Dr. Gary Miller, an associate professor at Wake Forest, praises the efficiency of weight loss via gastric bypass –- but he’s made it his mission to find a way to get the weight loss to stick. His team's research also has found the surgery yields health benefits beyond weight loss.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Golfer Natalie Sheary has been named the ACC Women's Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year. Sheary, a religion major who graduated in May, finished tied for eighth at the NCAA Championship and posted a 4.00 GPA this spring.Categories: Athletics, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Each month, information on employment numbers, retail sales and consumer prices makes headline news, but what do these reports tell us about economic recovery? As a finance and economics professor, Sherry Jarrell teaches business school students the fundamentals about economics so they can develop their own opinions about what the data mean. Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Paul Pauca's 6-year old son, Victor, suffers from a rare genetic disorder. With a little help from his students, Pauca, a computer science professor, has created "VerbalVictor," a smartphone app that not only helps his son overcome any communication challenges he faces but one that is already helping other children and their parents as well. Read more from USA Today. Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter and freshman outfielder Kevin Jordan were honored by the NCAA at the 2011 College World Series on Saturday night. Walter donated a kidney to Jordan before the 2011 season.Categories: Athletics, Awards & Recognition
Scientists, led by Sam Deadwyler of Wake Forest, have designed a brain implant that restored lost memory function and strengthened recall of new information in laboratory rats — a crucial first step in the development of so-called neuroprosthetic devices to repair deficits from dementia, stroke and other brain injuries in humans.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Eleven years after her father died, Kimberly Boatwright Shirley ('85) will be remembering his legacy as she celebrates Fathers' Day. She has carried on her father's belief in education through the John W. Boatwright Scholarship at Wake Forest.Categories: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Leaving behind “Leave it to Beaver” as a family model has helped men become better dads, says Andrew Smiler, an assistant professor of psychology who studies men and masculinity. Several decades of encouraging equality have paved the way for the changing role of fathers. Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
What is the key to raising healthy and independent daughters? Linda Nielsen, professor of adolescent and educational psychology at Wake Forest and author of the book “Between Fathers & Daughters: Enriching and Rebuilding your Adult Relationship” offers ideas to help dads focus on the “M&Ms” of raising daughters.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery
A loyal friend of Wake Forest and a 2011 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award, Porter B. Byrum, has given Park Road Shopping Center to Wake Forest University, Wingate University and Queens University of Charlotte. Categories: Alumni, University Announcements