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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

Business Milestones

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

Mongabay

The Netherlands decides to stop paying subsidies to untruthful biomass firms

Activists have pressed hard for years to put a biomass discussion on the agenda at annual UN climate summits, to no avail, but are encouraged by events in The Netherlands and Australia. They say they remain hopeful that actions by policymakers will soon match growing public opposition to using forest wood for energy in a climate crisis, writes journalism professor Justin Catanoso.

December 23, 2022

Nature

Discovery of endogenous nitroxyl as a new redox player in Arabidopsis thaliana

Nitroxyl (HNO) is the one-electron reduced and protonated congener of nitric oxide (•NO), owning a distinct chemical profile. Based on real-time detection, we demonstrate that HNO is endogenously formed in Arabidopsis.

December 23, 2022

The Central Virginian

Fewer gifts this year? Give kids more love

Parents hit hard by the struggling economy might wonder how to explain to their children why there aren’t as many presents under the tree this year. “The problem is, we often express love through gifts,” said psychology professor Christy Buchanan, who studies parent-child relationships and teaches courses on effective parent-child relations. “We worry they won’t feel loved if we don’t provide material things.”

December 22, 2022

Atlantic Council

China-Global South Relations with Lina Benabdallah

Key takeaways in this podcast with politics professor Lina Benabdallah include an overview of China’s influence on the Global South, the different perspectives of China between Western and Global South countries, and the position of Africans in U.S.-China competition

December 21, 2022

Yes! Weekly

Literary Bound: Friends make it their mission to give new life to old books

What started off as a creative Christmas gift has grown into an enterprise between friends binding them, and their customers’ love of books, together. Diana Goldstein and Rosalind Tedford met at Wake Forest University where they were undergraduate roommates. Tedford was born and raised in Winston-Salem and works at the University’s library as a research librarian.

December 21, 2022

U.S. News & World Report

4 questions to ask yourself before applying to B-School

An MBA is a significant commitment that requires time, money and energy. Even part-time programs may be more intensive than people expect, said Kevin Bender, executive director for MBA enrollment management and recruiting at Wake Forest’s School of Business. “It’s important to understand the time commitment required.”

December 19, 2022

Cultured Magazine

Karen Wong and Derek Wiggins design a better blueprint for the art world

ArtCities, a program that delves into American locales in order to spotlight overlooked artists, debuted with the first regional initiative focused on Winston-Salem and Greensboro. “We know the art world cares about five art schools,” founder Karen Wong explains. “But there are almost 300 art departments across the country.” In collaboration with Wake the Arts, the North Carolina edition of ArtCities features artists Krystal Hart, Ashley Johnson, Lakea Shepard, Mariam Aziza Stephan, and Antoine Williams.

December 19, 2022