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Upcoming tech training opportunities
Categories: University AnnouncementsIn April and May, Wake Forest’s information systems learning team will be hosting technology training classes on campus and at the University Corporate Center. Classes on campus include instruction on Google webpage design, teaching remotely with WebEx, photo editing basics, and an introduction to […]
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Wake Forest Innovations is soliciting proposals
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest Innovations is soliciting proposals for a new round of Commercialization Pathway Awards. Applications are encouraged from researchers whose work holds innovative promise. The deadline for proposals is April 11. Wake Forest Innovations seeks milestone-driven projects that can lead to proprietary products and technologies […]
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Wake Forest reaches out: April fundraising events
Categories: Happening at WakeMelissa Clark, a former administrative assistant in the School of Business, passed away Dec. 9, 2013. Clark’s commitment to Wake Forest and the Winston-Salem community is the inspiration behind two fundraising efforts. The Charity Classic Auction on Friday, April 4, and the […]
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Symposium focuses on first-generation students
Categories: Happening at Wake“First Experiences: A Symposium on First-Generation College Students” will be held on Tuesday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event, which is open to Wake Forest faculty and staff, will provide an opportunity to discuss best practices and opportunities to better […]
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ZSRx mini-MOOC a success
Categories: Happening at WakeOver 400 librarians, scholars, publishers, researchers, writers, readers, parents, alumi and friends recently attended a three-week online seminar called, “The Past, Present, and Future Perfect Tense of E-Books,” hosted by the Z. Smith Reynolds Library via their ZSRx platform. The course was intended to […]
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Wake Forest awarded $250,000 for e-textbook development
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe Arthur Vining Davis Foundations have awarded Wake Forest University $250,000 for further development of Biobook, a new kind of e-textbook created by Teaching Associate Professor of Biology Dan Johnson and Associate Professor of Physics Jed Macosko. Biobook offers content in an unconventional way. […]
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Focusing on counseling needs for combat veterans, families
Categories: Happening at WakeThe counseling department’s annual continuing education seminar will be held on Friday, April 11. This year’s spring seminar, “The War May be Ending, but the Counseling is Only Beginning: Serving Combat Veterans and their Families,” will feature David Fenell, a professor of counselor education at the University […]
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Proposals funded: Anderson, Iltis, Silman
Categories: University AnnouncementsCongratulations to David J. Anderson, professor of biology, whose proposal entitled “Evoluntionary ecology of seabird reproductive life histories” has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Congratulations to Ana Iltis, associate professor of philosophy, whose proposal entitled“Center for Bioethics, Health and Social Visiting […]