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Mongabay
Brazil tackles illegal miners, but finds their mercury legacy harder to erase
As the details of the humanitarian crisis in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory unfold amid action to remove illegal miners, mercury left by the rampant gold mining in the area will remain a lingering toxic legacy. Experts say it’s no easy task to clean an area contaminated by mercury. But Luis Fernandez, executive director of Wake Forest’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA), said he agrees that the kind of approach taken by the UFPA researchers in their Tapajós project is necessary to support Amazonian communities who are highly dependent on fish and thus at elevated risk for mercury exposure. “That requires education, awareness raising, and finding culturally appropriate ways to suggest changing diets to basically decouple people from the pollution in the environment,”
March 17, 2023
Inside Higher Ed
Academic coaches organize student deadlines
At Wake Forest’s Center for Learning, Access and Student Success (CLASS), academic coaches help students get organized by translating syllabus deadlines into a comprehensive spreadsheet. CLASS staff realized that many students have difficulty managing deadlines for multiple classes, shares Jean Anne Semke, one of the coaches. “Wake Forest students have a plethora of on-campus events and activities to choose from, along with demanding coursework.�
March 17, 2023
Yahoo Finance
Capitalism barometer finds Americans are dissatisfied with capitalism
A survey of American views on capitalism finds widespread dissatisfaction with the current state of the economic system, but that dissatisfaction does not translate into Americans preferring something different. Instead, many respondents report they want the economy to become more free-market-oriented. The survey of 1,600 adults was conducted by the Center for the Study of Capitalism at Wake Forest University School of Business.
March 16, 2023
Inside Philanthropy
The Lilly Endowment’s assets are surging, making it among the nation’s largest
Founded in 1937, the Lilly Endowment has spent a long time at the peak of American philanthropy. At the beginning of this year, it announced a $30 million grant to Wake Forest University.
March 16, 2023
Yes! Weekly
WFU theatre concludes its season with ‘Silent Sky’
This production is the vehicle for WFU Theatre’s international design competition, aWAKEn, and features the dazzling work of Egyptian scenic designer Héba Hicham Elkomy. Héba will work from a distance with director and Professor of Theatre, Cindy Gendrich, and the rest of the production team to adapt her handsome design for Wake’s stage before being in residence for two weeks on the Reynolda campus, leading up to the opening night. During her residency, Héba will be a guest in several theatre classes and participate in a discussion panel on the production’s opening night.
March 16, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
WFU symposium to discuss Black food and culture
The Center for Research, Engagement and Collaboration in African American Life (RECAAL) at Wake Forest University will hold the Of Hearth & Table Symposium: Culture, Cultivation, Cooking and Food Access in Black Communities on March 24. The symposium is free and open to the publ
March 16, 2023
Thrive Global
Eranda Jayawickreme, the Harold W. Tribble Professor of Psychology and a senior research fellow at the Program for Leadership and Character, writes about what parents and teachers should know about honesty and how everyone struggles with it.
March 15, 2023
The Charlotte Observer
Books on race and sexuality are among the most targeted in NC schools, survey finds
While challenged titles span a wide range of topics, the most challenged books are written for a middle school reader and are on topics about race and racism.” Schools should be allowed to teach diversity because there are diverse kids that attend these schools. And we have a diverse history that has not been told,” said Yolanda Taylor, an adjunct professor of law at Wake Forest.
March 15, 2023
Al-Ahram (English)
Egyptian Heba El-Koumy’s scenography to be featured in U.S. play ‘Silent Sky’
Directed by Cindy Gendrich, the play will be performed on 31 March, 1, 2 and 5-8 April at Wake Forest University on the Tedford Stage in the Scales Fine Arts Center. Written by Lauren Gunderson, “Silent Sky” is a play about the life of Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921), an American astronomer. It depicts a passionate women scientist who worked at times when this field was heavily dominated by men. El-Koumy is considered one of the most talented scenic designers of her generation in Egypt.
March 14, 2023
Psychology Today
How to make and maintain friends as an adult
“In a little more than two months, approximately three million graduates will walk across stages across this country to accept their diplomas and venture out into the world.…What you may not anticipate is that one of your biggest challenges will be learning how to make friends.” In this blog post, Allison McWilliams, assistant vice president of mentoring and alumni personal and career development, writes for soon-to-be grads about the importance of investing in relationships.
March 13, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
As North Carolina nears Medicaid expansion, concerns grow about what could be added to bill
Tying Medicaid expansion to the state budget “will put pressure on some Democratic legislators to vote for the budget bill and then overturn a possible gubernatorial veto of the budget,” said politics professor John Dinan. But, the expectation judging from developments in the first few months of this session is that Republican legislative leaders are planning to include some swing Democratic members in the crafting of the budget.”
March 12, 2023
Democracy Paradox
Ukraine: A boon or bust for U.S. power? It’s complicated
“Despite Ukraine’s remarkable success, NATO’s increased unity and Russia’s poor military performance, the answer to that question is more complicated than some might think. Especially in a war’s early stages, assessing the impact on the power of a participating or associated state, like the United States in Ukraine today, can be tricky business,” writes politics professor Will Walldorf, author of the book “To Shape Our World for Good.”
March 10, 2023