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Democracy Now! TV
Biden hosts summit of 49 African leaders to counter China & Russia’s growing power across continent
Leaders from 49 African nations are in Washington, D.C., this week for a three-day summit organized by the Biden administration. The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit comes as the U.S. is trying to counter the growing influence of China and Russia in Africa. China-Africa relations expert Lina Benabdallah joins this conversation on why the U.S. is holding it, who’s there and who isn’t. Listen at the 20:00 minute mark.
December 12, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
Senior Tal Feldman awarded Schwarzman Scholarship
Wake Forest senior Tal Feldman has been named to the 2023-24 class of Schwarzman Scholars. Scholars selected from around the world will complete a one-year, fully-funded Master’s degree program in Global Affairs at Schwarzman College on the campus of Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. The program aspires to build a global network of young leaders that are prepared to confront the pressing challenges facing the wor
December 11, 2022
Axios Charlotte
10 of Charlotte’s most powerful people in 2022
Gene Woods, CEO of Atrium Health, was named to this list of 2022’s most powerful figures in Charlotte. Atrium, the largest hospital system in the Carolinas, and Wake Forest broke ground this year on its innovation district called The Pearl, which will house the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Charlotte.
December 10, 2022
Mongabay
As EU finalizes renewable energy plan, forest advocates condemn biomass
The EU hopes to finalize its revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED) soon, even as forest advocates urge last-minute changes to significantly cut the use of woody biomass for energy and make deep reductions in EU subsidies to the wood pellet industry, writes journalism professor Justin Catanoso, a regular contributor to Mongabay.
December 7, 2022
Psychology Today
The data you need to prepare for change
There’s been a lot of talk recently about a recession: if we’re in one, if one is coming, if organizations are about to lay off people and implement hiring freezes, or if they’ve already started. Change can be hard, scary and disorienting, especially when it’s not by our own choice. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get ready and be prepared for when it inevitably shows up, writes Assistant Vice President of Mentoring and Alumni Personal and Career Development Allison McWilliams.
December 6, 2022
Americas Quarterly
The no-nonsense mayor leading Chile’s right
Matthei emphasizes issues of law and order that appeal to conservatives, but she has moderated some of her stances over the years. She supports same-sex marriage and pushed for the decriminalization of abortion when medically necessary. “She’s the perfect package of policy options that Chileans are looking for these days,” said politics professor Peter Siavelis, who has published widely on Chilean politics.
December 6, 2022
West Wing Playbook Newsletter
The great White House merch war
“Trademark owners have to do this – it’s called policing your trademark,” said law professor Keith Robinson, an expert on intellectual property law. “In order to keep their rights, they have to actually go after infringers.” Typically a trademark owner would send a letter informing the second party that they’re infringing on a trademark and requesting that they take it down. But that didn’t happen in this case.
December 6, 2022
Yes! Weekly
Wake the Arts at WFU to celebrate the launch of ‘ArtCities’
Wake the Arts, an initiative of Wake Forest University, is collaborating with Guilty by Association (GBA), an organization dedicated to raising visibility for underrepresented artists nationwide, on a new project called ArtCities. WFU Acquavella Curator of Collections Jennifer Finkel served as a scout for the project, with undergraduate Naia Vincent (’24) as co-scout and writer. A 10-minute documentary featuring the stories of Winston-Salem’s and Greensboro’s ArtCities artists, created by students in the University’s Documentary Film Program, will be shared during the event.
December 6, 2022
Mongabay
Whistleblower: Enviva claim of ‘being good for the planet… all nonsense’
Enviva is the largest maker of wood pellets burned for energy in the world. The company, has from its inception, touted its green credentials. It says it doesn’t use big, whole trees, but only uses wood waste, “tops, limbs, thinnings, and/or low-value smaller trees” in the production of woody biomass burned in former coal power plants in the U.K., EU and Asia. A major recent scientific study finds that Enviva is contributing to deforestation in the U.S. Southeast, writes journalism professor Justin Catanoso, a regular contributor to Mongabay.
December 5, 2022
The New York Times
Human composting should be an option for New Yorkers
Law professor Tanya Marsh, a leader in human remains law, said that in the New York bill the final product is defined as soil, with no restrictions placed on its use.
December 5, 2022
Information Today
Entrepreneurial librarianship is alive and well: The Entrelib Conference 2022
Summer Krstevska, research and instruction librarian – business & economics, said that libraries have undertaken to support social entrepreneurship; that is, the application of entrepreneurial tactics to realize social, rather than commercial, objectives. But supporting social entrepreneurs is just one way that librarians engage with entrepreneurship.
December 5, 2022
Times Higher Education (THE)
Australian university combines PhD and MBA in national first
Joint PhD-MBA programs were pioneered in the US, with the first example emerging more than 20 years ago at Wake Forest University.
December 4, 2022