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Innovators to Watch in 2025: Dan Cohen grows WFU Center for Entrepreneurship with $30M

The Wake Forest University Center for Entrepreneurship is about to practice what it teaches. A $30 million gift, donated anonymously in December, will allow the program to grow and scale – a crucial part of any entrepreneurial journey. “Our mission is to create entrepreneurial leaders that are capable of creating immense economic and social value,” said Dan Cohen, the John C. Whitaker executive director. “This gift will allow us to do what we already do well — on steroids. It’s nothing short of transformative.”

January 13, 2025

National Public Radio: 1A

What does the EPA do?

For the “Dot Gov” series on the national news program “1A,” Executive Director of the Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability Stan Meiburg explains what the EPA does and how it works to protect the health of Americans and the environment. “The EPA regulates the quality of the air, quality of the water, the quality of your drinking water, how hazardous waste is handled, pesticides and toxic substances, and a myriad of other activities. So under the various statutes, that we have in the United States, it’s a very broad reach.”

January 15, 2025