Congratulations to Joseph McCalmon, Ashley Peake and Samuel Schwartz! They have been named 2021 Barry S. Goldwater Scholars for the 2021-22 academic year. Goldwater Scholars have impressive academic and research credentials that have garnered the attention of prestigious post-graduate fellowship programs. The Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent undergraduate award of its type in these fields….
Cindy H. Davis, In recognition of your 40 years of service to Wake Forest University’s Department of Biology, We Thank You! 🎩💛
Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society Recruitment Beta Beta Beta, the Biology Honor Society on campus, is beginning the process to recruit new members for the 2021 year! What is Tri-Beta?: Beta Beta Beta is an honors society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries…
Congratulations! We are proud to announce that WFU Biology members have had the following proposals funded: Dr. Ke Zhang‘s proposal entitled “Investigation of multifunctional proteins that integrate packaging RNPs, RNA export, and translation” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Regina Cordy‘s proposal entitled “A systems biology investigation of the interplay…
Congratulations to WFU Biology undergraduate student, Samuel Schwartz! Samuel received an Outstanding Undergraduate Student Poster award for his presentation “Viral influence on Synechococcus aggregate formation and predator response” at the Leo W. Parks Lectureship in Microbiology virtual event held on September 29, 2020. The e-poster sessions had twenty-two posters submitted equally by undergraduate and graduate…
Dr. Kenneth M. Halanych (Biology ’88), WFU Biology Alumni is now traveling by ship to Antarctica as part of an NSF-funded expedition to study cold-water invertebrates. He is a Alumni Professor and Schneller Endowed Chair in the Biological Sciences Department at Auburn University, and leads the Molette Laboratory for Environmental & Climate Change Research. You…
Congratulations! We are proud to announce that WFU Biology members (grad students in bold) have had the following papers published: Allen EE, J Farrel, AF Harkey, DL John, GK Muday, JL Norris, B Wu.  2020. Time series adjustment enhancement of hierarchical modeling of Arabidopsis thaliana gene interactions.  In: MartÃn-Vide C, M Vega-RodrÃguez, T Wheeler (eds)…
Congratulations to WFU Biology undergraduate students, Hannah G. Watson and Andrew T. Ashchi! Earthworm Head was selected as one of the 8 best photos contributed to the 2019’s Wikipedia Science Photography Competition. Scanning electron micrograph of a newly hatched European Nighcrawler (Eisenia hortensis) by Hannah G. Watson, Andrew T. Aschi, Dr. Glen Marrs, and Dr….
Dr. Susan E. Fahrbach, Professor and Chair of Biology, has been honored by election as Fellow for the International Society for Neuroethology. The announcement was made by the President of the Society, Erik Warrant, in the ISN’s September 2020 newsletter in lieu of an announcement at the postponed July 2020 international congress. Fahrbach was recognized…
FAHRBACH REAPPOINTED CHAIR OF BIOLOGY We thank and appreciate Dr. Susan Fahrbach for her continued leadership and strong service as Chair of Biology. Her reappointment will commence on July 1, 2020. Fahrbach is a Reynolds Professor of Developmental Neuroscience in the Department of Biology. FACULTY TENURE AND PROMOTIONS Congratulations to the following faculty…
© 2025 Wake Forest University All Rights Reserved.
