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Errors in temperature estimates could cause studies to underestimate the impacts of climate change by 15% or more on average, according to research co-authored by Wake Forest economics professor Alex Yu. #WFUresearch https://wakefo.rest/46r5CuW

Wondering what’s taking shape on the Quad? This Friday, we’ll celebrate the inauguration of Peter Rodriguez as Wake Forest’s 15th president. The day includes an academic symposium, the Inauguration & Installation Ceremony and a Community Celebration on the Quad. inauguration.wfu.edu.

Wake Forest physics professor Alejandro Cárdenas-Avendaño has received a $374,000 NASA grant to develop new tools for detecting and analyzing gravitational waves. https://wakefo.rest/4yp2VW2 #DeacsDo #WFUresearch

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: https://wakefo.rest/4jsMynw #WFUresearch #DeacsDo

Wake Forest made career development a University leadership priority in 2009. Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education highlights how Andy Chan helped reshape career support at WFU and inspired colleges nationwide to rethink their approach. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/4z0rz0m

College football's most unusual mascot? We know him. 🎩 Southern Living explores the history of our beloved Demon Deacon. Read the full story: https://wakefo.rest/4eI3rrc

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. https://wakefo.rest/4zmgsih #WFUexpert #WFUresearch

Wake Forest physics professor Alejandro Cárdenas-Avendaño has received a $374,000 NASA grant to develop new tools for detecting and analyzing gravitational waves. https://wakefo.rest/4yp2VW2 #DeacsDo #WFUresearch

Wake Forest politics professor John Dinan breaks down the key races and ballot measures, from the U.S. Senate and state Supreme Court to constitutional amendments, and what the results could mean for North Carolina and the nation. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/4zDkl2m #WFUexpert #WFUresearch

20 years of undergraduate research and discovery at Wake Forest! From science labs to theatre stages, students across disciplines are working alongside faculty mentors to explore big questions and share new ideas. https://wakefo.rest/4BqcS8G #DeacsDo #WFUresearch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Join the No Fear Army ROTC Battalion for the annual Climb to Remember, which honors the 2,977 victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. On Friday, Sept. 11, participants aim to climb one stair at Allegacy Stadium for each of the victims. Read more: https://wakefo.rest/3TmUSL1

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

New research involving Wake Forest researchers found that depression and psychological stress, not heart damage from chemotherapy, were the strongest predictors of long-term fatigue in breast cancer survivors. #WFUresearch https://wakefo.rest/3VhI2hE

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

Mapping the Forest, one tree at a time. 🌳 Led by Professor Ovidiu Csillik, students and campus partners used drones, LiDAR and field research to map more than 1,000 trees and help Wake Forest earn Level II Arboretum accreditation. Explore the interactive 3D tree map: https://wakefo.rest/4A6VK7l

How do Indigenous communities protect their lands in the face of illegal logging and centuries of exploitation? Wake Forest's Julie Velásquez Runk explores how the Wounaan people have responded with resilience, wisdom and beauty. #WFUresearch #WFUexpert https://wakefo.rest/4xjMl9X

Something big is in the works. Catch the new Wake Forest commercial Sept. 3 during the Wake Forest Football game.