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Charlotte Business Journal
Why Red Ventures’ latest acquisition made sense despite travel-industry slump
“This may not be a bad bet in that, if people are going to travel, then why not combine a company that people have been using and relying on guidebooks for travel with the other things that Red Ventures can provide?” said Ajay Patel, a finance professor at Wake Forest. “I think the combination makes sense as long as they got it for a reasonable price.”
December 3, 2020
Deseret News
Understanding America: Is there a connection between faith and firearms?
“The less trust one has in the government, the more likely they are to take to protecting themselves,” said David Yamane, a sociologist at Wake Forest who studies gun culture. Yamane said that social uncertainty and self-defense “applies across the ideological spectrum.”
December 3, 2020
Healthline
Indoor church services are COVID-19 hot spots: Here’s why
“While I think in general it is ideal for folks to hold off on gathering these days, I also recognize that there are valid reasons why people choose to do so,” said Lucy D’Agostino McGowan, an assistant professor of statistics at Wake Forest. “I think it is really important for folks to find creative ways to stay connected with their faith-based communities.”
December 3, 2020
Law360
3 takeaways from Smithfield’s hog farm stench settlement
Steven Virgil, a professor at the Wake Forest School of Law, said that a couple of decades ago, it was hard to bring legal actions over farming practices that impacted neighbors because the general sentiment was that the smell of hog manure was the smell of money and part of rural American life. “Having them validate that this is not farming as most people imagine it is powerful stuff.”
December 3, 2020
Triad Business Journal
20 in their 20s: Brad Horling, Emtiro Health
Brad Horling, a student in Wake Forest’s Master of Science in Business Analytics program and director of IT and analytics at Emtiro Health, was named one of the Triad Business Journal’s “20 in their 20s” promising young professionals.
December 3, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest University to open new professional studies school in Charlotte
Wake Forest says it will open a new academic division aimed at working professionals in Charlotte; the School of Professional Studies will be its first new academic unit in more than 20 years. It will be led by business school dean Charles Iacovou. Iacovou said the new professional studies school will offer classes toward master’s degrees, certificates and other credentials as well as executive education, but not undergraduate degrees. Most students will be adults with jobs who want new or better skills to change careers or move up in their current field. The Triad Business Journal also covered the story.
December 3, 2020
Yahoo Finance
The world’s most influential leaders in physics and chemistry are at AcademicInfluence.com
“As a physics researcher myself, I recognize the leaders within my field and know the amazing work they do,” said Jed Macosko, Wake Forest physics professor and academic director of AcademicInfluence.com. “Our knowledge of these researchers improves awareness, which leads to support that funds groundbreaking projects and thrilling innovations,” he said.
December 3, 2020
Charlotte Agenda
What’s the deal with Wegmans, and is it ever coming to Charlotte
“North Carolina sort of becomes the key crossroads between retailers moving down from the North, coming up from the South, and moving in from the West,” said Roger Beahm, a marketing professor at Wake Forest. “This is a state that’s ripe for retail competition.”
December 2, 2020
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
Kami Chavis, a towering law professor, appointed vice provost at Wake Forest University
Kami Chavis, associate provost and law professor at Wake Forest, has been appointed vice provost for three years, continuing her three year stay in the provost’s office. “As a university administrator, I think it’s really important that I stay close to the university’s mission. And that mission is to educate students,” Chavis said. In her new and expanded role, Chavis will continue to oversee approximately nine different offices at the university, including the Office of Online Education, the Center for Advancement of Teaching and the Office of Civic and Community Engagement.
December 2, 2020
E&E News
Golden anniversary precedes big changes ahead
Stan Meiburg, who served at EPA for 39 years, including as acting deputy administrator during the Obama administration’s later years, said the EPA’s Year 51 will center on regaining trust. “I think the biggest challenge is going to be restoration of public confidence in the agency,” said Meiburg, now a director of graduate studies in sustainability at Wake Forest. “We have had a period of where the perception that factors other than science and protection of public health were driving decision-making at the agency.” Meiburg’s comments on the future of the EPA also appeared in The Hill, Aljazeera, 88.1 WYPR (Baltimore) and the Washington Examiner.
December 2, 2020
The Legal Examiner
Need to track your lawsuit? There may be an app for that
“There are some cases, a no-contest divorce, filing certain types of bankruptcies, that really are just a matter of filling out and filing forms. There should definitely be an app for that,” said Raina Haque, a professor at Wake Forest University School of Law, with expertise in computational law and emergent technologies. “Legal technologies, including apps, have proliferated in recent years. This includes law firms using apps, whether native to the firm or owned by a third party, for easier client communication, increased productivity, and even answering basic legal questions,” said Ellen Murphy, associate dean of strategic initiatives and professor at Wake Forest School of Law.
December 2, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
A Local pediatrician has created an app to improve the health of children
SneezSafe, a daily wellness monitoring platform, is also being used by businesses, universities and other organizations. SneezSafe is separate from the Sneez app and can be used on any device — mobile, laptop, tablet, and by QR code. To date, the symptom survey tool is in use with 15-plus companies in the Winston-Salem area including Wake Forest.
December 1, 2020