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$3 million grant supports search for heat-tolerant tomatoes
When your tomato plants won’t bear fruit during the dog days of summer, a team of Wake Forest researchers led by Gloria Muday will be in the lab, trying to find a plant that thrives despite the heat.
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You can show you’ve got rhythm this week in an innovative class project
If you’ve got rhythm and want to join others in an innovative class project this week, now is the time to jump in and share in the fun.
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Proposals funded: Donati, Huang, Iltis
Congratulations to George Donati, associate research professor of chemistry, whose proposal entitled “Copper is a Host Effector in Protection Against Urinary Tract Infection” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and by (subaward/subcontract from) Texas A&M University.
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Office of Civic & Community Engagement launches Wake Reads
The Office of Civic & Community Engagement (OCCE) has launched Wake Reads, a program designed to provide “storytime” for children while giving parents a break as they juggle working from home and caring for their children who are out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Faculty books: March 2020
Escott, Paul D. (History, Emeritus). The Worst Passions of Human Nature: White Supremacy in the Civil War North. University of Virginia Press. 2020.
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Roniger awarded prize by Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies
The Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies has awarded its 2020 Harold Eugene Davis Prize to Luis Roniger, Reynolds Professor of Latin American Studies in the Department of Politics and International Affairs, and his co-author Leonardo Senkman of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in recognition of their article “Conspirationism, Synarchism and the Long Shadow of…
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University Police Department honors communications officers on Facebook, other social media
This week, as part of a national initiative, the Wake Forest University Police Department is honoring all of its telecommunicators/communications officers, meaning those who take phone calls (and electronic messages) coming into the department any time of the day or night, every day of the year. This week, April 12-18, is observed across the United States…
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Chan offers insights into market for jobs, internships in new Q&A
Vice President Andy Chan, in a newly posted Q&A on the Wake Forest News website, offers insights into the market for jobs and internships and suggests proactive ways graduates can move forward in a challenging economy.