The North Carolina voter ID ruling is likely to make judicial appointments – not just to the Supreme Court – a more prominent presidential election issue, says John Dinan, professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University. Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and the league's board of governors may soon make an announcement regarding Charlotte's status as the host city for the 2017 All-Star Game. Sports economist Todd McFall, assistant teaching professor of economics at Wake Forest University, is available to comment on the likelihood of a move and its effects.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Daniel Kim-Shapiro, director of the Translational Science Center and a professor of physics at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., has conducted groundbreaking research about the health properties of beetroot juice for more than 10 years. He can discuss how the human body converts the chemical nitrite found in beets into nitric oxide to regulate blood flow, fueling athletes for peak performance.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Bill Leonard, James and Marilyn Dunn Chair of Baptist Studies at the Wake Forest University School of Divinity and an expert on contemporary American religious life, can comment on the role evangelical voters will play in the election and what religious issues are likely to matter most at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
David Coates, Worrell Professor of Anglo-American Studies at Wake Forest University, is an expert on U.S. domestic and foreign policy and writes extensively about liberal politics and elections. He can comment on the key issues in the upcoming Democratic and Republican national conventions. Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
At the intersection of social media, reality television, mass media and how people of color use and are represented by these mediums is where you’ll find Sherri Williams, a post-doctoral fellow who teaches in the Wake Forest University Communications department.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Within the past weeks, the country has experienced the shootings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, the Dallas police shootings and a mass shooting in an Orlando nightclub. Anxiety in our nation and local communities is high.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University LGBTQ Center Director Angela Mazaris is available to comment on new legislation drafted by leadership in the N.C. House of Representatives seeking to walk back portions of House Bill 2.Categories: Experts, Inclusive Excellence, University Announcements
Wake Forest University LGBTQ Center Director Angela Mazaris is available to comment on reports that the Department of Defense will reverse its ban on transgender service members in July.Categories: Experts, Inclusive Excellence, University Announcements
Two WFU professors can offer different perspectives on Brexit today: one says "disaster of monumental proportions," other says there could be "long-term benefits."Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery