Mellon Foundation Awards $850,000 Grant to Wake Forest for Humanities

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Wake Forest University an $850,000 grant to expand its community-based partnerships through engaged teaching and research in the humanities. The four-year grant will support “The Humanities Engaged:...
2-Aug-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Self-Driving Cars: WFU Engineering Students Kick the Tires on Safety and Ethics

The future of self-driving cars seemed all but inevitable — until a fatal crash in Arizona last month prompted tech companies, automakers and lawmakers to pump the brakes.
2-May-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Dining Dilemmas Give WFU Students Food for Thought from Dining Room to Treatment Room

Wake Forest University students participating in next week’s “Dining Dilemmas” have a healthy appetite for exploring bioethics and building community.
11-Apr-2018 3:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

How to Win Big with Summer Interns

The tight labor market combined with a positive economic outlook are making recruiting, hiring and retaining top talent more challenging. Summer internships for college students are win-win when organizations teach students about their work...
14-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr Donates Congressional Papers to Wake Forest

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (‘78) announced today he will donate his Congressional papers to Wake Forest University.
12-Mar-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Want to Help Your Partner Stress Less? Listen From the Heart

When we feel supported, we feel less stress. But sometimes we think we are being supportive of a romantic partner and we're not. Who hasn't experienced the self-satisfaction of feeling like we're 'helping' only to find we've only made the situation...
6-Feb-2018 9:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Scientists Study Mercury Poisoning in Peruvian Forest on Pope’s Itinerary

Pope Francis’ visit to Peru on Jan. 15-22 takes him to the epicenter of the country’s informal and often illegal gold mining industry – the subject of groundbreaking environmental research by Wake Forest University scientists.
12-Jan-2018 4:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Why the Y? Older Adults Need Support for Healthy Weight Loss in 2018

Researchers at Wake Forest University say adults 60+ whose New Year’s resolution is to lose weight succeed with an inexpensive and accessible solution: classes at community fitness centers such as the YMCA.
21-Dec-2017 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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