Undergraduate research has been a cornerstone of Wake Forest’s commitment to academic excellence. Now the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) Center provides student grants and administrative support for mentored, undergraduate research and encourages high-quality programs of great impact.
For a post-9/11 generation, José Rivera's play "Marisol" captures the feeling of living life with the fear that something bad could happen at any time. The play, in its final weekend, kicks-off the 2012-13 Wake Forest Theatre season.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
When Hit the Bricks began in 2002, it raised about $3,000 and had only a handful of teams participate. Last year, the competition raised more than $26,000 and had 89 teams enroll. This year, a new record of 93 teams ran laps to support the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive.Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Leadership & Character, University Announcements
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.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
For most Wake Forest undergraduate students, this will be the first time they can participate in a presidential election as voters, and they are taking it seriously. From conversations during casual, between-class walks to formal, student organized debates, students are talking politics.Categories: Experiential Learning
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.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Years after two tours of duty in Iraq, veteran Lionel Finley is among the first students enrolled in Wake Forest’s online graduate degree program in counseling. He wants to use what he learns to help those struggling with PTSD.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Featuring music, dancing and fun, the World Cultural Festival is an annual campus event highlighting differences that unite, inspire and entertain the entire community. This year, the festival was held under the "Faces of Courage" banner — a University celebration of 50 years of integration.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
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. Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Chances are, you’ve heard WFDD’s programming, but don’t know much about the local NPR affiliate’s history at Wake Forest. Find out more about that history in an Old Gold and Black profile of the radio station, how they are teaching middle school students how to listen, and about an upcoming event that looks at communication technology in the classroom.Categories: Community Impact, University Announcements