About 30 faculty and staff members and others will be showing their creative side and offering handmade jewelry, crafts, handbags, pottery, and crocheted and knitted items for sale at the annual Artisans’ Fair on Friday. It is open to the community.Categories: Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Following a tradition started by a student in 1965, more than 2,000 people gathered for the annual Christmas Lovefeast and Candlelight Service in Wait Chapel Sunday night. Chaplain Tim Auman led the service, which featured a message by Gail R. O’Day, dean of the School of Divinity.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
By 2015, plastic flexible electronics is estimated to be a $30 billion market, according to Oana Jurchescu, assistant professor of physics. Jurchescu and her undergraduate students are working together on the development of these technologies in her lab.
Orthopaedic researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have been awarded a $2.24 million four-year grant from the U. S. Department of Defense (DOD) to study the use of keratin gel in the regeneration of damaged peripheral nerves, those in the hands, arms and feet.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Jason Benetti, a third-year law student, hasn't let cerebral palsy derail his dream of being a sports announcer. Vision problems cause him to see the field separately in each eye, but he's overcome that to win praise for his work.Categories: Athletics, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Members of the Wake Forest community started the holiday season with ceremonies to light up the Quad, including a 12-foot Frasier Fir in the front of Reynolda Hall, and light a menorah on Manchester Plaza.Categories: Happening at Wake
Colleges and universities nationwide are recruiting highly-qualified Chinese candidates to apply for admission. Some institutions, such as Wake Forest, are forming partnerships with each other and with Chinese organizations to help open doors between the two countries.
The 46th annual Christmas Lovefeast and Candlelight Service — the largest single lovefeast in North America — will be held Sunday in Wait Chapel. The service is free and open to the public. The service will include a message by Gail R. O’Day, dean of the School of Divinity.Categories: Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Freshman J.T. Terrell had 32 points, including the winning three-pointer with 2.7 seconds left, to lead Wake Forest to a 76-73 win over Iowa in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Demon Deacons rallied from 18 points down, their largest comeback win in more than 15 years.Categories: Athletics
Jackie Swoyer, a junior and a Business and Enterprise Management (BEM) major, won the first National State Farm Marketing and Sales Competition. The competition required students to develop a detailed written marketing and sales plan targeted at the 18-25 year-old demographic.Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements