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Redesigned Chemistry Lab Expands Undergraduate Research Opportunities

August 27, 2026
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Wake Forest Chemistry students are gaining more opportunities to experience the uncertainty, problem-solving, and discovery of authentic scientific research through a redesigned laboratory course developed by John Lukesh, associate professor and director of Graduate Studies, and graduate assistant Devin Weaver (PhD ’27). The six-week course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE), part of the Medicinal Chemistry and…

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Andrew Riggs Advances Cancer Research Through Chemistry

August 17, 2026
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Andrew Riggs (‘27) Advances Cancer Research Through Chemistry Wake Forest undergraduate Andrew Riggs (‘27) is spending his summer exploring how chemistry can contribute to more targeted approaches to cancer treatment. As a URECA Scholar, Riggs is working alongside graduate student David Halatek and Professor Uli Bierbach in the Department of Chemistry at Wake Downtown. Their…

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South Hall renamed to honor Hopkins

October 16, 2025
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pictured: Dr. Larry Hopkins, Oprah Winfrey, Professor Maya Angelou, and Professor Beth Hopkins Wake Forest University is honoring two trailblazing alumni and beloved leaders by renaming South Hall to Dr. Larry D. Hopkins and Professor Beth N. Hopkins Hall. Larry and Beth Hopkins have made extraordinary contributions to the University and Winston-Salem—as students, faculty members,…

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Dr. Leslie Poole (B.A. ’80, Ph.D. ’88) Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

October 14, 2024
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Since 2014 The Wake Forest Department of Chemistry and the alumni group, the Wake Forest Friends of Chemistry, has sponsored two alumni awards, a Distinguished Alumni Award and a Young Alumni Award. The Distinguished award honors Chemistry alumni for their preeminent contributions and service to the advancement of any facet of the chemical sciences and…

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Showcasing Brilliance: Wake Forest’s URECA Day Celebrates Undergraduate Research and Mentorship

September 30, 2023
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Wake Forest University’s annual URECA student research day celebrated a diverse array of undergraduate research projects, drawing participation from 140 students and over 120 faculty mentors. The projects, showcased in both posters and oral presentations, spanned topics from Evan Harris’s exploration of the Hindu religion in Bali to Jocelyn Huang’s investigation into the impacts of…

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Dr. H. Keith McDowell (’66) Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

August 2, 2023
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We are proud to recognize Dr. H. Keith McDowell (’66) as the 2022 WFU Friends of ChemistryDistinguished Alumni Award recipient. He has accomplished at the highest levels of academic researchand administration. Below are some highlights from his career.-He went from Wake Forest to Harvardwhere he worked with Nobel Laureate, Martin Karplus. -He took a teaching…

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