Tag: Wake Forest University

Behold the humble Fijian dish bearing tidings from Polynesia, an explorer’s ship, a ‘Disneyland’ museum circa mid-1700s and a Wake Forest bet on the future.

Jude Stewart (’96) sniffs out meaning and culture in the often underrated but powerful sense of smell.

Douglas H. Nesbit (’92, P ’21, ’23) toasts the Masters Tournament and Wake Forest with a book of beverage recipes honoring everything Deacon.

An alumna and her husband leave their comfort zone to launch snack foods aimed at reducing the chances of infants developing nut allergies.

Filmmaker and Wake Forest faculty member Christopher Zaluski (MFA ’13) documents the making of a holy fresco, an ancient technique with a modern message to see the invisible among us.

Former roommates push into the traditional male territory of hardware to successfully launch a different kind of iron.

Isaac Sims (’75) offered a compassionate ear and help to younger classmates facing challenges in the 1970s.

Filmmaker Chris Hudson (MFA ’18) creates a documentary that delves into the passions driving six decades of cultural fascination with “The Andy Griffith Show.”

Matt James (’14) keeps Pro Humanitate in his sights even as the cameras roll on his latest TV competition.

Corey D. B. Walker launches African American Studies Program “that really is for everyone.”

A virtual feast of the written word celebrates new Writers Hall of Fame inductees.

National security reporter Shane Harris (’98) takes a deep breath after four nonstop years and lays out journalism’s challenges.

Learning to live with paradox.

Two alumni create a literary zine for nudging ideas into action, including their own.

On Arbor Day, campus experts share the ecology and history of Wake Forest’s relationship to magnolias, maples and more.

From nabbing ‘The Iceman’ killer and other mobsters to advocating for Native American tribes, Robert J. Carroll (’74) takes on big challenges as a prosecutor and attorney.

Astronaut Tom Marshburn (MD ’89) relishes the thrill of a spacewalk and looks forward to his third trip beyond this planet.

Alison Wiley (’83) makes a ‘big give’ with one of her kidneys, bringing hope to two women and joy to her own heart.