For those of you with students living in the residence halls this summer, the Office of Residence Life and Housing has shared important informationabout mold and mildew prevention. And if your summer Deacs need to know what is open this summer dining-wise, they can visit the Dining Hours of Operationpage.
There is a terrific news story out about how one of our chemistry professors taught students to fact-check claims in their news feeds:
“Since a steady stream of social media claims can convince an unwary audience that just about anything is true, Wake Forest chemistry professor Patricia Dos Santos has a new goal for her Biochemistry II students: Use solid science to support or refute those claims – and be sure to share the findings with family and friends.
This is the second year Dos Santos, associate chair of the Chemistry Department, has asked her upper-level biochemistry students to identify a scientific claim, research its authenticity via primary sources, and report back on their findings.”
One of the critical outcomes of college is learning how to be good consumers of information: questioning claims, checking sources, and helping see where there is solid data behind what you are reading. This course is an example of how we can help students learn these skills (and why they matter in the real world!)
