Health care professionals have not had an easy and effective way to assess the mobility of the elderly. To solve the problem, Wake Forest professors Tony Marsh and Jack Rejeski developed the Mobility Assessment Tool, which uses video animation.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recognized Wake Forest as an institution with a tradition of focusing on community engagement. Wake Forest was among 115 U.S. colleges and universities selected by Carnegie.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Community Impact, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame will induct seven members in 2011, including three with Wake Forest ties: football player Ricky Proehl, announcer Gene Overby and trainer Al Proctor.Categories: Athletics, Awards & Recognition
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library has won a national award for excellence in supporting the teaching and learning mission of the University. “It’s like winning the NCAA championship for libraries,” said Lynn Sutton, dean of the library.Categories: Awards & Recognition
The Wake Forest family mourns the passing of Phil Hanes, a force for developing the local and national arts scene. The Hanes family donated the President's home to Wake Forest, and the Hanes Art Gallery in the Scales Fine Arts Center is named after Phil and his wife, Charlotte. Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact
Eleven students traveled to Honduras this winter as part of Global Brigades, a student-led global health and sustainable development organization. They provided communities with financial advice and medical assistance.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek released a new ranking, "The Best US MBA Programs by Specialty," which is based on surveys of corporate recruiters. Wake Forest's full-time MBA program ranked among the Top 25 in the nation in 10 of 11 specialty areas. Categories: University Announcements
When Emily Drew Mash ('07) faced a rare form of cancer in 2009, she returned to what she loved and had studied at Wake Forest: printmaking. Now Mash has been in remission for more than a year, and her art will be part of a show opening in Winston-Salem this month.Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture
Ken Hoglund, professor of religion, is a trained spotter for the National Weather Service and a ham radio operator trained to relay messages during emergencies. He will be teaching a first-year seminar on the ethical and moral questions that arise around disasters.Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery, University Announcements