The following Q&A is shared on behalf of the AI Task Force. As artificial intelligence reshapes teaching, learning, research and work, faculty and staff have raised important questions about how Wake Forest is responding and what the University is doing to prepare for the future. […]
Categories: Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
A subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC developed the Sebree Solar II Energy Center in Henderson County, Kentucky; the project became operational on Aug. 7, 2026, fulfilling Wake Forest University’s commitment to 100% renewable electricity through a Renewable Power Purchase Agreement (RPPA). With the solar […]
Categories: Community Impact, Environment & Sustainability, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The Vice Provost for Research, Scholarly Inquiry and Creative Activity and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) invite the Wake Forest community to a reception celebrating fiscal year 2026 achievements in research and scholarly activities. A series of project slams will highlight the […]
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery
Assistant Professor of Psychology S. Mason Garrison and former Wake Forest students Xuanyu Lyu (MA ’23) and Rachel Good (’22, MA ’24) received Behavior Genetics’ Editors’ Choice Award, an honor given to the previous year’s outstanding behavior genetics study. Their paper, “Detecting mtDNA […]
Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery
The Office of the Provost has approved a major expansion of the Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE). Three new programs will serve faculty, alumni and the broader Wake Forest community. The CFE will also become the first center to carry a new Provost’s Office designation: Engagement […]
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The following titles represent recently published works from current and retired Wake Forest faculty members. Spanning disciplines across the arts, humanities, sciences, and professional schools, these publications reflect a breadth and depth of scholarship. August July June May April March January
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery
Professor Ovidiu Csillik’s classes map campus trees Ovidiu Csillik, an assistant professor of environment and sustainability studies, led a project to produce a publicly accessible, interactive 3D digital map of campus trees. It took one drone, 300 million laser data points and seven teams of […]
Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Research & Discovery
John Lukesh, associate professor and director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemistry, set out to create a course that would allow all of his students to benefit from a hands-on research experience. He and Graduate Assistant Devin Weaver (PhD ’27) developed a course-based […]
Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
The Office of Civic and Community Engagement, in partnership with North Carolina Campus Engagement, announced the launch of Catalyst: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Service-Learning and Community Engagement on July 23, 2026. The journal’s inaugural issue, “Sustaining Civic Joy in Challenging Times,” is now live and freely available […]
Categories: Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest and the ECI have received $8.5 million in a joint grant—$3.5 million from the John Templeton Foundation matched by $5 million from Lilly Endowment Inc.—to organize new communities around specific interests within character education, provide new opportunities for emerging leaders in the field, […]
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Leadership & Character, Research & Discovery, University Announcements