Election 2018: Wake Forest University experts
From state constitutional amendments to immigration, Wake Forest faculty experts can comment on a variety of 2018 midterm election-related topics.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
From state constitutional amendments to immigration, Wake Forest faculty experts can comment on a variety of 2018 midterm election-related topics.Floodwaters and Florence: What’s in the water?
Stan Meiburg, former acting deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and now director of graduate programs in sustainability at Wake Forest, can discuss environmental hazards in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experts, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest hurricane experts available
As Hurricane Florence makes landfall on the southeastern coastline, Wake Forest University offers experts who can discuss flood forecasting, environmental hazards in the aftermath of flooding and the economics of evacuations.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Expert: State constitutional amendments on the 2018 ballot in 29 states
John Dinan, a Wake Forest University politics professor and author of the book State Constitutional Politics: Governing by Amendment in the American States is available to comment on amendments appearing on the 2018 ballot in North Carolina and in 28 other states.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Father-daughter expert: Steve Jobs’ daughter’s new book offers lessons on forgiveness
In her biting new memoir Small Fry, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, daughter of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, paints a portrait of her father that is far from flattering. Brennan-Jobs’ forgiveness of her father’s flaws and reportedly cruel behavior, leaves some perplexed – but not Linda Nielsen, a nationally renowned expert on father-daughter relationships.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Expert Available: Trump Administration’s changes to the Clean Power Plan
The Trump Administration is expected to announce a proposed replacement rule for the Clean Power Plan this week. Stan Meiburg, director of Wake Forest University’s graduate programs in sustainability, is available to discuss the expected rollback of regulations and the likely effects of the proposed changes.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experts, Research & Discovery
Expert available: State constitutional amendments in North Carolina
John Dinan, a Wake Forest University politics professor and author of the book "State Constitutional Politics: Governing by Amendment in the American States," can provide context and comment on amendments to the North Carolina Constitution the legislature is considering for placement on the 2018 ballot.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Expert available on the U.S. role in the Holocaust
Barry Trachtenberg, Wake Forest Rubin Presidential Chair of Jewish History and author of “The United States and the Nazi Holocaust” is available to comment on the Holocaust, its lasting effects, and how it is taught and talked about in America.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
WFU expert available to comment on Billy Graham’s life
Wake Forest University Divinity School Professor Bill Leonard said the Rev. Billy Graham was "the most enduring and perhaps the most beloved preacher in American religious history.” Leonard is available to talk about the impact Graham has had on American religion and culture. Graham died today at age 99.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Coping with tragedy: Counselor offers strategies after Florida shooting
In the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Florida, Wake Forest Counseling Professor Samuel Gladding offers suggestions for how to cope with tragedy.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery