With early-voting underway, recent polls show healthcare has become a top issue in the November midterm elections. One politically charged issue on the table is the availability of short-term health care plans that offer limited benefits at a low cost.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Organizations are eager to find innovative workers because of their ability to see opportunities for improvement in areas that might otherwise go overlooked. But research shows that if these innovative employees are women, they are less likely to be rewarded for their innovations than if they are men.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
As Hurricane Michael approaches Florida’s Gulf Coast, Wake Forest University experts can discuss the use of drones to improve flood forecasting and explain the complicated economics of evacuations.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.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
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
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
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
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
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
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