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Zoologist Showcases Work With Camera Traps

Zoologist Showcases Work With Camera Traps

Stephanie Bilodeau January 31, 2019

Zoologist Roland Kays delivered the first Monday seminar of the semester to approximately 40 students and faculty in the Biology department on Jan. 28. His topic, “Making the most of wildlife ‘big...

Got Caffeine? Heres What Your Daily Dose Does

Got Caffeine? Here’s What Your Daily Dose Does

Tony Wachnik January 24, 2019

Caffeine, the most commonly used psychoactive drug, is found in soft drinks, chocolate, tea and coffee. It is of special importance to college students, as it simulates our central nervous system and helps...

Numerous Summer Research Fellowship Opportunities Available To Students

Numerous Summer Research Fellowship Opportunities Available To Students

Kiley Price January 24, 2019

It is nearing the end of January, which means that almost every Wake Forest student has a tab open on their ThinkPad searching for some variation of “summer internship.” However, an internship or summer...

The Real Reasons Behind Why You Binge-Watch

The Real Reasons Behind Why You Binge-Watch

Kiley Price January 17, 2019

After an exhausting day of facing the hardships and monotony of reality, from doing laundry to going to class, there is no escape quite like Netflix. Or Hulu. Or Amazon Video. Or HBOGo. No matter which...

Smurfs Or Science? Heres Why The Sky Is Blue

Smurfs Or Science? Here’s Why The Sky Is Blue

Jonathon Trattner January 17, 2019

On the first day of my cell biology class, my professor posed a frivolous question: “Why is the sky blue?” The joking answer she gave — “Smurfs are in the sky!” — was part of her anecdote about...

Want That A? Science Shows Sleeping Can Help

Want That “A”? Science Shows Sleeping Can Help

Kiley Price December 6, 2018

There are a couple of key staples to finals week at Wake Forest. You can count on subpar midnight food the library offers, anti-stress puppies on campus to lick away your worries for two minutes, and —...

What Can You Make? WakerSpace Launches

What Can You Make? WakerSpace Launches

Jonathon Trattner December 6, 2018

WakerSpace, Wake Forest’s official “makerspace,” officially launched on Nov. 19, 2018. Makerspaces are collaborative work environments that enable people of all skill levels to work on creative projects...

Sustainable Eating Options Improving On Campus

Sustainable Eating Options Improving On Campus

Abby Mcmullen November 29, 2018

Wake Forest’s shift to a plant-forward dining focus is enabling students to have more control over their dietary choices and thus how their personal behavior affects climate change. Performance Dining...

One Fish, Two Fish, Hot Fish, Hotter Fish

One Fish, Two Fish, Hot Fish, Hotter Fish

Stephanie Bilodeau November 29, 2018

Marine ecologist Dr. John Bruno spoke about the effects of temperature on ocean communities to a packed room of approximately 100 faculty and students in Winston Hall on Nov. 26. His seminar, “Ocean...

One World, One Health: Viral Outbreak Exhibit

‘One World, One Health’: Viral Outbreak Exhibit

Jonathon Trattner November 15, 2018

On October 1, 2018, Professor Pat Lord in the Department of Biology hosted Dr. Sabrina Sholts, who gave a lecture to faculty and staff titled “Anthropology, Infectious Disease, and One Health in the...

Beer Goggles And Blackouts: The Science Behind Shots

Beer Goggles And Blackouts: The Science Behind Shots

Kiley Price November 15, 2018

As Wake Forest quickly approaches the end of its regular football season, this also means the end of warm weather, the beginning of all-night finals study sessions and the very last home tailgate. The...

Wake Forest Hosts 34th Annual Biology Symposium

Wake Forest Hosts 34th Annual Biology Symposium

Christian Green November 15, 2018

On Friday evening, more than 90 people from Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina gathered in Benson 401 for Wake Forest’s 34th annual Perspectives in Biology Symposium. Based...

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