Prominent ecosystem scientist and author Alan Townsend, Ph.D., will lead the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability(opens in a new tab), Wake Forest University announced today following a national search.
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Alan Townsend to head Wake Forest Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability
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Professor wins award to study color-changing plastic and shape-shifting springs
Imagine putting a bandage on a wound. As your wound heals, the bandage is white, but if it becomes infected, the bandage alerts you by turning deep blue. Infrared light then heats the wound, killing off bacteria and turning the bandage white again once the infection is gone.
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Beyond the screen: Digital literacy and brain health
Watching his kindergartener play on a school playground, Alan Brown, director of the Wake Forest Center for Literacy Education, found the theme for this year’s Visiting Scholars Speaker Series.
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Neuroscience + arts take center stage in health and wellness
Wake Forest is proving that the arts are a critical tool for medical recovery and cognitive health.
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Securing the Future of AI
With a $598,609 NSF CAREER award, Wake Forest computer scientist Sarra Alqahtani is developing the first safety and security standards for multi-agent AI systems, with real-world applications in healthcare, disaster response, and conservation.
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Can Amazon and Andean Trees Move to Survive Climate Change?
A Wake Forest-led study spanning 40+ years of forest monitoring finds that tree communities in the Amazon and Andes are accumulating a “climatic debt” — falling far behind the pace of warming with major implications for global biodiversity.
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Professor Oana Jurchescu Named 2025 Fellow of the Materials Research Society
Physics professor Oana Jurchescu became the first Wake Forest faculty member elected to the Materials Research Society Fellows, recognizing her sustained contributions to the field of organic electronic materials.
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WFU Physicists, Physiologists and Physicians Developing Technology to Prevent ‘Device Thrombosis’
Wake Forest researchers are using far-red light to trigger nitric oxide production in dialysis tubing, potentially preventing dangerous blood clots that form in ICU patients during continuous kidney replacement therapy.
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Computer Scientist Wins NSF CAREER Award to Advance Alzheimer’s Research Using AI
Assistant professor Minghan Chen received a five-year, $500,000 NSF CAREER award to develop an AI framework called Neuron Twin that models how Alzheimer’s disease spreads across brain networks to improve early diagnosis and treatment.