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Winston-Salem Journal
Forsyth commissioners approve ‘uncertain’ fix for erosion problem
Smith Reynolds Airport will seek a state grant to cover most of the cost to stabilize a section of Brushy Fork Creek where extreme erosion has eaten away at property in an adjacent neighborhood. Wake Forest engineering students are studying the site as part of a senior design project to determine how much of the creek erosion is linked to the loss of trees, said engineering professor Courtney Di Vittorio, who specializes in water manageme
October 27, 2022
The Evolllution
What did COVID-19 change about the registrar’s role?
A few years ago, the world underwent more change than anyone was ready for. Every aspect of higher education was impacted, including the registrar’s office. But the switch to remote learning wasn’t the only thing that registrars had to tackle. How has technology expanded in the registrar’s role? School of Business Chief Student Services Officer Matt Imboden participates in this Q&A.
October 26, 2022
Yes! Weekly
Lam Museum of Anthropology celebrates Day of the Dead’s diversity
For roughly the past 20 years, Wake Forest’s anthropology museum has continuously displayed a variety of Day of the Dead exhibits. Initially small in size and the amount of time this would be on display, the exhibit’s size has grown throughout the years depending on the museum’s gallery space available. This year, the Lam Museum of Anthropology brings back the exhibit in the largest form ever displayed.
October 26, 2022
Greensboro News & Record
Why did gas prices rise so quickly?
Business professor Haresh Gurnani explained why gas retailers raised prices so quickly on the heels of the decision by OPEC to cut petroleum production. “Prices at the local pump are affected by two key factors: visibility into global oil prices at the macro level and competition in the immediate neighborhood.” Gurnani researches, among other things, disruptions and restorations in the supply chain.
October 23, 2022
IT Security News
Fullstack Academy and Wake Forest’s School of Professional Studies partner
Fullstack Academy, a national tech education provider, today announced it has partnered with Wake Forest University School of Professional Studies to bring tech training boot camps specializing in coding, cybersecurity, data analytics, DevOps, and product management to Charlotte, NC and beyond.
October 22, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
Krispy Kreme, McDonald’s menu partnership may grow into symbiotic national relationship
The deal to put Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnuts on a McDonald’s menu could go beyond a test market to a symbiotic national relationship, according to Roger Beahm, executive director of the Center for Retail Innovation. “Partnering with McDonald’s offers Krispy Kreme a new “go-to-market strategy that seems to offer strong upside potential.”
October 22, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
Concerts, exhibits and other events
Christopher Gilliam, will present a concert featuring “Requiem,” by Wake Forest University Composer-in-Residence Dan Locklair at 3 p.m. Oct. 30 at Wait Chapel.
October 22, 2022
Bangor Daily News
Maine prison debate team beats MIT in historic competition
The newly created National Prison Debate League and students from MIT argued whether term limits should be required for justices of the U.S. Supreme Court in front of a virtual audience. “The decision is a 5-0 for the Maine Department of Corrections. Congratulations on an outstanding debate and thank you so much for the opportunity to judge it,” said Jarrod Atchison, director of Wake Forest’s nationally recognized debate team.
October 21, 2022
Triad Business Journal
Innovation ‘special sauce’ to countering losses like headquarters of Truist, Krispy Kreme
The growth and vibrancy in downtown Winston-Salem in the past decade is easy to see. Wake Forest University’s Innovation Quarter put former RJR tobacco buildings to use for a slew of educational facilities and cutting-edge businesses, including several involved in medical technology.
October 21, 2022
North Carolina Rabbit Hole
The 42-year-old donut that will outlast us all
Leadership and Character Program’s Jeremy Markovich riffs on “The Good Place” writer Michaels Schur’s comments at Wake Forest about the founder of Utilitarianism Jeremy Bentham and his demand that, after his death, his body be preserved and put on display at the institution he helped found: University College London.
October 20, 2022
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Forsyth County college students offer free brake light repairs
The Forsyth Technical Community College is partnering with the Wake Forest’s Pro Bono Law Project to host “Brake Light Night.”The Office of Civic and Community Engagement and Legal Aid of North Carolina is also joined in the effort. Students from Forsyth Tech’s Transporation Technology Center programs are volunteering to fix and replace the tail lights of community members for free.
October 20, 2022
The New York Times
Democrats are having trouble holding onto their coalition
Political science professor Betina Wilkinson said that her survey and focus group data “reveal that for some Blacks and Latinxs, social, economic and political opportunities are zero-sum since they feel that their sociopolitical power and struggles are comparable to those of the other minoritized group, that there are limited resources and opportunities and thus that the other group poses a threat to them.”
October 19, 2022