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Budget stalls lead to more Medicaid expansion delays
North Carolina’s budget has yet to be passed by the General Assembly, and the logjam is leaving Medicaid expansion in the lurch. Mark Hall, who directs the Health Law and Policy Program at Wake Forest, said every month delayed means people are not getting the health services they need. “The expansion of Medicaid that occurred under COVID is rolling back. And that makes it all the more essential to get this expansion in place as soon as possible,” he said.
August 29, 2023
Vox
The latest mass shooting in Jacksonville puts focus on America’s unique, enduring gun problem
What is unique is the US’s expansive view of civilian gun ownership, ingrained in politics, in culture, and in the law since the nation’s founding, and a national political process that has so far proved incapable of changing that norm. “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 David Yamane, who studies American gun culture.
August 27, 2023
The Washington Times
Dirty-to-green job transitions ‘exceedingly rare’ despite Biden’s promises to blue-collar workers
President Biden is vowing a prosperous future for union and blue-collar fossil fuel workers thanks to his clean energy agenda, but a new study suggests the promise of a smooth transition could go up in smoke. Less than 1% of those working in “dirty” carbon-intensive industries such as fossil fuels transitioned to green jobs such as solar, wind or electric vehicles from 2020 through 2022, according to a research paper published by the nonpartisan National Bureau of Economic Research. “There are definitely a number of places in the U.S. that if you were to remove the carbon-intensive job option, there would be really big hits to workers,” said economics professor Mark Curtis, co-author of the study.
August 25, 2023
Bloomberg Law: Environment
Top environment enforcement cop aims to meet the climate moment
One possible reason the EPA is focusing on coal ash is that enforcement in that area wasn’t a priority under former President Donald Trump, meaning the problem went unaddressed for years, said Stan Meiburg, executive director at Wake Forest University’s Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability.
August 24, 2023
ScienceDaily
A 21st century mining boom across the tropics is degrading rivers
“Our team’s prior work has reported on how gold mining is a problem in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon, by poisoning wildlife and people,” said co-author Miles Silman, the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Professor of Conservation Biology, and director of Wake Forest’s Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónica (CINCIA). The new study showing the impact of mining on rivers across the tropics was published in Nature Aug. 23. “While gold mining has a lot of potential to lift people out of poverty, particularly on remote tropical frontiers, the way it is done now comes at a tremendous societal cost from environmental degradation, mercury pollution, and corruption and criminal networks.”
August 23, 2023
Triad Business Journal
Wake Forest University in top 10 on Forbes’ list of best employers in North Carolina
Wake Forest University has been ranked the eighth-best employer in North Carolina by Forbes magazine. The university fell from its place at the top of the list last year. Forbes, partnered with market research company Statista, surveyed 70,000 anonymous Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees. The final list – one for each state plus the District of Columbia – ranks the 1,392 employers that received the most recommendations.
August 22, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Political leaders have mixed views about the fourth indictment against former President Donald Trump
John Dinan, a political science professor at Wake Forest University, said that the Georgia indictment against Trump and his allies might be politically significant to Trump. “The Georgia indictments naturally raise questions about whether voters will react any differently to these indictments than to the previous ones,” Dinan said.
August 21, 2023
Sports Business Journal
College football: Hard hat area
Wake Forest is included in a roundup of Universities planning mixed-use development projects around their football stadiums. Wake Forest is working with a third-party development team to explore options for the university-owned property around those venues. The goals include economic development, new visitor attractions and enhanced event and entertainment activities along University Parkway and Deacon Boulevard.
August 21, 2023
Researchbuzz.me
Wake Forest launches a new digital guide to art collections, exhibitions
“In addition to the University’s permanent collection of contemporary art, the Bloomberg Connects app showcases the University’s recent donations and new acquisitions and provides a self-guided tour of Wake Forest’s public art collection. Current student-curated exhibitions are also available. A section on integrating art into curricular and co-curricular activities to enhance teaching and learning is also included on the site,” said Jennifer Finkel, Acquavella Curator of Collections. The free app is available for download from Google Play or the App Store.
This announcement was also shared on Mirage News.
August 20, 2023
Global News
Quebec cemetery turns former golf course into forest for the deceased
The customizable tributes at Forêt de la Seconde Vie are part of a “major cultural shift” in attitudes about funerals in North America, explained law professor Tanya Marsh, who studies the treatment of human remains. Two trends are driving that shift, she said. The first is “a greater interest in memorialization options and personalization. The second is an “increased interest in greening the funeral.”
August 20, 2023
Currentpub
A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
Philosophy professor Christian Miller announced this week the conclusion of (the grant period of) his Honesty Project. You can read more about this important project here. And here is a bibliography of the work that has emerged from it.
August 19, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest revives plans to redevelop area around Joel Coliseum, Allegacy Stadium
Wake Forest University is reviving a mixed-use development proposal around its athletic facilities on Deacon Boulevard. Under consideration are retail stores, restaurants, other services and residential uses. “Adjacent to several residential communities, including the historic Boston-Thurmond neighborhood, our exploration of development opportunities with Carter/Front Street will be guided by a strong commitment to our community’s collective wellbeing,” said Wake Forest President Susan R. Wente.
August 19, 2023