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The New York Times
Wendell Berry was a farmer who was as interested in the "purpose of the university" as he was in the use of horses and mules, as comfortable talking about Shakespeare as a tobacco spear, who thought both had something valuable to teach us. Emerson once said that “every work of genius” enables us to “recognize our own rejected thoughts” and then gives them “back to us with a certain alienated majesty.” That was Berry’s genius for me: he clothed my intellectual and moral formation on the farm with majesty, helping me see it as the fertile soil it had always been in my life, writes Michael Lamb, senior executive director of Wake Forest's Program for Leadership and Character.
September 6, 2026
MSN
Many truckers don’t feel like the rest of America about AI data centers as business booms
With as many as two-thirds of AI data centers being constructed in rural areas, the influx of truck traffic is reshaping truck routes. "Unlike warehouses that support large retailers or other physical goods delivery, data centers require comparatively little logistics support after they have been built," said Kyre Lahtinen, associate teaching professor of finance. Communities experiencing a boom in trucking should be cautious about how much infrastructure they build out and whether demand will persist after the construction phase has passed, he said.
September 5, 2026
The Charlotte Observer
Wake Forest brings Manning, Folwell together to talk 2026 elections
Wake Forest University will host a panel discussion on Sept. 15 featuring two prominent Triad politicians addressing the potential implications of the Nov. 3 general election. The event, which is free and open to the public, features former two-term Democratic U.S. House Rep. Kathy Manning and former two-term Republican State Treasurer Dale Folwell. The event is being sponsored by the university's Department of Politics and International Studies and Department of Economics.
This panel discussion was also featured in the News & Observer.
September 5, 2026
WBUR-FM (Boston, MA): On Point
Why have so many of us seen ghosts?
One in 5 Americans say they've seen a ghost. But what if it was really our brain that had tricked us into thinking we saw something we didn't? If we can construct a narrative about sensory information that we're taking in, we're more likely to remember it," said Melissa Maffeo, teaching professor of psychology and author of the new book, "Science of the Supernatural: Critical Thinking for the Mind and Brain." I think skepticism is not the same as disbelief, Maffeo said. "Skepticism is what sort of information or evidence do I need to have to actually believe this? And I personally have not had any of that evidence."
September 4, 2026
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Why is the San Diego mosque killing case against a teen girl being tried in North Carolina?
As two teenagers stormed a San Diego mosque, livestreaming from a camera on a helmet, authorities say a 17-year-old girl was in North Carolina, watching, recording. Prosecutors allege she not only failed to warn authorities about the planned attack, but she had also agreed to disseminate both the recorded footage and the shooters’ hate-filled manifesto. Aiding and abetting or accessory theories of liability are “extremely broad” in North Carolina, said law professor Ronald Wright. “If you express the sort of support that would make it more likely that they will carry through with their plan, then that would be enough."
The full story is available on MSN and appeared in more than 30 news outlets nationwide.
September 4, 2026
Earth.com
Coastal marsh erosion is moving huge amounts of carbon into the ocean
Engineering professor and principal investigator Courtney Di Vittorio said this is the first study to estimate carbon transfer, or flux, into the ocean from coastal marsh erosion in this region. “This is a first step in advancing global ocean climate models,” she explained. “We have some good land models, and we have some good ocean models, but linking them is pretty hard. This research begins to link land and ocean models for better planning around carbon emissions and climate mitigation efforts.
September 3, 2026
Essence
Op-Ed: On Angel Murdock and when the community scams the community
Angel Victoria Murdock built her popular social media persona around being a Duke University Physician Assistant student. She built an audience by making “Get Ready With Me” content about PA school and videos where she was vulnerable about her workload and study schedule.…The problem was that it was not true.…Murdock's lie could damage the credibility of Black educational content, potentially making audiences suspicious of other individuals who are showing their experience online," writes law professor Nia Johnson.
September 2, 2026
Medical Xpress
Stress and depression, not heart damage, may drive long-term breast cancer fatigue
"Chemotherapy wreaks havoc on the heart, but that didn't explain why women become more fatigued during and after treatment," said health researcher Shannon Mihalko, who helped design the study on which the findings are based. "This is fatigue two years after treatment began. It is persistent and has a significant impact on quality of life, function and well-being."
September 1, 2026
Life Technology
Mapping Wake Forest University’s trees: Drone, laser data, student teams
Wake Forest University's verdant campus has long been a source of pride and beauty, boasting a diverse array of trees that contribute to its unique charm. Recently, an ambitious project led by Ovidiu Csillik, an assistant professor of remote sensing in the environment and sustainability studies program, has revolutionized the way the university's trees are documented and appreciated.
This story was also shared in Phys.org.
September 1, 2026
Archdale-Trinity News
Data centers flip switch on controversy
Data centers have become this year’s flash point in local politics. Disputes over data centers and pushes to block their development have drawn overflow crowds to hearings or meetings in municipalities across the state, with the disputes crossing political lines. "So far, the opponents of data centers have momentum," said politics professor John Dinan. "In general, data center backers have been on the defensive in recent months in the Triad."
September 1, 2026
Interfaith America
Long overlooked and newly energized, Black Buddhist studies challenges US Buddhist history
As leaders look to the future, they are informed by values and the voices that have come before them. “The challenge for us for the next 250 years,” said Dean of Wake Forest’s School of Divinity Corey D.B. Walker, “is to begin to utilize those resources, to mobilize them in new ways, to introduce them to new generations, so that they may experience a broader and deeper democracy and a broader and deeper experience of being human in the world.”
August 31, 2026
Kiplinger
Why pre-planning your funeral is the ultimate final gift to your family
Few subjects are as difficult to consider as your own mortality. "Americans are famously afraid to talk about death," says Tanya Marsh, a Wake Forest University professor who teaches a class on funeral and cemetery law. "We almost willfully don’t want to confront the inevitability of the end."
August 30, 2026