Up to 65 percent of runners sustain an overuse injury each year. Wake Forest researchers, funded by a $600,000 grant from the U. S. Army, plan to find out why.Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
David Weinstein, a professor of political science and one of Wake Forest’s most prolific scholars in the humanities, often inhabits two intellectual worlds. As he moves between them, he’s extending Wake Forest’s academic reach to Israel, Germany, Italy and England.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Thanks in part to efforts of School of Law professors and students, some local high school students recently visited college campuses in the Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia areas. The trip was designed to enhance their level of enthusiasm for the college selection process.
In Tina Boyer's first-year seminar class, students meet dragons, giants and other mythological creatures.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
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
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
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
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
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
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