build a house for Habitat for Humanity this fall. Groups have been working on the house in the Smith Farm neighborhood, near Kernersville. Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements