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The Wake Forest University community is looking forward to officially welcoming and installing Dr. Peter Rodriguez as its 15th president. We hope you can join us in this historic celebration on Friday, October 30th in person or via livestream.
Registration and livestream 🔗 inauguration.wfu.edu
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Assistant Professor Alejandro Cárdenas-Avendaño received a $374K NASA grant to help develop machine learning tools for the LISA space mission—giving students hands-on research in gravitational waves.
news.wfu.edu/2026/10/15/nasa…
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#WFU politics professor John Dinan explains what North Carolinians will see on the ballot, the importance of key candidate contests and the potential ripple effects on the state and federal levels. With control of the U.S. Senate on the line, North Carolina remains a major focal point for national politics.
news.wfu.edu/2026/10/16/nort…
A full house for a conversation with @KenBurns at Face to Face Speaker Forum. Moderated by @nancygilesnyc.
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The theme for this year's #GlobalEthicsDay is "Re-centering Ethics." How do we do that in a world where lying is becoming a default setting? #WFU philosophy prof Christian Miller @CharacterGap tackles the modern honesty crisis:
news.wfu.edu/2026/07/13/here…
A new lab is expanding what’s possible at Wake Forest. 🔬
NanoteQ supports quantum computing research, hands-on learning for students and partnerships that help turn discoveries into new technologies.
Take a look inside, then read more: wakefo.rest/4jsMynw
#WFUresearch #DeacsDo
ALT New Wake Forest quantum lab takes research to the next level Designed to support advances in technology, NanoteQ offers an ultra-clean room for creating computer microchips and an expanded, advanced microscopy and spectroscopy lab
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Named one of the “South’s best cities on the rise” by Southern Living in 2021, Winston-Salem has made serious efforts to attract entrepreneurs, artists and inventors in recent years. And it's home to @WakeForest @innovationqrtr 💛 🖤 🎓 marketwatch.com/picks/5-cool… #wsnc
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He's been called legendary, hilarious, terrifying and fearless.
We get to call him ours.
Southern Living dove into the most interesting mascot in college sports. Enjoy.
southernliving.com/demon-wak…
Wake Forest made career development a University leadership priority in 2009.
Today, @chronicle highlights how Andy Chan helped reshape career support at WFU and inspired colleges nationwide to rethink their approach.
Read more: wakefo.rest/4z0rz0m
ALT A person in a suit gestures while speaking to a group in a classroom setting. Two individuals are seated at a table with name cards, one labeled "Claire." The background features a lit-up sign displaying "CPCD.
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A pioneer in higher ed career development 💼
The @chronicle highlights how colleges are adopting cabinet-level Chief Career Officer roles to prepare students for the workforce—a model @WakeForest VP Andy Chan helped build over a decade ago.
🔗 chronicle.com/special-projec…
ALT Glass door with the words "Office of Personal & Career Development" and a compass rose design.
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Researchers from #WFU and @WFUCINCIA traveled to the Vatican to brief Pope Leo on decade-long research exposing how mercury pollution from gold mining threatens Amazonian ecosystems and Indigenous communities.
🔗 news.wfu.edu/2026/10/01/wake…
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"GLP-1s have only been around for a little over a decade, and we're still beginning to understand how they alter the brain's motivational circuits."
#WFU neuroscientist Wayne Pratt talks about the brain chemistry of food motivation.
🔗 news.wfu.edu/2026/10/05/what…
College football's most unusual mascot? We know him. 🎩
Southern Living explores the history of our beloved Demon Deacon. Read the full story: wakefo.rest/4eI3rrc
ALT The image features the Demon Deacon mascot riding a motorcycle on a football field, surrounded by smoke and cheerleaders. A quote about the Demon Deacon's fearlessness is displayed at the top, attributed to John Currie, with the Southern Living logo above.
How do GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy affect the brain?
Wake Forest psychology professor Wayne Pratt studies the brain circuits that drive food motivation. He explains what neuroscience reveals about how these drugs work and what researchers are still learning.
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