Wake Forest University Professor Barry Trachtenberg, a nationally recognized expert in Jewish history, will testify before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary next week.Categories: Research & Discovery
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Lemon volcanoes, floating marshmallows and dancing popcorn – these are just some of the treats awaiting children who visiting Kaleideum North on Friday, Nov. 3.Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery
Author and journalist Masha Gessen will speak at Wake Forest University on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. in Porter Byrum Welcome Center.Categories: Happening at Wake
Weight training or cardio? For older adults trying to slim down, pumping iron might be the way to go. A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University suggests combining weight training with a low-calorie diet preserves much needed lean muscle mass that can be lost through aerobic workouts.Categories: Research & Discovery
The American Physical Society awarded Angela Harper the 2017 LeRoy Apker Award, which recognizes outstanding achievements in physics by undergraduate students, and provides encouragement to young physicists who have demonstrated great potential for future scientific accomplishment.Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Enrollment & Financial Aid
Wake Forest has never been more committed to being a place that celebrates free speech and encourages open and direct dialogue, thoughtful and challenging conversation, and above all, the mutual respect that each individual deserves.Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest students will host approximately 800 children from local schools and agencies for ‘Project Pumpkin’ on Wednesday, October 25, from 3 to 6 p.m. on Hearn Plaza.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Americans are more divided along party lines than ever, according to a new Pew Research Center study. It’s no wonder college campuses across the country are at the center of so much political unrest. At Wake Forest, faculty are making conscious efforts to help students get comfortable with a healthy degree of conflict as part of their academic and personal growth.Categories: Experiential Learning, Inclusive Excellence, Research & Discovery
In the morning, Wake Forest University sophomore Jay Sherrill rides the D.C. metro to Capitol Hill to work on trade policy briefs for a subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee. In the evening, he shares his first-hand experience with classmates in his “U.S. Policymaking in the 21st Century” class at the University’s new Wake Washington Center.