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WFU Orchestra Director to lead Munich Radio Orchestra in program featuring video game music
Orchestra Director and Assistant Teaching Professor of Music J. Aaron Hardwick will lead the Münchner Rundfunkorchester (Munich Radio Orchestra) in a performance of “Let’s Play,” a concert dedicated to video game music, on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The concert, to be broadcast live via the Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) network, will showcase the evolving landscape of classical…
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Center for Functional Materials Research Day celebrates innovation and collaboration
On a Friday afternoon, more than 100 scientists, across several disciplines, gathered to share ideas and innovations around their common interest—materials research. About 30 Wake Forest students and faculty members presented posters on their diverse research successes in Benson University Center for the Center for Functional Materials Research Day. “One area of our research lab…
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When marine algae get sick: how viruses shape microbe interactions
By looking at the tiniest virus-infected microbes in the ocean, researchers are gaining new insights about the marine food web that may help improve future climate change predictions. The new study, co-authored by Wake Forest Assistant Professor of Biology Sheri Floge, brings together viral ecologists, chemists and physicists to find out more about marine microbes…
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After the vote: Politics professor unpacks the post-election process
With polls showing a tight presidential race that could come down to outcomes in North Carolina and several other swing states, Politics Professor John Dinan provides insights about what may happen following election day. Dinan, whose research focuses on state politics, is currently teaching a course called “Parties, Voters and Elections.” He is a leading…
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Next week’s Harris/Trump presidential debate
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.
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Disentangling media bias
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).
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High stakes: WFU expert previews first 2024 presidential debate
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…
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Fish, the U.S. Supreme Court and the balance of power in the federal government
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.
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Unpacking gun culture in America
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.
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The ‘switch cost’ of multitasking
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.
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