Experts
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NC voter ID ruling makes judicial appointments bigger election issue
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.
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NBA All-Star Game move: A high-profile hit for Charlotte and N.C.
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.
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‘Beet’ the Competition: WFU expert talks Olympics and beet juice
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…
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Trump, Clinton and evangelical voters: WFU expert
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.
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Running Mates and Rebellion: WFU expert available for comment on National political conventions
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.
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Social media’s role in breaking news: WFU expert available
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.
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Healing after violence: WFU expert available
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.
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LGBTQ Center Director available to comment on new legislation drafted to walk back portions of HB2
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.
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LGBTQ expert: DOD transgender ban reversal critical in light of HB2, similar laws
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.
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Experts offer differing views on ‘Brexit’: Disaster vs. Long-term Benefit
Two WFU professors can offer different perspectives on Brexit today: one says “disaster of monumental proportions,” other says there could be “long-term benefits.”