With most violent crimes committed by men, it’s time to consider “masculinity as one part of the explanation” and not simply attribute violent behavior to job stress or marital conflict, writes Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Andrew Smiler.

With high school students in the thick of the college application process, Director of Admissions Martha Allman (’82, MBA ‘92) offers her top ten list of the most frequently asked admissions questions.

As Helen Jugovic (JD ’06) contemplated rebuilding her life after a flood destroyed her apartment, she never dreamed that three years after graduating, classmates and faculty from Wake Forest would be among the first to reach out to help her.

It started as a classroom assignment: start your own business with $40 and run it for three days. The result was Wake Wash, launched by three seniors, which has lasted far more than three days and has liberated fellow students from late-night laundry room duty.

Gov. Bev Perdue visited Dr. Anthony Atala and the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and announced plans to brand North Carolina as “the state of innovation.”

Professor of Physics Daniel Kim-Shapiro and a collaborator at the University of Pittsburgh have been awarded a $2.8 million, four-year federal grant to study why the quality of stored blood degrades over time and to investigate ways to make transfusions using older blood safer.

A program celebrating the life and career of nationally known debate director Ross Smith (’82), who died in July, will be held Saturday in conjunction with the Shirley Classic Debate Tournament. A reception will be held at 6 p.m. in the Benson University Center, followed by the program at 7 p.m.

On Friday the 13th, Associate Professor of Physics Eric Carlson talks about the origins of superstitions in Christian traditions and pagan practices, while standing under a ladder and breaking a mirror.

Wake Forest is ranked 25th on Kiplinger’s latest list of the 100 “best values” in private colleges and universities, schools that provide “a top-quality education at an affordable price.”

Senior Andrew Collins’ classroom for studying global health this semester is Switzerland, where he is conducting research on environmental health issues with international health and development organizations.