The WFU Department of Biology is proud to celebrate the career and extraordinary service to Wake Forest of Professor William K. Smith on the occasion of his retirement. Congratulations, Bill! Dr. Smith has published 243 peer-reviewed papers! This large body of work has shed light on the adaptive strategies employed by plants in response to…
The WFU Department of Biology is proud to celebrate the career and extraordinary service to Wake Forest of Professor James F. Curran on the occasion of his retirement. Congratulations, Jim! Dr. Curran was an innovative teacher and taught a diversity of subjects, from Genetics to Microbiology. When he first took on the job of co-teaching…
Congratulations to Una Wilson! The Pulitzer Center awarded a fellowship to Una Wilson to be Wake Forest’s 2023 Reporting Fellow. The Pulitzer Center awards reporting fellowships to students from its Campus Consortium partners to cover a wide range of issues from climate change to migration and refugees. They receive funding and mentorship to report from…
The work of Professor of Biology, Dr. Gloria Muday, and her team consisting of WFU undergraduates, graduates, and postdocs is featured in an article by the Food and Environment Reporting Network. The article focuses on how climate change, in particular higher temperatures, is threatening the world’s food supply and how research taking place is making…
Awkerman on Challenges Posed by “Forever Compounds” Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in manufactured products as diverse as fast-food containers and fire-suppressant foam have been called “forever chemicals” because of their extreme persistence. What happens when the environment is contaminated by chemicals that resist degradation? What are the impacts on human and ecosystem health?…
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