Proposals funded: Iltis, Jurchescu, Silman
Congratulations to Ana Iltis, professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, whose proposal entitled ” Identifying and exploring solutions to the ethical challenges of ApoL1 testing of donors with recent African ancestry through mixed methods research with stakeholders” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and by (subaward/subcontract from) Washington University.
Congratulations to Oana Jurchescu, professor of physics, whose proposal entitled “DMREF: Collaborative Research: Organic Semiconductors by Computationally-Accelerated Refinement (OSCAR)” has been funded by the National Science Foundation.
Congratulations to Miles Silman, professor of biology and director of the Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability, whose proposal entitled “CINCIA ACIERTA: Alliance for Science and Ecosystem Recovery” has been funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Categories: Faculty News, Inside WFU
Proposals funded: Iltis, Rejeski, Silman
Congratulations to Ana Iltis, professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, whose proposal entitled “Policy Innovation Leaders of Tomorrow (Pilot 21)” has been funded by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and by (subaward/contract from) North Carolina State University.
Congratulations to Jack Rejeski, research professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Wake Forest Translational Research Alcohol Center (WFTRAC)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and by (subaward/subcontract from) WFU Health Sciences.
Congratulations to Miles Silman, professor of biology and director of the Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability, whose proposal entitled “Collaborative Research: BEE: Impacts of abiotic environment, pathogen resistance and Pre-Columbian human management on Neotropical canopy palm abundances” has been funded by the National Science Foundation.
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Faculty invited to participate in the Magnolias Curriculum Project
This is a guest post from the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability and the Office of Sustainability:
Wake Forest faculty are invited to enhance their teaching and engagement with sustainability issues by participating in the 2017 Magnolias Curriculum Project. No prior experience with sustainability-related issues in the classroom or in research is necessary, and faculty at all ranks and career stages are welcome.
This workshop will explore how we can meaningfully integrate sustainability—broadly defined—into our classrooms. Although we start by taking a close look at Wake Forest University and the larger Piedmont region, we invite participants to engage in local to global comparisons.
The Magnolias Project kicks off with a two-day workshop (May 10-11) that will offer opportunities to extend research and teaching horizons across disciplines and create new networks with fellow colleagues. Following the workshop, faculty participants prepare discipline-specific course materials on their own over the summer. They will reconvene in the fall to discuss their insights and experiences. Participants receive a stipend of $500 ($250 upon completion of the workshop; $250 upon completion of a new or revised syllabus).
Applications for the May 2017 workshop will be accepted until April 17, 2016. Click here to apply for the 2017 Magnolias Project.
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University appoints director of graduate programs in sustainability
Stan Meiburg
Wake Forest has appointed alumnus and former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official Stan Meiburg (’75) as director of graduate programs in sustainability.
Meiburg served as Acting Deputy Administrator for the EPA from 2014 to 2017, capping a 39-year career with the agency.
He is known for leading efforts to protect the nation’s air and water, clean up hazardous and toxic waste sites, build collaborative relationships with state and tribal environmental programs, and promote sound management in EPA.
At Wake Forest, he will lead the master of arts in sustainability program and associated dual degree and certificate programs. He will work with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (CEES). Meiburg will join Wake Forest on July 1.
Full announcement available here.
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Rock musician, conservationist Chuck Leavell coming to campus
Rolling Stones’ long-time keyboardist Chuck Leavell, who has also become a leading conservationist, will visit Wake Forest University Nov. 10 and 11 for a two-day event filled with music, education and a tree planting.
The legendary musician arrives on campus Thursday, Nov. 10 for a 2:30 p.m. tree planting with members of the Office of Sustainability and the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES), which are sponsoring his visit in conjunction with the “More Barn” series in the historic Reynolda Village.
Later that day, an evening of songs and stories with Leavell and Miles Silman, biology professor and CEES director, will take place in Brendle Recital Hall from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The celebration of environmental stewardship and land conservation continues on Friday, Nov. 11 with a solo concert at The Barn at Reynolda Village. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the solo concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Seating is primarily general admission with limited reserved table seating.
Leavell toured with the Rolling Stones for more than 25 years and is one of the most respected keyboardists in the world of rock’ n’ roll. His piano and keyboard work has also been heard on the works of Eric Clapton, John Mayer, The Black Crowes, George Harrison, The Allman Brothers Band, and many more.
A conservationist, sustainable development advocate, and tech entrepreneur, in 2009 Leavell co-founded The Mother Nature Network, a website devoted to environmental news, information and education. He is the author of four books: “Forever Green: The History and Hope of the American Forest,” an autobiography “Between Rock and a Home Place,” “The Tree Farmer,” a children’s book, and his most recent, “Growing A Better America.”
He and his wife, Rose Lane Leavell, live on their 3,000-acre award-winning tree farm, Charlane Plantation, near Macon, Ga. Twice named Outstanding Tree Farmer for Georgia, and National Outstanding Tree Farmer in l999, he has also been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation, the Georgia Conservancy, and many other conservation organizations. His name is well known on Capitol Hill for his advocacy work on behalf of the environment
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