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Voice of America (VOA)
University classes on pseudoscience, conspiracies
Communication professor Jarrod Atchison said the internet has affected the spread of false claims, and many colleges now offer classes centering on misinformation. Rather than relying on a few experts, conspiracy movements can now get thousands of people to join in the building of the beliefs. “It’s so much more participatory because anybody can get credibility in that community if they have a creative interpretation of what’s being put out into the world.”
February 18, 2023
CBS News
Now that pandemic aid has vanished, bankruptcies are on the rise
There’s one silver lining to increased bankruptcies – they could bring rise to the next big, successful company, said Steve Nickles, law professor and expert in bankruptcy. “Businesses go out, there’s a hole in the market, so there’s an opportunity. That sounds crass, I know, but it’s the truth. Bankruptcies leave gaps for entrepreneurial.”
February 17, 2023
North Jersey Media Group
Against all odds, this Black NJ lawyer helped ignite the civil rights movement
Virtually overnight, the Garden State went from a backwater to a progressive exemplar of social justice. Since then, only two other states — Connecticut and Hawaii — have taken similar steps to include anti-segregation clauses in their constitutions, according to John Dinan, a professor of politics and expert on state constitutions.
February 17, 2023
Nature
Unraveling Amazon tree community assembly using Maximum Information Entropy
In a time of rapid global change, the question of what determines patterns in species abundance distribution remains a priority for understanding the complex dynamics of ecosystems. José Luis Marcelo Pena, biology professor and member of Wake Forest’s Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, co-authored this article.
February 17, 2023
NPR
Former EPA official weighs in on Ohio derailment response and concerns
“The EPA appears to have used every monitoring technology available to it – high-tech airplanes, mobile monitors, stationary monitors – to get data. It’s very understandable, though, how that’s not necessarily reassuring to the public. It reports information in terms of chemicals and concentrations, which is important for risk management, but it doesn’t necessarily address anxiety,” said Stan Meiburg, executive director of the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability at Wake Forest University.
February 16, 2023
Triad Business Journal
Chemistry professor Elham Ghadiri awarded $650,000 NSF grant for work with lasers in clean energy
A Wake Forest University professor has received a 2023 National Science Foundation Early Career Award for a $650,000 grant to fund laser research with potential applications in clean energy technologies. Elham Ghadiri, an assistant professor of chemistry at Wake Forest, will use the five-year grant to research new laser techniques to discover and improve solar energy conversion devices that could help mitigate climate change.
February 16, 2023
Yes! Weekly
WFU Face to Face will Host Social Justice Activist Bryan Stevenson
Lawyer, bestselling author and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson will join the Face to Face Speaker Forum for an evening of conversation with Wake Forest University Vice President of Campus Life Shea Kidd Brown on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
February 15, 2023
South China Morning Post
Why US fears over China’s military ambitions in Africa should focus on Atlantic, Indian Ocean ports
Murphy said the US government should focus on preventing China from building a military base on the west coast of Africa that could provide Beijing naval access to the Atlantic. China-Africa specialist at Wake Forest and a visiting fellow at the Centre for African Studies at Harvard University Lina Benabdallah, said the view in Washington was “very much a zero-sum game.” “Where China gains a military advantage, it is viewed as threatening to the US.”
February 13, 2023
Axios
GOP prepares to tackle Labor Department rule in anti-ESG crusade
The GOP is looking to move a resolution that would toss out a Labor Department rule allowing retirement fund fiduciaries to consider climate and environmental factors in their investments. Why it matters: The goal here isn’t to discard the rule directly, since President Biden would likely veto it. “I don’t see how a resolution by this Congress speaks to, in any persuasive way, the intent of Congress when they passed this in the first place,” said administrative law expert Sidney Shapiro.
February 13, 2023
USA Today
Chloe Cherry was accused of shoplifting. What are the ethics of stealing just a little bit?
Experts say that context matters and that situations are not always so black-and-white, even if the law paints them that way. This isn’t to say go ahead and break the law, of course, but to intellectually consider in certain situations whether the law best adheres to societal morality. It’s “not obviously” morally wrong either, said philosophy professor Christian Miller. “It is breaking a rule against stealing, but it is also following a rule in favor of saving innocent lives,” he said.
February 13, 2023
WorldAtlas
7 Best Cities to Retire in North Carolina
Lifelong learning is possible in Winston-Salem, with numerous colleges and universities, such as Wake Forest University, and libraries providing opportunities for intellectual growth. Retirees can enjoy a low cost of living, a vibrant arts and cultural scene, and ample opportunities for outdoor recreation and cultural engagement in Winston-Salem, making it a highly desirable city to retire in.
February 13, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
A $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America grant will help support a collaboration between Wake Forest University and Loire Valley Theater Festival to bring the civil rights musical drama, “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom,” to Wake Forest University in October 2023. “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom” tells the story of the young people in Selma, Ala., who risked their lives in 1965 to win the right to vote for African Americans.
February 11, 2023