Politics professor Melissa Harris-Perry has been appointed executive director of the University’s Pro Humanitate Institute. Launched this summer, the Pro Humanitate Institute brings under one umbrella many of Wake Forest’s community engagement efforts. Through teaching, research, service and professional development programs, the Institute […]
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Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Welcome back to Wake Forest. I hope each one of you enjoyed time with family and friends and have returned to campus refreshed and eager for the semester ahead. At the start of 2015, we stand at the threshold […]
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A Staff Advisory Council meeting is scheduled for Wed., Jan. 14 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in Benson 401. The featured guest will be John Shenette, AVP for Facilities. As a member of WFU’s senior staff, Shenette oversees areas such as construction management and planning; facilities renovations; […]
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An updated message from Facilities and Campus Services: As part of the McCreary Fieldhouse Project, improvements are being made to the cross country trails. These include re-grading and leveling the trails. New soil and washed stone will be added to improve the surface of the […]
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by Kerry King (’85) Wake Forest Magazine Willard Hamrick, a retired professor and chair of religion well-known for his archaeological fieldwork in the Middle East, died on Jan. 8, 2015, in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 91. He is survived by his wife, Shirley […]
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David Carroll has been recognized for his research achievements and contributions in the field of alternative energy with the Innovation Award recently presented by Wake Forest Innovations. Carroll, professor of physics and director of the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials at […]
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Over the winter break, Facilities and Campus Services began renovation of the courtyards to the east and west sides of the Hearn Plaza entrance to Wait Chapel. Work, which began on Dec. 15 is scheduled for completion on Jan. 16. Overgrown shrubbery, which was causing damage to […]
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Congratulations to members of the research laboratory of Gloria Muday, professor of biology, whose graduate and post-doctoral research proposals were recently funded. Sheena Gayomba, Post-doctoral researcher project “Hormonal Regulation of Tomato Root Architecture During Iron Deficiency” has been funded by the US Department of Agriculture. […]
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August Vernon has been named Wake Forest’s inaugural, full-time emergency manager. He begins his new role today, Jan. 5. Vernon was most recently the operations officer at the Forsyth County Office of Emergency Management. He brings more than 24 years of varied public safety service […]
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Temporary fencing is in place on Carroll Weathers Drive near Worrell Hall as construction begins on a three-story addition — soon to be the new home for Wake Forest’s Department of Health and Exercise Science (HES). The construction, which started on the west side […]
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