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
Lauren Arrington, a junior from Fayetteville, Ga., has been awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Young Dreamers’ Award by the City of Winston-Salem.
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
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.
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
With more than 400,000 applications available for smartphones, which ones can help you keep true to your New Year's resolutions? Professor of Communication Ananda Mitra gives a few tips.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
More than 60 percent of parents say video games have no effect on their children. Not true, says Marina Krcmar, associate professor of communication. As games get more and more realistic, research shows the positive and negative effects on children increase.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest has been recognized by the North Carolina Theatre Conference with the 2010 College/University Award, which recognizes efforts to spread the word about the opportunities in higher education for high school students interested in theatre. Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, University Announcements
Thanks to senior Kate Masetta and the Global Brigades program, 11 Wake Forest students have been in Honduras for a week to introduce the new Wake Forest Medical Brigade and Microfinance Brigade to service work there.