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WFU in the news: March 11-17, 2024

March 18, 2024  |   Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News

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Wake ‘N Shake dance marathon set for March 23

March 18, 2024  |   Top Stories

More than a thousand Wake Forest University students will put on their dancing shoes to raise funds for cancer research and support those impacted by the disease. The annual 12-hour-dance marathon known as Wake ‘N Shake will take place on Saturday, March 23 from noon to midnight in the University’s Sutton Center.

WFU remembers ‘Mr. Wake Forest,’ Provost Emeritus Edwin G. Wilson

March 14, 2024  |   Top Stories

No one has been more closely associated with Wake Forest University or told its story more eloquently and passionately for the last half century than Professor of English and Provost Emeritus Edwin G. Wilson (’43). Wilson died on March 13, 2024, in Winston-Salem at the age of 101. 

WFU in the news: March 4-10, 2024

March 12, 2024  |   Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News

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WFU in the news: Feb. 26-March 3, 2024

March 7, 2024  |   Top Stories

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Computer scientist wins NSF CAREER Award to advance Alzheimer’s research using AI  

March 5, 2024  |   Top Stories

In her groundbreaking work as a computer scientist, assistant professor Minghan Chen is using artificial intelligence to create new techniques to better understand the mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease and predict its progression across brain networks.

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WFU in the news: Feb. 19-25, 2024

February 27, 2024  |   Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News

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Shannon Brady, assistant professor of psychology

Helping college students find a way to belong

February 27, 2024  |   Research, Top Stories

Extroverts were more likely than introverts to feel a strong sense of belonging in their college, an important indicator of whether a student succeeds – or goes home, according to a new study by psychology professor Shannon Brady.

Liz Cheney at Wake Forest Face to Face student-led event.

Students get ‘Face to Face’ with Liz Cheney

February 27, 2024  |   Top Stories

Cheney discussed mentorship, civic engagement, politics and the future of the country with Wake Forest students and college and high school students from the Winston-Salem area in advance of the Face to Face Speaker Forum keynote event.

Older women working out in a gym

Can weight loss and exercise help women stave off osteoarthritis?

February 26, 2024  |   Top Stories

In an extensive clinical study, Wake Forest University researchers will determine whether the most common treatments for osteoarthritis also help prevent women from developing the degenerative joint disease.

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