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Wake Forest economist comments on prediction markets and Polymarket investment
The Winston Salem Times features economist Koleman Strumpf's expertise on prediction markets, showcasing "Wake Forest’s engagement in ongoing national discussions about the intersection of economics, technology, and financial innovation." This new digital publication focuses specifically on community news, local events, and stories that matter to the people of the region.
November 24, 2025
World Today News
Wake Forest study abroad: Rankings & international education week
Wake Forest University is being recognized for its commitment to global education, ranking fourth nationally in study abroad participation among leading doctoral universities, according to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) newly released Open Doors 2025 report. Published Nov. 17, the report - considered the world’s benchmark for global educational exchange – revealed that a remarkable 85.7% of Wake Forest undergraduates earned academic credit for study abroad experiences during the 2023-24 academic year and the summer of 2024.
November 21, 2025
Citywire RIA
How should advisors process the rapid rise of prediction markets?
Economics professor Koleman Strumpf, said observing the monetary predictions people are making, which are often based on some kind of research, can be a useful first step to gaining context around various events. Strumpf has used simulated markets in classes when discussing topics like the unemployment rate or Nvidia stocks, which often stimulates more student interest. "When I create a market which literally involves no money, the amount of engagement I get from 18- or 21-year-old kids in learning about these important policy questions goes through the roof," he said.
November 20, 2025
Mongabay
From waffle gardens to terraces, Indigenous groups revive farming heritage in America’s deserts
During Native American Heritage Month in November, Mongabay spoke with the leaders of these groups about their traditional farming techniques and how they can be replicated in increasingly dry regions around the world. "The goal in the U.S. Southwest is to provide training and encouragement to new generations of Native Americans by promoting adaptive farming strategies, seed libraries of heirloom crops, and the notion that better food will lead to better health, physically and spiritually," writes journalism professor Justin Catanoso.
November 18, 2025
Bloomberg News
Chile assets gain as vote paves way for right-wing president
Chilean assets soared on Monday after arch-conservative José Antonio Kast advanced to the second round of voting as a clear favorite for the presidency against the communist Jeannette Jara. “Even though Jara won, she really lost,” said politics and international affairs professor Peter Siavelis. “I’m almost positive Kast is going to win in December — the math just doesn’t stack up for Jara in any fundamental way.”
November 17, 2025
Winston-Salem Journal
Why do Wake Forest students roll the Quad?
“On the old campus, students used to ring the bell in Wait Hall, an administration building,” Ed Hendricks, a professor of history at Wake Forest who died in 2015, said in a 2006 article. “There was a bell pull that anyone could access, including students. When the university moved to Winston-Salem, there were bells in Wait Chapel but no bell pull. Students had to find a new way to celebrate.”
November 17, 2025
The Milwaukee Independent
Why Republican economists overestimate GDP growth when their party occupies the White House
"Republican-leaning economists tend to predict stronger economic growth when a Republican is president than Democrats do, and because of this partisan optimism, their forecasts end up being less accurate. My colleagues and I found this by analyzing nearly 40 years of responses to The Wall Street Journal’s Economic Forecasting Survey. Unlike most such surveys, the Journal publishes each forecaster’s name, allowing us to link their predictions to their political affiliations," writes Wake Forest economist Aeimit Lakdawala.
November 16, 2025
VICE
Is the flow of time nothing but an illusion?
Time feels like a river. We say it “flows.” But what is “flowing” exactly? What is time, even? American philosopher Adrian Bardon argues that the “flow” is a mental construction, a story your brain tells to organize experience, not a feature of the universe itself. This isn’t a TikTok shower thought. Ancient thinkers from Parmenides to Augustine wrestled with the idea that past and future lack physical addresses.
November 16, 2025
NPR
More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they’re buying guns out of fear
Sociology professor David Yamane says the events of 2020 and early 2021 – the pandemic, the murder of George Floyd and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot – were particular drivers. "We do know that in that year new gun owners were disproportionately African American (and) disproportionately female," he said.
November 15, 2025
WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC)
National Geographic CEO talks climate challenges and optimism in Winston-Salem
Jill Tiefenthaler, the first female CEO of the National Geographic Society, brought a message of hope for the environment during a talk at Wake Forest University on Thursday. Tiefenthaler stressed the need for bold, coordinated action involving non-governmental organizations, universities, corporations and governments to address the environmental challenges facing the world. But she remains optimistic.
November 14, 2025
Finance Monthly
The last penny has been minted after 232 years—Here’s why you shouldn’t toss yours yet
Every batch of pennies minted meant the government edged deeper into the red. Economists have watched this unfold with growing urgency, pointing to the penny's drag on efficiency in a cash-light world. Economics professor Robert Whaples captured the bittersweet relief in his words. "It's time to eliminate the penny. It saves taxpayers money, and year over year those savings add up," he said, his tone laced with the quiet triumph of fiscal common sense amid the coin's sentimental pull.
November 14, 2025
The Washington Post
So long, penny. The Treasury has officially stopped producing one-cent coins.
The problem is, most of those pennies don’t actually, you know, circulate. They sit in piggy banks and car consoles, cash register drawers and gutters, said Robert Whaples, an economics professor at Wake Forest University who since 2007 has led the charge among academics to ditch the penny. “Why do they get taken out of circulation? We won’t even waste our time to bring them back to the Coinstar or back to the grocery store,” Whaples said. “We won’t even reach down and pick up a penny we see on the sidewalk.”
Whaples shares more about the elimination of the penny on the WFU news experts page: "Why eliminating the penny makes sense."
November 13, 2025