As head of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Barbee Myers Oakes long has been known in the Wake Forest community for selflessly going above and beyond. Now she has received national recognition for her personal interest in and steadfast commitment to initiatives that promote pluralism and foster community.
Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
As a junior at Wake Forest, Sarah Crosland (’04) had her sights set on law school. The English and political science double-major studied for the LSAT and completed a summer law internship. But she realized becoming an attorney wasn’t for her. So, she took to journalism, and that’s where she found inspiration.Categories: Alumni
Professor Eric Wilson's latest book, "Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck," is receiving national attention for his poignant portrayal of people’s inherent fascination with morbid curiosities. From rubbernecking on the highway to watching a horror film, Wilson believes there’s something nourishing in the darkness.
Categories: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Experiential Learning
Senior elementary education major Nancy Davidson has learned that even one iPad can make a huge difference in the classroom. The results of her experience are consistent with new research by Assistant Professor of Education Kristin Redington Bennett.
This week's announcement by Virginia Tech and Wake Forest researchers is generating serious discussions about the future of football in America. The two schools released the first study that measures head impacts among youth football players. Categories: Research & Discovery
The $100 million, 242,000-square-foot Wake Forest BioTech Place debuted Tuesday in the Piedmont Triad Research Park. The facility will house about 350 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers and scientists, with room for 100 more employees.Categories: Community Impact, University Announcements
When graduate student Corey Hewitt (Ph.D. ’13) simply touches a small piece of Power Felt – a promising new thermoelectric device developed by a team of researchers in the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials – he has converted his body heat into an electrical current.
Wes Hughes and Jake Meyer have been friends since their first year in Bostwick Hall. "City of Angels" is the fifth major production the two have acted in together.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
On a rainy Saturday afternoon in early February, the student actors preparing for this week’s opening of “City of Angels” were taken through their paces in a master class conducted by Broadway veteran Susan Terry.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements