Over the past decade, as youth e-cigarette use reached what the Surgeon General labeled epidemic proportions, at least 30 U.S. states and numerous local municipalities have implemented excise taxes on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to curb consumption. In 2024, 3.5% of middle school students and 7.8% high school students, more than 1.6 million U.S.…
Categories: Research & Discovery
As the world marks Earth Day, a troubling paradox has emerged in the fight to save one of the planet’s most iconic species. Data from the December 2025 CITES CoP20 global forum—a gathering where governments worldwide set the rules for international wildlife trade—highlights a startling trend. While South Africa’s anti-poaching and anti-trafficking efforts yielded a…
Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experts, Research & Discovery
In December 2023, the Peruvian Andes were hit by a severe drought followed by a wave of nighttime freezing temperatures. The "cold shock" didn’t just wither crops and cause widespread hunger; it reached deep into the homes of the families who live there. “We knew that households in the highlands of Peru faced loss of…
Categories: Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University will host TEDxWakeForestU on Sunday, March 22, at 2 p.m. in Wait Chapel. TEDx events aim to bring the spirit of TED to local communities to share a TED-like experience. "Playing with Fire," an independent student-organized event licensed by TED, is free and open to the public. Registration is requested, and a…
Categories: Happening at Wake
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” is an American horror film set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta. The film stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as twin brothers Smoke and Stack, who return to their hometown in the Jim Crow South to escape their violent past as Chicago mob enforcers and establish a new life by…
Categories: Arts & Culture, Experts