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Biologist pushes for study of microbiomes
Wake Forest biologist Sheri Floge joined scientists from around the world in recommending the creation of a standard, reproducible ecosystem to improve the study of microbiomes. A microbiome is a community of organisms, such as the network of bacteria and other microbes that make up the human microbiome. Research has shown that the human microbiome affects physiological functions such as metabolism, immunity and fighting disease.
August 31, 2019
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10 of the prettiest college campuses on the east coast
Wake Forest appears on a list of 10 of the prettiest college campus on the east coast, released by The Travel.
August 31, 2019
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WFU celebrates Thrive initiative
Wake Forest celebrated the five year anniversary of Thrive, a comprehensive well-being initiative that covers everything from financial to physical to emotional health and has become a model for other college campuses. In 2014, Wake Forest joined a growing number of select universities focused on holistic well-being and set a course to create a campus community dedicated to well-being by launching Thrive.
August 31, 2019
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Finkel named curator of WFU art collections
Jennifer Finkel has been named Wake Forest’s curator of collections to oversee all aspects of the university’s art collections. The position joins the Office of the Provost’s growing arts initiatives under Christina Soriano, WFU’s associate provost for the arts and interdisciplinary initiatives. In collaboration with faculty, Finkel will develop interdisciplinary programs that support the curriculum across the college and professional schools.
August 31, 2019
BuzzFeed News
It’s not just fires. Your phone is also destroying the Amazon
The wildfires ripping through the Amazon have drawn the world’s attention to the destruction of the “lungs of the planet.” But to boycott all of the products damaging the Amazon, you’d have to toss out your phone, laptop, wedding band, and anything else with gold in it. “There’s no way to get the gold out without destroying the forest. The more acres you cut down, the more gold you get. It’s directly proportional,” said Miles Silman, cofounder of Wake Forest University’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA). Fueling that demand is not just the world’s appetite for gold bars and jewelry — the largest categories for which gold is used — but also high tech. “There’s a gold rush in the Amazon right now that’s just like the gold rush that happened in California in the 1850s,” said Silman.
August 31, 2019
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AI-powered cameras become new tool against mass shootings
AI is transforming surveillance cameras from passive sentries into active observers, but a study last year from Wake Forest demonstrates that facial recognition is not infallible. The Wake Forest researcher, Lauren Rhue, found that some software interprets black faces as appearing angrier than white faces.
August 30, 2019
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Birthday Blast – a voice for children
The Fourth Annual Birthday Blast will be held Sept. 26 at the Millennium Center. This lively evening recognizes remarkable members of our community and the work done every day by the Children’s Law Center as advocates for children experiencing high levels of family violence or conflict. Suzanne Reynolds, Dean Emeritus of the Wake Forest School of Law, will receive the Children’s Law Center of Central North Carolina’s (CLC) Founding Leadership Award.
August 30, 2019
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Winston-Salem State and Wake Forest marching bands to join forces in historic performance
Wake Forest’s band ‘The Spirit of the Old Gold and Black’ and Winston-Salem State University’s band ‘The Red Sea of Sound’ will perform together for the first time ever during the halftime show at Wake Forest’s Opening Night football game against Utah State at BB&T Field. The bands’ directors have worked together to make the collaboration happen. “I believe bringing both bands together will provide a great opportunity for fellowship and collaborative music-making. We hope this event will further unite the city of Winston-Salem through the spirit of music,” said Tim Heath, WFU’s band director.
August 30, 2019
The New York Times
Where is the Amazon rainforest vanishing? Not just in Brazil
This in-depth interactive piece references Wake Forest research and mapping, which shows the spread of small-scale mines in Peru has destroyed about 170,000 acres in just five years. Biology professor Miles Silman and others are working with the Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónia (CINCIA) to reduce illegal gold mining and protect the Peruvian rain forest.
August 30, 2019
Wired
Workplace mentoring is going through a quiet revolution
Mentoring should be a two-way street that benefits both individuals; they should learn from each other, says Allison McWilliams, a mentoring expert at Wake Forest. “Mentoring relationships are, first and foremost, relationships. You want to be sure to put the elements in place that will allow those relationships to form and grow.”
August 30, 2019
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The other man-made disaster ravaging the Amazon
Peru’s aggressive campaign to eradicate illegal gold mining in the Amazon has yielded mixed results. The governor, Luís Hidalgo, has been working closely with NGOs and other organizations such as Wake Forest’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) to build relationships with miners and implement more rigorous environmental impact assessments.
August 29, 2019
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The stalemate between democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican legislative leaders over Cooper’s veto of the 2019-21 budget continues, but a “mini-budget bill” approach is beginning to chip away at the state budget funding logjam.“It’s still not clear whether the governor has developed an exit strategy from a situation where he continues to focus on Medicaid expansion,” said John Dinan, a political science professor at Wake Forest University. Dinan said, “of various mini budget measures, the teacher-pay-raise measure is the one that has been crafted to permit amendments.”
August 28, 2019