Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to face off in their first presidential debate on September 10. Wake Forest University political communications expert Nate French can offer insight on why the timing of this presidential debate matters and how it could set the stage for a winning White House campaign. Categories: Experts
New research by Wake Forest economics professors Tommy Leung and Koleman Strumpf examines front-page editorial bias in The New York Times (NYT) and The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).Categories: Experts
Millions of Americans are expected to watch the first 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. In this Q&A, Wake Forest University associate teaching professor Nate French, an expert on political communication, explains how this first presidential debate differs from first debates in past elections and why the stakes are so high for both parties.Categories: Experts
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a case about commercial fishing and whether the federal government can compel the owners of commercial herring fishing vessels to pay for expert observers on their vessels. The case is about much more than fish.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experts
Professor of Sociology David Yamane, an internationally recognized authority on gun ownership in the U.S., offers insights about the nearly 100M American civilians who own firearms. Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Multitasking is the act of performing multiple tasks or activities simultaneously or near-simultaneously. However, studies in cognitive psychology suggest that true simultaneous multitasking is unlikely. Instead, our brains are switching between tasks. And it has a cost.Categories: Experts
Extroverts were more likely than introverts to feel a strong sense of belonging in their college, an important indicator of whether a student succeeds – or goes home, according to a new study by psychology professor Shannon Brady.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
In an extensive clinical study, Wake Forest University researchers will determine whether the most common treatments for osteoarthritis also help prevent women from developing the degenerative joint disease.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Upending the prevailing theory of how and why multi-species mass-migration patterns occur in Serengeti National Park, researchers from Wake Forest University have confirmed that the millions-strong wildebeest population pushes zebra herds along in competition for the most nutrient-dense grasses. The study appears today in the journal Science.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery