Creative teaching in biology class includes a ‘pool quiz’
Graduate student Ben Perlman provides a creative way to teach biology students about different species of fish and coral.
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Faculty & staff ‘happy hour’ Monday
Come celebrate the arrival of spring at the first faculty and staff happy hour of the semester! Monday, March 23, 4 – 5:30 p.m. at Zick’s! Please join colleagues from across campus, and make sure to be there for a special announcement from the Arts […]
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IF Labs: Inventing Futures – A maker festival
Organized by Lynn Book and students in her entrepreneurship and social enterprise class and as part of the 10 Year Celebration of ICE, IF LABs is a week-long festival from March 24-27 designed to shine a light on acts of making – and even what making […]
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Inspiring stories: U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes at WFU
Elana Meyers Taylor, U.S. bobsled olympian, and Rico Roman, U.S. sled hockey paralympian, will be speaking on Tuesday, March 24 in Wait Chapel from 6-7 p.m. as part of the Deloitte Team USA Road Show event. The event is free and open […]
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Wake ‘N Shake’s 10th Anniversary, faculty & staff needed!
Wake ‘N Shake, Wake Forest’s 12-hour dance marathon benefiting the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund, brings the campus community together to support those affected by cancer. The tenth annual Wake ‘N Shake will be held on March 21 from noon-midnight in Reynolds Gym. This year Wake […]
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BCBSNC seed grants support health, wellness research across campus
Wake Forest University’s associate provost of research has announced the faculty recipients of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) seed grants to support research on health and wellbeing. “The research being supported with these grants has sustainability potential and will have a […]
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HELPS TLC accepting applications for April health program
A message from the HELPS TLC team Spring cleaning is a great time to replace the old with the new, but spring doesn’t have to be just about cleaning and reorganizing! Spring is also a great time to think about healthy habits and consider […]
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Proposals funded: Carroll, Messier, Silman, Zanish-Belcher
Congratulations to David Carroll, professor of physics, whose proposal entitled “Ljus Magna Development” and “Ljus OLEV Development” has been funded by the Ljus, Inc. Congratulations to Stephen Messier, professor health & exercise science, whose proposal entitled “The Runner’s and Injury Longitudinal Study (TRAILS): Injury Recover […]
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Retired administrator James Cook Jr. dies
James B. Cook Jr. (’44), an administrator on the old and new campuses, died Feb. 15, 2015, in Chester, Va. He was 91. Cook joined the faculty in 1944 as an instructor in chemistry before moving into administrative roles. He served as assistant to the […]
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Reminder: Senior Showcase nominations due March 13
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library Senior Showcase recognizes exemplary senior thesis research and senior projects completed by Wake Forest undergraduates in their final year. Selected students will receive a $1,000 prize and share their research or projects with the Wake Forest community at an […]
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