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Students Study Human Rights and Historical Memory at Santiago Center
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad Center in Santiago, Chile, is the setting for a semester-long student research project focused on human rights, historical memory and social justice. The project, conducted by Lender Global student fellows Ohemaa Asibuo and Ayanna Hyatte under…
2025 Is a Strong Year for NSF Proposal Funding, Early-Career Faculty Awards
National Science Foundation (NSF) funding for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty research projects totaled $19.7 million in fiscal year 2025, an increase of $5.8 million over last year’s total, according to the Office of Research. NSF also recognized four faculty members with…
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’s Program for Leadership…
A&S Scientists Explore Protein Droplets as a New Way to Understand Disease
When we are young and healthy, our cells successfully monitor and manage our worn-out or damaged proteins, keeping things working properly. But as we age, this cleanup system can falter, leading to protein clumps linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as…
Renée Crown Honors Program Announces New Professors, New Coursework
The Renée Crown University Honors Program provides an innovative community where high-achieving students at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ can hone their research and academic skills in a challenging yet supportive environment. Through specialized offerings of cutting-edge courses, lectures and opportunities for independent…
Student’s Mobile Upcycled Clothing Business Turns Trash Into Treasures
When junior Ava Lubkemann, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was growing up, her parents taught her the sensibility of re-using goods, thrifting what she needed and making the best use of everything she…
New $1M Gift to Build Bridges and Create Global Map to Enhance Democracies
With a new $1 million gift from The Reynolds Foundation, researchers at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs hope to create a new global map, one that provides a clear pathway to strengthening democracy and freedom throughout the…
How Artists Are Embracing Artificial Intelligence to Create Works of Art
Artists have always embraced new technologies to push the boundaries of their creations—balancing imagination and authenticity with innovation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no different, says Rebecca Xu, professor of computer art and animation in the Department of Film and Media…
Lights, Camera, Imagination! Faculty Help Turn Teens’ Ideas Into Films (Video)
Using simple objects such as stones, eggs, paper plates, colored markers and a globe, and employing techniques of light, shadow and motion, a dozen ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ area high schoolers are making original short films this summer using their smartphones. “Teens With…
Lender Center New York Event Gathers Wealth Gap Experts
Nearly 30 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty and postdoctoral researchers and nationally known thought leaders who study the wealth gap in America explored the issue at a recent event in New York City hosted by the Lender Center for Social Justice. The…