What if quantum computing didn’t require temperatures colder than deep space? Wake Forest’s new Nano and Quantum Technologies Laboratory is giving researchers and students the tools to explore that possibility. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/4jsMynw
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New research from Wake Forest economist Frederick Chen uses game theory to explain the surprising incentives behind museum security, law enforcement and the black market and why some seemingly obvious solutions to art theft can backfire. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/4iIWtFm #WFUresearch
Eroding coastal marshes are releasing more than 1.45 billion pounds of carbon into the ocean each year. New Wake Forest-led research uses satellite imagery to reveal a hidden source of carbon emissions along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/4gWq3os #WFUresearch
Eroding coastal marshes leak billions of pounds of carbon, new research finds | Wake Forest News
Eroding soils from coastal marshes dump 660,000 metric tons of carbon pollution into the ocean every year, new research shows.
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What happens in the brain when GLP-1 drugs turn down “food noise”? WFU psychology professor Wayne Pratt explains what neuroscience tells us about GLP-1s like Ozempic and Wegovy, and what researchers are still working to understand. wakefo.rest/4zmgsih
What the neuroscience of motivation has to say about GLP-1 drugs | Wake Forest News
If Wayne Pratt's research can help us understand how GLP-1 drugs work, it could lay the groundwork for the next generation of weight loss therapies.
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Another record-setting year for Hit the Bricks! 🧱 2,406 runners and walkers raised nearly $407,000 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund, supporting cancer research and patient services at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. #ProHumanitate https://wakefo.rest/4i1n93f
It’s another record-setting year for Wake Forest's Hit the Bricks | Wake Forest News
With the help of 2,406 runners and walkers, Hit the Bricks raised nearly $407,000 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund.
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Join us Sunday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. for the 2026 Family Weekend worship service, featuring Chris Gilliam and the WFU Chamber Choir. The service is open to the entire Wake Forest community, family and friends. Watch live: https://wakefo.rest/4y1TKuJ
Wake Forest and Stanford will compete on the football field today. Off the field, they’re working together. Explore four areas where the two universities are collaborating to advance research, education and discovery ➡️ https://wakefo.rest/4dhTfVV #WFUResearch #ProHumanitate
From the Amazon to the Vatican. Wake Forest researchers with CINCIA and the Sabin Center briefed Pope Leo XIV on mercury pollution in the Amazon and its impact on people and the environment. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/4hW4g1z #WFUresearch #ProHumanitate
Wake Forest and Allegacy Financial have announced the continuation of their university-wide strategic partnership. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/4rD79HU
Wake Forest brought lawmakers, policy experts and students together in Washington, D.C., for a conversation about the future of public service, character and civil discourse. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/46Omufl
What if quantum computing didn’t require temperatures colder than deep space? Wake Forest’s new Nano and Quantum Technologies Laboratory is giving researchers and students the tools to explore that possibility. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/4jsMynw
This Thursday, Wake Forest will Hit the Bricks for cancer research. Since 2003, more than 20,000 participants have raised over $1.8 million through one of our most beloved campus traditions. 🧱 Read more: https://wakefo.rest/4daAeoa #ProHumanitate
New research from Wake Forest economist Frederick Chen uses game theory to explain the surprising incentives behind museum security, law enforcement and the black market and why some seemingly obvious solutions to art theft can backfire. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/4iIWtFm #WFUresearch
Great research shouldn’t stay inside academia. With support from a $2.7 million grant, Wake Forest will become home to a global initiative helping scientists, social scientists and philosophers bring their expertise to broader public audiences. #WFUResearch https://wakefo.rest/4xuDvGj
From research to headlines: Wake Forest to host public scholarship initiative | Wake Forest News
Supported by a $2.7 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the University will host 10 two-day workshops over the next five years, bringing lead
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The wait is over. 🎬 Our new Wake Forest commercial is here. See what happens when a Forest comes together to bring an idea to life. Visit wake.wfu.edu/commercial for the story behind the story.
Nearly 3,000 pieces of paper. Every element designed, engineered and assembled by hand. Go behind the scenes of Wake Forest’s new 30-second commercial and the idea that inspired it. https://wakefo.rest/4iEUIJd
Why Wake Forest made its new 30-second commercial out of paper | Wake Forest News
Making the new Wake Forest University 30-second TV commercial started with cutting nearly 3,000 pieces of paper into campus landmarks, trees and people. Every element was designed, engineered, and assembled by hand. The commercial is scheduled to air fo...
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Wake Forest Professor of Practice Ellen Murphy examines how AI tools could help millions of Americans navigate civil legal issues without an attorney, while also considering the risks and limitations. Her latest for The Conversation: https://wakefo.rest/4hwEFey
AI tools can help Americans meet their civil legal needs
The US legal system often fails to provide counsel for millions of Americans in civil cases. Generic and law-specific AI models can help address this justice gap of unmet legal needs.
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What makes a pathogen worth studying? Sometimes, it’s what makes it weird. Wake Forest chemist Rebecca Alexander is uncovering how an unusual bacterium survives inside human cells, revealing a potential new target for antibacterial therapies. #WFUResearch https://wakefo.rest/46X5XFI
How do human pathogens adapt? New Wake Forest research holds some clues | Wake Forest News
New research uncovering this unique bacterial structure could introduce a drug therapy target.
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Wake Forest and Historic Bethabara Park are partnering to preserve thousands of 18th-century artifacts in Winston-Salem. A three-year, $750,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant is supporting the work. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/4xAJ2eq #wfuresearch #prohumanitate #deacsdo
AI agents can make life easier, but at what cost to your privacy? New Wake Forest research uncovered serious security risks in third-party AI agent skills, including leaked credentials that could expose private data. #WFUresearch https://wakefo.rest/3SxRzjZ
AI agents are all the rage—but research shows they leak private data | Wake Forest News
Ying Zhang of Wake Forest University researches how AI agents used by large language models make data vulnerable to attacks.
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The wait is over. 🎬 Our new Wake Forest commercial is here. See what happens when a Forest comes together to bring an idea to life. Visit wake.wfu.edu/commercial for the story behind the story.
What makes our paper Wake Forest world spin? Drum roll, please… Visit wake.wfu.edu/commercial to watch the new Wake Forest commercial and see how it was made.
New research from Wake Forest economist Alex Yu finds that the temperature estimates commonly used in climate-impact studies can contain substantial measurement errors, potentially skewing estimates of impacts on public health, crime, agriculture and more. #WFUresearch https://wakefo.rest/46r5CuW
Temperature measurement error may understate climate-impacts
A new study reveals a hidden problem: Temperature proxies used in many climate-impact studies can contain substantial measurement error, leading researchers to misestimate the true impacts of temperat...
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Great research shouldn’t stay inside academia. With support from a $2.7 million grant, Wake Forest will become home to a global initiative helping scientists, social scientists and philosophers bring their expertise to broader public audiences. #WFUResearch https://wakefo.rest/4xuDvGj
From research to headlines: Wake Forest to host public scholarship initiative | Wake Forest News
Supported by a $2.7 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the University will host 10 two-day workshops over the next five years, bringing lead
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Eroding coastal marshes are releasing more than 1.45 billion pounds of carbon into the ocean each year. New Wake Forest-led research uses satellite imagery to reveal a hidden source of carbon emissions along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts. #WFUresearch https://wakefo.rest/4gWq3os
Eroding coastal marshes leak billions of pounds of carbon, new research finds | Wake Forest News
Eroding soils from coastal marshes dump 660,000 metric tons of carbon pollution into the ocean every year, new research shows.
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What makes a pathogen worth studying? Sometimes, it’s what makes it weird. Wake Forest chemist Rebecca Alexander is uncovering how an unusual bacterium survives inside human cells, revealing a potential new target for antibacterial therapies. #WFUResearch https://wakefo.rest/46X5XFI
How do human pathogens adapt? New Wake Forest research holds some clues | Wake Forest News
New research uncovering this unique bacterial structure could introduce a drug therapy target.
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Adding AI to an app could come with a hidden security risk. Wake Forest student researcher Eric Gao ('28) analyzed 444 iOS apps and found that 282 exposed credentials that could give hackers access to developers’ AI accounts. #WFUresearch #DeacsDo https://wakefo.rest/4AdR3IO
Developers beware: When apps add AI, it risks hacking | Wake Forest News
New research shows that developers who rush to add AI to their apps open up a security weakness that puts their own wallets at risk.
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Wake Forest’s Educating Character Initiative has awarded $20.5 million in new grants to 49 colleges and universities across the country, supporting efforts to make character formation a central part of undergraduate education. #ProHumanitate https://wakefo.rest/3SOGPOh
WFU's Educating Character Initiative announces $20.5M in new grants
With support from Lilly Endowment Inc., Wake Forest University’s Educating Character Initiative (ECI) has awarded $20.5 million in Institutional Impact Grants to 44 projects directly impacting 49 coll...
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1,594 people. 2,977 steps. One community remembering together. On the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, Wake Forest’s No Fear Battalion led the largest Climb to Remember in University history. #ProHumanitate #NeverForget https://wakefo.rest/4AdLxWr
Community Gathers for Climb to Remember | Wake Forest News
The No Fear Battalion, an Army ROTC unit consisting of 70 cadets from Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University and Salem College, led a somber yet uplifting tribute on Friday morning. In memory of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy,...
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1,594 people. 2,977 steps. One community, coming together to remember. Thank you to the No Fear Battalion for leading Friday’s Climb to Remember and to everyone who joined us for the largest climb in Wake Forest history.