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NPR
Could lab-grown rhino horns actually stop poaching? We may never know
Despite all the years of debate, there is still little research on the effects of engineered rhino horns. Economics professor Fred Chen has formulated economic models to predict how lab-grown horns would do in the market. His research suggests that engineered horns could be a powerful tool in conservation even if they led to some increase in the demand for the real thing. “You can’t just say, ‘Oh, it could lead to more demand, so we don’t want it.’ I think we need to dig a little deeper than that,” he said.
January 17, 2024
The Register-Herald
Clean energy jobs are coming to W.Va., but who’s going to work them?
“The people most likely to enter [the energy workforce] are younger workers, generally more educated workers,” said economics professor Mark Curtis, who has studied how coal miners transition into clean energy jobs. And despite its reputation as an energy powerhouse due to coal and natural gas, the state hasn’t been as successful in adopting clean energy, ranking at or near the bottom of several national clean energy scorecards. “There’s not a lot of renewable jobs currently available in West Virginia,” Curtis added. “That’s for a lot of reasons including geographical reasons — West Virginia is not ideally suited for solar and wind.”
January 17, 2024
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Gauging the impact of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina
On December 1, 2023, North Carolina became the 40th state, along with the District of Columbia, to expand Medicaid. Economics professor Tina Marsh Dalton said understanding the health impacts of Medicaid expansion is complicated, but one positive short-term measure was found: declining money worries. “Out-of-pocket medical bankruptcy went down,” she said. “Having to borrow to pay your medical bills went down. And then the participants reported a lot less stress about their finances. So, that can also feed into health just on a general level.”
January 17, 2024
WGHP-TV (High Point, NC)
Wake Forest University breaks down plastic recycling woes
In this interview, Bob Buckley talks with law professor Sarah Morath:“By 2040, the estimates are that we’ll be around 80 million metric tons of plastic that are being produced. We’re better at recycling some types of plastic than others. So for example, plastic bottles…have a recycling rate of around 30% but other types of plastics like polystyrene has a recycling rate much lower. I think we can be more thoughtful and deliberate about the amount of plastic we use and the ways in which we design plastic.”
January 17, 2024
Yes! Weekly
New gallery exhibit highlights six decades of art ‘Of the Times’
Few people are aware that there is a fantastic collection of contemporary art, decades in the making, hidden away in Winston-Salem. For the next few weeks, this collection will get a rare public outing. Thirty-seven Wake Forest University student-acquired artworks spanning six decades will be displayed in Hanes Gallery this spring.
January 17, 2024
The Fandomentals
Fan psychology: What draws fans together to gather and celebrate?
Folks who find supportive fandoms can benefit from improved social skills and give you something meaningful to look forward to. This may sound banal at first but psychology professor Christian Waugh explains that desire is a powerful positive emotion. Waugh states that anticipation gives you “a little bit of a positive emotional boost” that helps you overcome stress.
January 16, 2024
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Students from area universities to volunteer at annual MLK event for elementary schoolers at WSSU
About 100 college students in Winston-Salem are teaming up to work with children for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Read-In event this weekend. The event is a way to honor Dr. King’s legacy and ideas around service and equality. Approximately 60 Forsyth County elementary schoolers will be paired up with students from three local universities: Winston-Salem State, Wake Forest, and UNC-School of the Arts.
January 16, 2024
South China Morning Post
International affairs professor Neil Devotta said India and the US among others, were concerned that Chinese-owned ports might be converted to bases in the future, leading to China’s further “power projection.” “The countries concerned would like to delay or prevent this development in the Indo-Pacific, hence the pressure on small states like Sri Lanka,” he said, adding that while Colombo owed China money and relied on it for support in international forums, it mainly depended on Western markets for exports.
January 15, 2024
WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University host joint MLK Jr. Day program
This year’s theme was about making our voices heard. Even though the two schools have very different demographic makeups, they focused on what mattered most— bridging the gap. Speakers talked about “how we as a people need to move away from celebrating to activating change.”
January 15, 2024
Greensboro News & Record
Triad visits by Martin Luther King Jr. were few. But when he came, he brought ‘thunder’
On October 11, 1962, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Wake Forest University. More than ten months before delivering his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, He stepped to the podium in Wait Chapel and spoke to a crowd of 2,200.
January 15, 2024
E&E News
‘Maximum urgency and de facto risk’
Stan Meiburg, who served 39 years at EPA, including as acting deputy administrator during the Obama administration, anticipates such a catastrophe could happen again, warranting the agency’s attention. “It’s almost inevitable in an election year that something unexpected will occur, whether some form of an accidental release or extreme weather event that requires EPA emergency response resources,” said Meiburg, now executive director of Wake Forest’s Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability.
January 12, 2024
Marketplace
Why are bagels sold at the grocery store only partially sliced?
Marketing professor Roger Beahm said there are multiple advantages to this practice. It’s convenient for consumers, it ensures that the bagels stay fresh and it keeps the bagel intact. “Partially slicing still allows the bagel to retain more of its freshness than if it were sliced completely through. With less of the bagel’s interior surface exposed, the inside freshness can remain longer, especially once the package has been opened.”
January 12, 2024