Health & Society
Maxwell Partners With VA, Instacart to Bring Healthy Food to Local Veterans
When the federal government began measuring food insecurity in the 1990s, most researchers focused on low-income families. But Colleen Heflin noticed a different group standing out in the data: military veterans. 鈥淚 have deep roots in the field, and I鈥檝e…
Harnessing Sport Fandom for Character Development: Grant Supports Innovative Initiative
An innovative initiative focusing on the power of sport fandom for character development has been awarded more than $800,000 in funding through a 2025 Institutional Impact Grant from the Educating Character Initiative, part of Wake Forest University鈥檚 Program for Leadership…
Hendricks Chapel Chaplains, Staff and Students Attend Interfaith America Leadership Summit
A dedicated group of chaplains, students and staff from Hendricks Chapel attended the Interfaith America Leadership Summit in Chicago from Aug. 8-10. The multifaith cohort joined more than 700 participants to bridge divides and forge friendships across lines of religious…
New Research From Falk College Quantifies Europe鈥檚 Advantage Over USA in Ryder Cup
Using a new metric called 鈥渨orld golf ability,鈥 a David B. Falk College of Sport research team has determined that Team Europe鈥檚 methods of selecting and preparing its Ryder Cup team gives it a significant advantage over Team USA. Played…
Bringing History to Life: How Larry Swiader 鈥89, G鈥93 Blends Storytelling With Emerging Technology
Instructional design program alumnus Lawrence 鈥淟arry鈥 Swiader 鈥89, G鈥93 has built a career at the intersection of storytelling, education and technology鈥攁 path that鈥檚 taken him from the early days of analog editing as a student in the S.I. Newhouse School…
4 Maxwell Professors Named O鈥橦anley Faculty Scholars
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs announced the appointment of four new O鈥橦anley Faculty Scholars: Brian Brege, Sarah Hamersma, Y眉ksel Sezgin and Ying Shi. Selected in recognition of their exceptional teaching, scholarly achievements and service to the institution,…
The Racket About Padel: Newhouse Students Partner With Global Media Firm to Track Rise of Sport
Why all the racket about Padel? Students and faculty in the Newhouse School of Public Communications collaborated with a global communications consulting firm to release a report about the emerging sport鈥檚 rapid rise in popularity. The report, 鈥淐elebrities, Community, Content,…
Fact or Fiction? The ADHD Info Dilemma
TikTok is one of the fastest-growing and most popular social media platforms in the world鈥攅specially among college-age individuals. In the United States alone, there are over 136 million TikTok users aged 18 and older, with approximately 45 million falling within…
Lab THRIVE: Advancing Student Mental Health and Resilience
Lab THRIVE, short for The Health and Resilience Interdisciplinary collaboratiVE, is making significant strides in collegiate mental health research. Launched by an interdisciplinary 黑料不打烊 team in 2023, the lab focuses on understanding the complex factors affecting college students’ adjustment…
Timur Hammond鈥檚 鈥楶lacing Islam鈥 Receives Journal鈥檚 Honorable Mention
A book authored by Timur Hammond, associate professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, received an honorable mention in the 2025 International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) Book Award competition. The awards…