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Winston-Salem Journal
Through Public Health AmeriCorps at Wake Forest, students learn and help community
Since fall, 15 members of the Wake Forest University community have had a chance to explore public health issues in a real-world context as part of Public Health AmeriCorps. The federally-funded program is designed to improve lives, strengthen communities and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. “Students are able to gain first-hand experience in public health fields and deepen their understanding,” said Marianne Magjuka, executive director of the OCCE and assistant dean of students.
December 29, 2022
Tax Policy Center
Should Congress extend bonus depreciation?
Proponents often argue that increased investment has positive effects on employment, especially in an economic downturn. The idea: Firms with more capital also hire more workers. A recent study by economics professor Mark Curtis and colleagues finds bonus depreciation led to higher employment but not higher wages in the early 2000s.
December 29, 2022
Science Connected Magazine
Is drumming like singing? A focus on woodpeckers
In a recent study, scientists led by biology professor Eric Schuppe screened seven bird species of vocal non-learners for the presence of specialized circuitry in the brain. They found that woodpecker brains contain specialized circuitry, similar to the circuitry found in vocal learners, that was activated during drumming.
December 28, 2022
Grid
“We are right now undergoing I think the most dramatic change in death practices certainly in American history, and probably the history of Western civilization,” said law professor Tanya Marsh, who teaches a course on funeral law. Marsh scrutinizes the rules around funerals — and how to change them.
December 28, 2022
Association for Information Systems
WFU business professor receives high honor in information systems discipline
Professor of Management Information Systems Stacie Petter is a 2022 recipient of the AIS Fellow Award presented by the Association for Information Systems. She received the award for her significant global, national and regional academic contributions to the information systems discipline. The accolade acknowledges individuals who have demonstrated excellence in research, teaching and service. It is one of the highest honors within the discipline. A total of 12 fellows were selected this year.
December 28, 2022
TortsProfBlog
National Civil Justice Institute announces Civil Justice Scholarship Award Winners
The Institute recognized with High Distinction law professors Jonathan Cardi and Gregory Parks for their article, “Do Black Injuries Matter?: Implicit Bias and Jury Decision Making in Tort Cases.” After conducting one of the first comprehensive experimental examinations of how race affects judgments on personal injuries, the authors found that the dollar awards for the injuries suffered by black plaintiffs in hypothetical cases were lower than awards for the same injuries experienced by white plaintiffs.
December 28, 2022
The Dallas Morning News
Experts doubt size of Texas’ illegal sports betting market
In the push to legalize mobile sports betting in Texas, a powerful pro-gambling group says Texans spend a whopping $8.7 billion annually on illegal wagers. “By definition, if you’re studying an illegal market, it’s hard to know the market’s size,” said economics professor Koleman Strumpf, who has studied the sports betting industry.
December 27, 2022
East Asia Forum
The past year’s crisis will weigh on Sri Lanka for years to come
Sri Lanka’s economy contracted by 9.2% in 2022. It is slated to contract another 4.2% in 2023. The upshot is that Sri Lanka will have lost nearly a decade of growth by the time it overcomes this economic crisis. The worst may be yet to come, writes politics and international affairs professor Neil DeVotta.
December 27, 2022
South Africa Today
Australia rejects forest biomass in first blow to wood pellet industry
Australia became the first major economy worldwide to reverse itself on its renewable classification for woody biomass burned to make energy. Under the nation’s new policy, wood harvested from native forests and burned to produce energy cannot be classified as a renewable energy source, writes journalism professor Justin Catanoso.
December 25, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
The Wake Forest University Center for the Study of Capitalism has announced that Mark Brucker will join the executive advisory committee. Brucker is the chief risk officer for consumer and community banking at JPMorgan Chase and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Wake Forest University.
December 25, 2022
Modern Diplomacy
Russia with an anti-Western confrontation approach goes after African leaders
In an article published in Foreign Affairs, politics professor and China-Africa relations expert Lina Benabdallah, noted that Beijing began to invest in Africa as part of a project called the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). By 2021, 39 African countries had joined the BRI. “When Beijing approaches negotiations with African countries, it is looking to them as partners with whom it can expand business opportunities, rather than as charity cases,” she said.
December 24, 2022
Marketing Podcast Network: Uncorking a Story
Getting weird, with Eric G. Wilson
Thomas H. Pritchard Professor of English Eric Wilson teaches creative writing and British Romantic poetry. He recently joined the Uncorking a Story podcast to talk about his career and latest book, “How to Be Weird: An Off-Kilter Guide to Living a One-of-a-Kind Life.”
December 23, 2022