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After 34 years at Wake Forest University, Associate Professor of Anthropology Steve Folmar sits down to reflect on a career defined by discovery and human connection. Originally intending to be a chemist, Folmar describes how one “eccentric” professor changed his life’s path, leading to decades of fieldwork and teaching.


  • Wake Forest crime alert: off-campus robbery

    Early Sunday morning, July 3, a Wake Forest University student was robbed in an off-campus apartment at Deacon’s Station, an apartment complex off Polo Road. The student was not injured.

  • Proposals funded: Brubaker, King, Muday

    Congratulations to Peter Brubaker, professor and director of health & exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Exercise Intolerance in Older HFPEF Patients (SECRET II)” has been funded by the National Institutes of…

  • Landscape department to remove trees

    This is a guest post from Facilities & Campus Services: Reynolda Campus-2016 Tree RemovalThe landscape department in Facilities & Campus Services will remove five trees that are in decline at various…

  • Tobacco cessation classes to be offered

    This is a guest post from Human Resources:Tobacco Cessation Program From July 19 through Sept. 6, Wake Forest will sponsor tobacco cessation classes in partnership with the Forsyth County Department of…

  • Volunteer opportunities available at the Campus Garden

    Love gardening? Want a hands-on service experience? Come volunteer in the Campus Gardens this summer. The Campus Gardens welcome faculty and staff, students and community members.