Exploring new traditions
Students create new event traditions at Wake Forest, celebrating fun and service, while still honoring tried and true autumn happenings.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
Students create new event traditions at Wake Forest, celebrating fun and service, while still honoring tried and true autumn happenings.A Google search for drug discovery
Wake Forest researchers received a $700,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to bring to market a new drug-discovery tool using next-generation genetic sequencing. Someday, pharmaceutical companies will use their technology as a sort of Google search for new drugs, making diagnostics discovery significantly more efficient.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Student Storyteller: The Japanese tea ceremony and insight into modern life
It was a small group that gathered on Saturday afternoon to experience a Japanese tea ceremony. What could this tranquil tradition teach us about modern day life as we sat around the tatami mats?Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Fascinated by fear
The economy is frightening enough, but its uncertainty might be fueling the fascination Americans have with the undead in popular TV shows, movies and certainly ... Halloween.Categories: Research & Discovery
Juggling documentaries, non-profit
Bentrice Jusu, a senior studio arts major, not only creates socially and economically conscious documentaries, but she also runs her own nonprofit organization to benefit underprivileged teenagers and the arts in her hometown of Trenton, N.J.Overcoming adversity
Can adversity make a person become more creative, compassionate or courageous? Psychology professor Eranda Jayawickreme and a team of researchers recently started a project to find out if experiencing hardship has benefits. Do survivors of traumatic events actually change their behavior in positive ways?Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
On the shoulders of giants
With great sadness and appreciation, Wake Forest acknowledges the passing of two giants in the University’s history: Weston Hatfield (’41) and Michael Farrell (P ’10). While these extraordinary leaders from different backgrounds and different eras may not have met, they shared a love for Wake Forest. Through their gifts and talents, each leaves an important and long-lasting legacy.Categories: Alumni, University Announcements
Muslims as minorities
Nearly one-third of the world’s Muslims live as minorities in 149 countries, facing diverse, complex challenges as they attempt to maintain their Islamic identity. Two professors have brought together a group of international scholars to explore why the issues confronting them are so important in today’s world.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Living green
Amanda Chou’s decision to start living healthier and an interest in Pinterest helped her win a national contest. From organic cotton bedding to book bags made of recycled plastic bottles, she has ideas for how to replace everyday items with more eco-friendly options.Weaving education, entertainment
Jawad Wahabzada ('14) finds balancing schoolwork and the global promotion of his documentary "Children of Kabul" a challenge, but says taking courses you love and connecting with a good mentor can make a difference.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Leadership & Character, Mentorship, University Announcements