Though not yet definitive, identifying the Higgs boson particle would be on par with proving The Big Bang Theory, says Eric Carlson, a physics professor. While researchers in other fields might trumpet a breakthrough of this magnitude, the global physics community seems to have reacted with a combination of cautious optimism and muted excitement.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
A summer course in India brought together three students and inspired a second trip, rooted in discovering the road blocks to effective education. Read about the research conducted by the students, as well as their hopes for the future.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Will consumers purchase the same product online that is in a store if it can be bought for a cheaper price? Future retail marketers are looking for creative ways to tap mobile technology and build customer loyalty without discounting.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
An interactive replacement for the traditional college-level biology textbook called BioBook™, which was developed by an interdisciplinary team of faculty, allows students and instructors to tailor traditional course materials to their own learning styles.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Associate Professor of Education Ann Cunningham and Wake Forest student teachers, Laura Mayerchak and Caroline White, led a project to connect 47 first, second and third graders from Winston-Salem with students at Pt. England Primary School in Auckland, New Zealand, more than 8,000 miles away.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Ashley Millhouse has found satisfaction volunteering on campus and in Africa. She says the key is the same either way: "Wake Forest has so many opportunities and wants you to achieve, you just have to take the risk to apply."Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
On this 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, students analyze films and read stories to learn how this event continues to shape America's national identity.
This evening, Wake Forest’s student art gallery (START) will unveil its final exhibition of the semester, featuring the work of 22 undergraduate students.
Brandon Turner, a Wake Forest senior who studies biophysics and plays rugby, has been named a Rhodes Scholar. Turner, who is from Fontana, Calif., conducts research on the molecular structure of proteins.
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
Students in John Pickel's darkroom photography class have spent the semester working with traditional photographic methods. Selections from their work are on display in the START Gallery through Nov. 23.