Colleagues & Friends of the Wake Forest Biology Department, I know you have already seen the statements from Nathan Hatch and Erica Still on the need for the Wake Forest University community to stand against racism. As Chair of Biology I don’t imagine that I can speak for all members of the department. But I…
A recent article by Alex Abrams features how the advanced microscopy facilities of Wake Forest Department of Biology are a strong resource for teaching and research. An important aspect of having such advanced facilities and training equally available to students and Faculty is interaction, engagement, and cross-mentorship. Dr. Floge’s cutting-edge research is part of WFU’s…
POSITION FILLED, May 2019 The Department of Biology is currently searching for a Teacher-Scholar Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbiology to join our staff. If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit the following link for further information. This position offers opportunities to gain and refine expertise in teaching and mentoring undergraduate students while also pursuing…
Dr. David Anderson WFU Biology professor was quoted in a New York Times feature article on Climate Change and its effect on wildlife. “As Seas Warm, Galapagos Islands Face a Giant Evolutionary Test.” by Nicholas Casey and Josh Haner. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/18/climate/galapagos-islands-ocean-warming.html
We are pleased and excited to welcome our two new Faculty members, Dr. Regina Joice Cordy and Dr. Sheri Floge. The Undergraduate College published a brief article on our two new members that can be found below! Meet the New Teacher-Scholars: Biology When Cordy and Floge applied for the same Assistant Professor position, the department…
The WFU News Service recently featured a story about Dr. Pat Lord and Prehealth students involved with a very special program called Dining Dilemmas. This program, directed by Dr. Pat Lord, has held events which encourage students to explore bioethics and build community. Since the program began in 2012, Dining Dilemmas have drawn a diverse…
Cassie Freund was recently featured in a radio interview with the CBC. She studies Tropical Forest Ecology and Biodiversity. Cassie recently published a very popular article at “Massive Science” titled “What Pokemon GO can teach Conservationists about Public Engagement” (reference: link) Cassie talks about Pokemon GO’s massive popularity and some ideas to leverage similar “gamification”…
Family Weekend at Wake Forest kicked off last Friday with Undergraduate Research Day, sponsored by the URECA Center. It’s great to be able to welcome families and friends to campus with this student-centered event. Biology Professor Brian Tague roamed several levels of a very sunny ZSR Library with his camera and sent along photos that…
The National Science Foundation awarded $900,000 to an interdisciplinary group led by Dr. Gloria Muday examining how hormones affect growth and development of the roots of Arabidopsis thaliana, which is a genetic model used to provide insight into other plants. This collaborative grant brings together researchers in biology, computer science and mathematics who began working together…
September 13, 2017 by Alicia Roberts | media@wfu.edu | 336.758.5237 Science educators at Wake Forest University are testing how automated feedback combined with new one-on-one teaching methods can improve scientific writing from STEM undergraduates – and result in better explanation of research to the public. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the research team…
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