Two School of Medicine students used role playing to illustrate the health disparities of rural residents and won the first Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity Bowl. The competition encouraged collaboration among fields of study as a way to solve complex health disparity problems.
Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Sophomore Kent Langston’s work at the Immunology Department at the School of Medicine raises questions about the immunity power of antioxidants, like those found in some kinds of berries and other foods.
The Medical Alumni Association (MAA) of the School of Medicine honored William Louis Perry, M.D., Class of 1936, for his lifetime of service and leadership in medicine in his community. Perry, a resident of Chesterfield, S.C., celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan. 4. Categories: Alumni, University Announcements
Wake Forest and N.C. State have formed a partnership in the hope of advancing regenerative-medicine treatments for humans and animals. The groups will exchange students and faculty, collaborate on research projects and publications and pool resources.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
From stem cell research to genetic testing to inequities in health care, bioethics questions are part of conversations throughout the United States every day. Two Wake Forest professors, Nancy King and Michael J. Hyde, explain why talking about bioethics is so important and share insights from their new book.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The work of 114 Wake Forest students was displayed at the fifth annual Undergraduate Research Day on Sept. 16 in the Benson Center. The event is organized by The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Center (URECA). Toyota Motor Corp. has tapped Wake Forest for a second time on a high-profile health-care research project. Toyota's safety-research center has selected WFU as one of six research institutions to play a role in developing, testing and implementing its vehicle safety innovations.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
As the U.S. women prepare for the World Cup finals, a Wake Forest research group has reported that top female soccer players aren't beyond faking injury to deceive referees and gain an advantage. But they don't do it as much as their male counterparts.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Researchers at the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center said they have developed commercial smart football helmets that measure the force of blows to the head.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Erik Lie-Nielsen, a 35-year-old doctor and faculty member at the Wake Forest School of Medicine, was killed Friday morning when he crashed during a bicycle race that was part of the Highland Games at Grandfather Mountain.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements