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WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Local political expert weighs in Trump Administration’s new travel ban
Politics professor John Dinan said, "The Trump administration has a lot of experience in crafting travel bans. They have crafted travel bans that failed to pass constitutional muster in the past, and they have crafted ones that have been allowed to go forward. We fully expect that the drafters of this current travel ban have learned those lessons from the past."
June 6, 2025
Money US News
Are you among the 8M Americans receiving an inflation refund check?
Mark Johnson, a business school faculty fellow in investments and portfolio management, said that these types of inflation refund checks often do more harm than good to the larger economy. "An inflation refund check might sound good, but unfortunately, it’s more like putting a Band-Aid on a broken leg. If more money is circulating in the economy but the supply of goods and services doesn’t increase, people end up with more money to spend, which can push prices up more,” Johnson added.
June 5, 2025
WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
A study finds that recent college grads are struggling to get hired
Vice President for Personal and Career Development Andy Chan, said job seekers are facing a challenging environment. “This is a very difficult job market. When we came out of COVID, the market actually ended up being stronger than we had expected. Chan acknowledges there is growing economic uncertainty. He said its influencing employers to slow down their hiring timelines and being more selective. “The economy is a bit uncertain right now, so I think companies are being more conservative about how they think about hiring.”
June 5, 2025
The Charlotte Observer
Forsyth school budget never adjusted to match county allotment
That oversight marked an extraordinary failure of the most basic budget principles, said finance professor Ajay Patel. "I'm just horrified, let's just put it that way," said Patel, the Thomas S. Goho chair in finance at Wake Forest's School of Business. "If you ask for ‘X' dollars and the county commissioners don't give you ‘X' dollars and (instead) they give you ‘Y,' the first thing you need to do is adjust your budget down to ‘Y' instead of continuing to spend ‘X' when they haven't given it to you."
June 4, 2025
Queen City Nerve
Comedy opens a door to mental health
Working during the day as an associate professor of psychology at Wake Forest, E.J. Masicampo shared how speaking up about one’s private experiences not only can set someone on the path to healing but empower others in knowing they are not alone.
June 4, 2025
The Hill
EPA down at least 733 staffers since January
“Things are not going to get done and that could be inspections, it could be follow-up on accounting things, it could be grants and contracts,” said Meiburg, executive director at the Sabin Center at Wake Forest University.
June 3, 2025
International Banker
US pays high economic and political costs for military offensive against Yemen
A Houthi missile narrowly missed Israel’s Ben-Gurion airport on May 4. Charles William Walldorf, a professor of politics and international affairs and a senior fellow at think-tank Defense Priorities, wrote in a May 5 article for The Conversation. “In fact, the direct attacks on the Houthis and the rapidly growing casualty count among Yemeni civilians from the Trump administration’s bombing campaign appear to be strengthening the Houthis’ political position in Yemen.”
June 2, 2025
Italian American Collective
Making history just: The untold stories of Italian immigrants
When stories are documented through letters or pictures, they can give us a glimpse into those forgotten lives. Spanish professor Maria Teresa Sanhueza is not an Italianist; her specialty lies in Latin American Theater Studies. Yet, having found that theater is embedded in the history of immigration in Argentina, she became more interested in immigration studies, and, with access to letters, the Italian language.
May 30, 2025
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Economist cheers end of penny production
"I think cash and coins will stay around for a long time," said economist Robert Whaples. The function of money is to allow people to make transactions with each other. Because money got rid of barter, we could make all these trades very efficiently with each other. What we have now is a whole range of different modes of delivering that money, and I think more is better. People like the extra options and different ways they can pay."
May 30, 2025
Bloomberg News
Two MIT math nerds crack open legalized gambling on Wall Street
Kalshi’s urgency in entering sports gambling stems in part from a post-election drop-off in volumes. “People have short attention spans and they're not going to stick around just for elections every two years or so," said economics professor Koleman Strumpf. “Now, of course, sports betting could be very profitable.” The structure of prediction markets could make it hard for Kalshi to expand into the kind of short-term bets during live games that have been the fastest-growing part of sports gambling.
May 30, 2025
Winston-Salem Journal
Forsyth and Guilford Counties charge ahead as EV ownership accelerates
Economics professor Mark Curtis explained that EVs are “simply better products than internal combustion cars” from an economic standpoint. “They are cheaper to own over the life of the car, they require less maintenance, and they perform better,” he said. “They accelerate faster, have fewer parts, and don’t need oil changes or regular engine repairs. For most drivers, especially those who can charge at home, they are already the better option.”
May 29, 2025
Newsweek
Say goodbye to loose change: How the end of the penny could change prices
After more than two centuries clinking in pockets, lining dusty piggy banks and being flung into fountains along with a wish, the U.S. penny is preparing for retirement. According to economics professor Robert Whaples, the actual "disappearance" of pennies in circulation is expected to take years, or even decades. "Stores will ask people to bring in their pennies when they run out. If they do, pennies could stay around for a long time. "If not, it'll take much less time. It may vary by region and retailer," he said.
May 29, 2025