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Winston-Salem Journal
Baptist freestanding emergency department proposal may lead to shorter wait
A freestanding emergency department within walking distance of Wake Forest University's The Grounds mixed-use development is the latest major off-campus medical facility being sought by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. If approved, the goal is opening the 24/7 facility in January 2028.
August 22, 2025
The Conversation
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning, according to our new study published in the Journal of the American Philosophical Association. "They also tend to display more intellectual virtues such as curiosity and open-mindedness," writes Michael Prinzing, a research and assessment scholar for Wake Forest's Educating Character Initiative. "What sets philosophy apart from other fields is that it is not so much a body of knowledge as an activity – a form of inquiry."
This story ran in news outlets nationwide, including MSN, Yahoo News, The Houston Chronicle and SFGate.
August 21, 2025
The Conversation
Why America still needs public schools
"Education is what economists call a public good, which means it not only benefits students but the country as well," writes law professor Sidney Shapiro in this co-authored article for The Conversation.
This story ran in news outlets nationwide, including UPI, The Sacramento Bee, The Miami Herald and The Charlotte Observer.
August 21, 2025
Phys.org
Heat waves are here. Can tomatoes keep up?
While nothing says "summer" quite like the taste of a perfectly ripe tomato, excessive heat during the growing season can prevent tomato plants from bearing fruit. Gloria Muday, the Charles M. Allen Professor of Biology at Wake Forest University, studies tomatoes and how to make them more heat-resistant.
August 20, 2025
Earth.com
World’s most diverse forests are failing to adapt to climate change
Forests from the Amazon lowlands to the high Andes are failing to adjust quickly enough to rising temperatures.“These forests are simply not keeping up with climate change,” said lead author William Farfan-Rios, a biodiversity fellow in forest ecosystems in the Andes-Amazon with Wake Forest University's Andrew Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability. “The result is a growing climatic debt that threatens the integrity and functioning of the most diverse forests on Earth.”
August 20, 2025
NewsBreak
Amazon and Andean trees cannot migrate fast enough to escape rising temperatures
A new study published today by Wake Forest University and an international team of scientists reveals that tree communities across the Amazon and Andes are not adapting quickly enough to climate change, with major implications for the future of tropical biodiversity and ecosystem services like climate regulation and pollination.
August 20, 2025
Bloomberg Opinion
Whatever the Alaska game was, the odds didn’t move
Partisan flames are understandable in the population. What’s perhaps more surprising is that there is also Partisan Bias in Professional Macroeconomic Forecasts, to borrow the title of a study by Benjamin Kay of the Fed, Aeimit Lakdawala of Wake Forest University, and Jane Ryngaert of the University of Notre Dame. Their key finding: When Republicans control the White House, Republican-affiliated forecasters predict significantly higher GDP growth than their Democratic colleagues, roughly 10% to 15% of average GDP growth. But when Democrats are in power, both groups make similar predictions.
August 18, 2025
ITAR-TASS News Agency
Zelensky-Trump meeting will show if Russia-US summit was a turning point
"It remains to be seen whether the summit was a significant turning point in peace talks - we'll likely get a better sense early next week when Zelensky visits Washington, said politics and international affairs professor Adam Lenton. "The symbolism of the summit outweighed the substance - though for both leaders that might have been sufficient to claim a win."
August 17, 2025
MarketWatch
9 financial pros share their secrets
"Your strategy should consider your early retirement tax rate, your later retirement tax rate, and the mix of tax-deferred versus taxable assets you already hold," said Stephan Shipe, CFA, CFP and finance professor at Wake Forest University.
August 15, 2025
Winston-Salem Journal
Is Hanes Mall safe for shoppers? Officials say teen curfew, closing at 8 brings stability
Negative publicity hurts, said retired marketing professor Roger Beahm. “The key is for a brand, when it has negative publicity, to immediately acknowledge the challenge and implement change to minimize future risk,” Beahm said. “At this point, Hanes Mall seems to be responding and taking steps in ways that protect customer safety, as well as brand equity."
August 15, 2025
Health
Do weighted vests really help with bone health and weight loss?
They’ve become particularly popular among older women, said health and exercise science professor Kristen Beavers — largely due to the belief that they can boost bone strength that may be lost during menopausal changes. But that claim isn’t as strongly supported by evidence as the hype around them might suggest. “This is a different intervention than wearing a 15-pound weighted vest during a one-hour structured exercise bout,” Beavers said. It’s also possible that participants’ weight status influenced the outcome. “That said, we didn’t specifically look at an interaction with obesity,” she added.
August 13, 2025
Psyche Magazine
Seeing all the parts of a tough situation
Research by Christian Waugh and colleagues at Wake Forest underscores that describing a difficult situation in detail – even if you’re just describing it to yourself, as in a journal – invites you to see the full picture, and in many cases, has the potential to help us manage our emotions.
August 13, 2025