If crisis is the mother of invention, the need for socially conscious engineers whose work is guided by strong ethical values and practices has never been more evident than in the fight against COVID-19.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
The Future of Property Rights Program at New America, in partnership with Wake Forest University, Wake Forest University School of Law, and Winston-Salem State University has been conducting research to understand where housing loss is most acute across the nation, with a spotlight on Forsyth County to determine who is most impacted and why.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Inclusive Excellence, Mentorship
First-year Wake Forest University students Abbi Fister and Shon Howard come from different parts of the country with different backgrounds, but agree they’re excited to be on campus. They also plan to adhere to the University’s social distancing guidelines to do their part to help keep the campus safe.Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning
For four weeks this summer, biostatistics professor Lucy D’Agostino McGowan gathered virtually with a group of other Wake Forest University professors to read the latest research on teaching online, learn how to use digital tools to increase student engagement and debate best practices for inclusive instruction.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
About two dozen Wake Forest students are playing a pivotal role in the University’s implementation of new Title IX regulations that are mandated by the U.S. Department of Education and take effect Aug. 14.Categories: Experiential Learning
Wake Forest undergrads nationwide are getting remote professional experience this summer working with Winston-Salem organizations in need of help fulfilling their missions.Categories: Experiential Learning
While most Wake Forest students went home after learning that classes would be taught remotely for the remainder of the semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Davis Feldman headed to New York to work in a hospital built for coronavirus patients. Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
Business and enterprise management major and 2020 grad Sam Chason has been awarded a Deac Fast Pass to Winston Starts, a startup incubator dedicated to nurturing entrepreneurs and helping them develop and scale their business ideas.Categories: Experiential Learning
When Karin Friederic began teaching her Anthropology of Global Health class in January, the first coronavirus case outside mainland China had not yet been confirmed.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery