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Morosini receives fellowship in Italy
Roberta Morosini, associate professor of romance languages, received a fellowship to study at the Liguria Study Center in Bogliasco, Italy, earlier this year. She recently edited a book, “Boccaccio Geografo,” a collection of articles that examines the work of the 14th-century Italian geographer. He was […]
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Hall appointed fellow of Hastings Center
Mark Hall, professor of law and public health, was appointed a Fellow of the prestigious Hastings Center, the country’s leading bioethics research institution. Hall is also chair of the steering committee for Wake Forest’s Center for Bioethics, Health and Society.
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Beet juice benefits older adults
Wake Forest researchers have shown for the first time that drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults – a finding that could hold great potential for combating the progression of dementia.
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Cindy Gendrich: Why do we laugh?
Professor of Theatre Cindy Gendrich is one of those people who can’t stop herself from laughing, sometimes too loudly and at inappropriate times. “I adore it when people tell funny stories at funerals, for instance, since it seems to me to be a way […]
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88.5 WFDD reporters win awards
88.5 WFDD has received 11 awards for excellence in radio journalism from The Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. WFDD reporter LeShea Agnew took a total of five awards. She received first and second place awards for feature stories for “Kenny” and “Elkin,” […]
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Fetrow receives funding from NIH
Jacquelyn Fetrow, dean of the College and professor of physics, has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and Wake Forest University Health Sciences for her proposal, “Integrin function in cartilage.”
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Agnew wins five awards
LeShea Agnew received five awards recently from the The Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. She is a reporter for 88.5 WFDD. She received first and second place awards for feature stories for “Kenny” and “Elkin,” respectively. She also received a first place […]
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Tiberii receives four awards
Jeff Tiberii received four awards recently from The Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. He is a reporter/host and sports commentator on 88.5 WFDD. He won first and second place awards for his sports commentaries “Athletes & Mental Illness” and “Hype: When the […]