WFU in the news: Dec. 12-18

FEATURED NEWS

Tips for dealing with the unexpected stresses of the holidays
By Andrew Deen | The Good Men Project
“The holidays come with many invitations and expectations from family, friends, and co-workers,” said Allison Forti, associate teaching professor and associate director of Wake Forest’s Department of Counseling Online Programs. “Say no to everything unless you have a healthy reason to say yes. In other words, only say yes to things that are good for you. Setting healthy boundaries can alleviate unnecessary stress.” – 12/17/2022

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

With public health messaging, saying ‘why’ matters
Medical Xpress
From education campaigns about youth vaping prevention to emergency notifications during various outbreaks, persuasive communication approaches are important in public health. A new study co-authored by statistics professor Lucy D’Agostino McGowan takes a closer look at how transparency in messaging can influence community response. Hannah Mendoza worked with D’Agostino McGowan as part of her honors thesis when she was an undergraduate student at Wake Forest. – 12/14/2022

Biden hosts summit of 49 African leaders to counter China & Russia’s growing power across continent
Democracy Now! TV
Leaders from 49 African nations are in Washington, D.C., this week for a three-day summit organized by the Biden administration. The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit comes as the U.S. is trying to counter the growing influence of China and Russia in Africa. China-Africa relations expert Lina Benabdallah joins this conversation on why the U.S. is holding it, who’s there and who isn’t. Listen at the 20:00 minute mark. – 12/12/2022

One book: Three questions
By Phelim Kine | Politico China Watcher
In this Q&A, politics professor Lina Benabdallah talks about the biggest takeaway from her book, “Shaping the Future of Power: Knowledge Production and Network-Building in China-African Relations.” “Relations between China and African nations are not limited to infrastructure construction projects and economic investments. Some of the most important aspects of China-Africa relations are human capital and social capital investments,” she said. – 12/15/2022

Weight loss program eases OA knee pain…but not much
MedPage Today
Overweight and obese patients with knee osteoarthritis assigned to a diet and exercise program in a randomized trial had greater reductions in pain than a control group, but the difference was small, said health and exercise science professors Stephen Messier and Shannon L. Mihalko, and statistical sciences professor Daniel P. Beavers. – 12/13/2022

REGIONAL & TRADE

Effect of diet and exercise on knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity
By Stephen P. Messier, Daniel P. Beavers, Shannon L Mihalko, Kate Queen | Journal of the American Medical Association
Does a weight loss and exercise program in community settings lead to improvement in knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity? An 18-month program of weight loss and exercise based in community settings, compared with an attention control group, led to a small difference in knee pain of uncertain clinical importance. – 12/13/2022

LOCAL

Sid Shapiro and Ajulo Othow: Clean, affordable electricity for all
By Sid Shapiro, Ajulo Othow | Winston-Salem Journal
In this guest column, law professor Sid Shapiro and Ajulo Othow, founder and CEO of EnerWealth Solutions, write that North Carolina “is responsible for ensuring a reliable electrical system for all, but an unaffordable system is hardly reliable. The state has an opportunity now to make electricity clean and affordable for all as we go forward. It should do so.” Shapiro and Othow are leaders in the Center for Progressive Reform’s Campaign for Energy Justice in North Carolina. – 12/16/2022

Arts Council of WS/FC previews events happening in December
By Kaela Carter | WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
The ArtCities house party and reception was featured on WXII’s ‘The Local Vibe’ segment as a must-do in December. The event celebrated a collaboration among the Arts Council of Winston-Salem, Wake the Arts, and Guilty by Association, an organization dedicated to raising visibility for underrepresented artists nationwide. Five Winston-Salem artists were the first to be featured on ArtCities new website. Learn more about the collaboration at Wake Forest News. – 12/16/2022

Triad artists first to be featured in nationwide ArtCities exhibit
By Michaela Ratliff | Triad City Beat
While ArtCities is a national project by Guilty By Association, the organization teamed up with Wake Forest University’s Wake the Arts initiative to host the first ArtCities House Party on Dec. 11 at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. Five local artists — Krystal Hart, Ashley Johnson, Lakea Shepard, Mariam Aziza Stephan and Antoine Williams — were carefully selected by WFU Acquavella Curator of Collections Jennifer Finkel. – 12/30/2021