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Bloomberg Law
Discriminatory policy pinned on wall should shock all prosecutors
Law professor Ron Wright co-authored this opinion piece. “It recently came to light that prosecutors in Jefferson County, Fla. have a policy to offer people of Hispanic origin harsher plea deals than people of other ethnicities. This policy hangs on the wall in the office. The whistleblower who revealed this office policy should be honored. The Jefferson County court should require new trials or pleas for all defendants who have been affected.”
May 4, 2023
High Point Enterprise
Time may be short for Democrats
“When the North Carolina legislature draws new congressional district maps this summer, legislators are almost certain to change dramatically the boundaries of the current 6th District in a way that would give a Republican candidate a much better chance of winning the district,” said politics professor John Dinan.
May 3, 2023
Forbes
New report shows capitalism still popular and that’s a good thing
In a report published by the Center for the Study of Capitalism at Wake Forest University, authors Christina Elson and Kylie King examine how well people think capitalism is working. They asked a representative sample of 1,600 Americans aged 18 and older to answer various questions about capitalism and America’s economy. They call their headline finding the Capitalism Satisfaction Barometer and it is modeled on the Net Promoter Score (NPS) methodology commonly used by marketers.
May 2, 2023
artsandmindlab.org
How improvisational movement and dance affect the brain
New research shows great potential for improvisational movement to help older adults and individuals with perceived memory loss and neurodegeneration; benefits include improved balance, improved balance confidence and improved mood. In this Q&A, Wake Forest medical school researcher Christina Hugenschmidt and dance professor Christina Soriano talk about their partnership and how movement impacts the brain and wellbeing.
May 2, 2023
The Assembly
Law professor Timothy Davis, one of the nation’s leading authorities on sports law, views the issue as a question of fairness. “Advocates for athletes, as well as the public, see the enormous amount of revenue that is generated by college sports, primarily men’s basketball and football,” he said. “They think it’s unfair, out of balance. The sense is they should share in some of the revenue.”
May 1, 2023
MSN
Thrifts vs. banks: What’s the difference?
The biggest difference between a thrift and a conventional bank is that thrifts are designed to serve U.S. consumers rather than businesses. By law, thrifts must have 65 percent of their lending portfolio tied up in consumer loans, said law professor Tanya Marsh.
April 30, 2023
Vox
The latest mass shooting in Texas puts focus on America’s unique, enduring gun problem
“America is unique in that guns have always been present, there is wide civilian ownership, and the government hasn’t claimed more of a monopoly on them,” said sociology professor and American gun culture expert David Yamane.
April 29, 2023
WYFF-TV (Greenville, SC)
NC State Supreme Court throws out previous rulings for redistricting maps, voter ID
“Each of the decisions that were issued today were issued along partisan lines. It made a difference if there’s five Republican judges on the Supreme Court and only two Democratic judges. Just last November, that was different. There were four Democratic judges and three Republican judges, and the voter ID decision and redistricting decision came out differently,” said politics professor John Dinan.
April 28, 2023
WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC)
Inside North Carolina’s wood pellet industry
Paper, lumber and wood products have always been a part of North Carolina’s economy. In the past decade or so, another industry has joined them: wood pellets. Four plants in eastern North Carolina convert wood harvested from North Carolina forests into pellets. Journalism professor Justin Catanoso, who writes for the environmental news website Mongabay, is a guest on this Charlotte Talks episode.
April 26, 2023
Houston Chronicle
Challenging the FDA’s authority isn’t new
Political pressure is nothing new for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency has frequently come under fire for its drug approval decisions, but attacks on its decision-making process and science itself have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Legal scholar Christine Coughlin writes about the recent challenges to the FDA’s authority in the context of reproductive rights.
April 26, 2023
Yes! Weekly
WFU Face to Face Speaker Forum Announces 2023-24 Lineup
Wake Forest University’s community-facing Face to Face Speaker Forum’s 2023-24 season will begin with Presidential historian, political commentator, and Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times best-selling author Doris Kearns Goodwin and Presidential historian, NBC News and PBS NewsHour, New York Times columnist and best-selling author Micahel Beschloss in conversation.
April 25, 2023
Greensboro News & Record
NC Senate bill would clarify warnings on NIL contract negotiations
Sports economicst Todd McFall said the bill “looks like it is designed to scare away commercial entities and athletes who are considering entering into NIL agreements.” “Universities have made it clear that they view NIL agreements as being substitutes to the traditional support athletic departments received from businesses, which is to say that revenues collected by schools are flagging since NIL deals became allowed.”
April 24, 2023