At Wake Forest we take our undergraduate research seriously. So much so, that if you can convince faculty to back your idea, you can get started on day one of your freshman year.

Right now, students are working side-by-side with professors, their peers and industry leaders to uncover the knowledge needed to solve everything from global dilemmas to minor inconveniences.

Here are just a few examples of what’s happened recently. Click on the images below to enjoy the work we’re doing.

Inca-redible Discovery: WFU biologists find a new genus of tree growing along an ancient Inca path in Peru
Bibles, Bullets and Broken Stereotypes: The relationship between religion and gun ownership... it's complicated.
New toxic waste sponge idea holds water
Guys and Dolls. A father's reach in the imaginary world of his daughter extends beyond childhood.
Work Forest: Good Vibrations
Unhappy Feet Infographic
Parenting Infographic
The root of all good
Mealworms Infographic