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A Theological Approach to Sustainability

When thinking about theological education, sustainability might not be the first word that comes to mind. The Wake Forest Divinity School, however, is currently adopting some changes that will influence sustainability learning outcomes for their students. At the end of the spring 2013 semester, […]


Ashley Wilcox Joins MA Sustainability Program Staff

In October, the WFU Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability welcomed Ashley Wilcox as the Program Assistant for the new Master of Arts in Sustainability. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Family and Child Sciences from Florida State University, Wilcox worked for the Early […]


WFU SUAS Lab Enables Unprecedented Access to Seabird Colonies

Another drone is set to take to the skies from the campus of Wake Forest University. Unlike its predecessors, however, this one is not destined for the rainforests of Peru but for the rugged and remote islands of the East Pacific. With funding from CEES, […]


Solving Problems Across Disciplines

This past fall, undergraduate health communication and software engineering students were asked to work together to design an application that would improve accessibility around Wake Forest’s campus. From wheelchairs to long boards, students considered the unique ways people maneuver around our 340 acres each day. One […]


Sustainability Through Place Values

Students in my fall 2013 Literature and the Environment seminar (ENG 341G) spent the semester exploring different sites of belonging through world literature. Their course work carried them through critical discussions on the anthropocene, bioregionalism, deep ecology, ecotones and general systems theory. In their final […]


Selenium Implicated in Fish Deaths at Sutton Lake

Dennis Lemly, Associate Professor of Biology at Wake Forest University, authored a report which implicates elevated levels of selenium, a toxin found in coal ash, in deaths and deformities among Sutton Lake’s fish populations.   Lemly reports to WFAE  “concentrations of selenium in Lake […]


The Real Price of Gold

If you take a look at your hands, your wrists, or your neck, you will likely see something special, precious even. It is quite dense, glows with an almost aura-like quality, and, as of press time, costs about $1,350 an ounce. The material – gold […]


Perspective on Religion and Ecology

Contributed by Claire Nagy-Kato ‘14 As a chemistry major with an environmental studies minor, I enjoy the chances I get to take classes that depart from the sciences. I have developed a great fondness for a course I am currently taking – Religion and […]


Four Universities Solar Consortium in the Piedmont NC Triad

What do 300 suns, boat hull construction, Cool Energy engines, water splitting, GaAs nanowires and piedmont North Carolina have in common?  They are pieces of a green energy puzzle that students and faculty of four Piedmont Triad universities are trying to assemble.  Teams from Wake […]


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