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The ROAD Act will shield America's most vulnerable families
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (220+ words) June 26, 2026 | by Kim Mc Grath Following overwhelming, bipartisan passage in both the House and Senate, the 21st Century ROAD (Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream) to Housing Act is poised to become the most significant piece of federal housing legislation in…...
Students become partners, not just volunteers, at Generations Center
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1345+ words) May 1, 2026 | by Alicia Roberts Then, working together, they write their own poem about spring. And it's medicine for these adults, most living with some level of memory loss. In Kate Polian's group, the poem becomes a list of the colors…...
Wake Forest seniors build solar trailer to support local fire department
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (442+ words) April 30, 2026 | by Cheryl Walker In a fitting presentation for Earth Day, Wake Forest senior Scarlett Johnson showed Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines and Fire Chief Trey Mayo the mobile solar-powered trailer a team of engineering students designed and built. Johnson pointed…...
Wake Forest Receives $5 Million to Expand the Role of Character-Based Leadership in Legal Education
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (234+ words) The grant from the Kern Family Foundation will enable the Wake Forest University School of Law and the Program for Leadership and Character to sustain campus-based initiatives while also paving the way for a network of law schools committed to…...
German Men's National Team to host open training session
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (163+ words) April 22, 2026 | by University Marketing and Communications Wake Forest University will host an open training session for the German Men's National Team on Monday, June 8, from 5: 30-7 p. m. at W. Dennie Spry Stadium. Winston-Salem will serve as the German team's home base for the…...
River Run Festival spotlights Wake Forest filmmakers
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (684+ words) April 15, 2026 | by University Marketing and Communications Wake Forest students, alumni and faculty have long been part of the River Run International Film Festival, and that tradition continues this week when the festival returns for its 28th run. River Run is one…...
Will "Michael" be the biopic to save the box office?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (183+ words) It's a "must-see cultural moment," but can it dominate the global box office long-term? April 15, 2026 | by Kim Mc Grath As the highly anticipated release of "Michael" approaches on April 24, the film industry is watching closely to see if the new…...
Raising vaping taxes reduces teen nicotine use - for some
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (420+ words) A new study shows price-based interventions don't work as well for LGBQ youth April 14, 2026 | by Kim Mc Grath Over the past decade, as youth e-cigarette use reached what the Surgeon General labeled epidemic proportions, at least 30 U. S. states and numerous local…...
Acclaimed author and scientist Alan Townsend to head Wake Forest Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (574+ words) April 9, 2026 | by Alicia Roberts Prominent ecosystem scientist and author Alan Townsend, Ph. D. , will lead the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability, Wake Forest University announced today following a national search. With a deep, multidisciplinary team of fellows and…...
Beyond the screen: Teen digital literacy and brain health
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (433+ words) March 26, 2026 | by University Marketing and Communications Watching his kindergartener play on a school playground, Alan Brown, director of the Wake Forest Center for Literacy Education, found the theme for this year's Visiting Scholars Speaker Series. "I was thinking a lot…...