WFU in the news: Oct. 10-16

FEATURED NEWS

What the U.S. can learn from the fall of democracy in Chile
By Meghna Chakrabarti, Paige Sutherland | On Point
Politics and international affairs professor Peter Siavelis participated in a panel discussion led by On Point radio host Meghna Chakrabarti. Siavelis, who has studied Chile for more than 30 years, is the author of the opinion piece “Latin America’s Lessons for U.S. Democracy.” In this discussion, he comments on what is happening in Chile and offers parallels to the United States. ”Democracy is difficult. Democracy is hard to run,” he said. – 10/10/2022

Undergraduate Research Day highlights student scholars
By Cheryl V. Walker | Wake Forest News
Undergraduate Research Day, held during Family Weekend, showcased projects by more than 150 students who conducted original scholarship in collaboration with faculty mentors. Research Day is sponsored by the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Center (URECA), which promotes and celebrates mentored scholarship. Learn more about each student’s research project in the 2022 Undergraduate Research Day book. – 10/12/2022

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

Asking one simple question can entirely change how you feel
By Christian E. Waugh | Psyche Magazine
The pursuit of happiness is many people’s primary goal in life, and a subject that’s occupied countless philosophers and psychologists over the millennia. It is usually painted as an effortful and difficult aim to accomplish, especially in trying times. Indeed, it’s through their promises to help us reach a happier place that many self-help gurus pay for their mansions on the beach. However, taking the first step to being happier could be a lot simpler than many people realize. – 9/28/2022

Jonathan Lee Walton named next president of Princeton Seminary
By Adelle M. Banks | Religion News Service
The Rev. Jonathan Lee Walton, an academician, preacher and administrator who has served on the faculties of Wake Forest and Harvard divinity schools, has been named the next president of Princeton Theological Seminary. He will be the first Black president of the seminary, which was founded in 1812, and is to officially begin his new role on Jan. 1, 2023. – 10/14/2022

Ballot that doesn’t mention abortion actually about abortion
By Jennifer Kay | Bloomberg Government
The outcome could spur interest in other states for reviving a process that’s been dormant for over 30 years, said state constitutional politics expert John Dinan. “It’s been so long since there has been a full-scale convention, since the mid-1980s, that it has become even more difficult for voters to conceive of saying yes to a convention, because it’s something that’s seen as done in prior generations.” –10/11/2022

Scientists identify cognitive impacts of mercury exposure on Peru’s Matsigenka people
Mirage News
A new approach to measuring cognition has helped a research team led by Wake Forest psychologist Alycia Silman understand the health impacts of mercury exposure on the Matsigenka people of Peru. “They are living in their homeland but exposure to mercury may be limiting them as people and how their children grow and develop,” she said. – 10/10/2022

REGIONAL & TRADE

Winston-Salem business Storage Scholars, founded by WFU alums, makes deal on ‘Shark Tank’
Triad Business Journal
“We are immensely excited and proud of Matt and Sam and their team,” said Betsy Brown, vice president of Winston Starts. “This says a lot about student startups coming out of the Wake Forest entrepreneurship program and the program we have here at Winston Starts helping founders scale and is fantastic exposure for Winston-Salem as a whole.” – 10/14/2022

LOCAL

Inaugural Every Campus a Refuge gathering exemplifies community-making
By Luis H. Garay | Triad City Beat
Since its inception in 2015, ECAR has worked on building chapters with colleges and universities across the country, leveraging their resources to assist refugee resettlement processes in their communities. To date, there are 12 ECAR chapters across the country, including a chapter at Wake Forest University. – 12/30/2021

Marlboro pricing going up Sunday in latest increase for 2022
By Richard Craver | Winston-Salem Journal
That tobacco manufacturers are able to consistently raise prices on traditional and electronic cigarettes is not surprising to retail expert Roger Beahm. “The judgments and feelings smokers have toward the attributes, benefits, and imagery are what motivates them to pay more for the brands they buy, even when those brands continue to raise prices aggressively.” –10/13/2022

Kroger plans $24.6 billion grocery store megadeal for Albertsons
By Richard Craver | Winston-Salem Journal
The Kroger Co., parent company of Harris Teeter, said Friday it plans to pay $24.6 billion for Albertsons Cos. Inc. in one of the largest deals ever in the grocery store sector. “The acquisition of Albertsons by Kroger is a great example of the expression ‘the best defense is a good offense,” said Roger Beahm, executive director of the Center for Retail Innovation. – 10/14/2022