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College Magazine
How your college career center can land you a job during COVID-19
“At Wake Forest, we really want to know our students – by name and by story,” said Patrick Sullivan, director of strategic projects at Wake Forest’s Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD). “The more the OPCD staff knows about you, the more we are able to help you – by pointing you to events and opportunities that might match your skills and interests.” Letting your career coaches get to know you during your job search allows them to cater their services to your interests.
November 12, 2020
NBC San Antonio
New leadership at Pentagon could impact plans for Afghanistan withdrawal
“A slow, managed drawdown alongside or after negotiations are complete would be the best course, but even then, it will be tough for any president to go to zero troops given the dangers—whether real or imagined—of a terrorist resurgence,” said Will Walldorf, an expert on U.S. foreign policy at Wake Forest.
November 12, 2020
The Charlotte Observer
On August 7, a group of national housing and eviction experts, including Emily Benfer at Wake Forest School of Law, released research showing that that many property owners will also struggle to avoid calamity and face increased risk of foreclosure and bankruptcy. That stark warning may have pushed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue its September 4 nationwide eviction moratorium for the remainder of the year, a tacit acknowledgment that stable housing and health can’t be decoupled, particularly during a pandemic.
November 12, 2020
The New York Times
Just how dishonest are most students
“Signing an honor code can, among other things, serve as a moral reminder….Honor codes won’t eliminate cheating. Deeply dishonest students will not be deterred. But fortunately, the research confirms what experience suggests: Most students are not deeply dishonest,” said Wake Forest professor of philosophy Christian Miller in an op-ed written for The New York Times.
November 12, 2020
Spectrum News
Puerto Ricans voted to become 51st state. But there’s more to do
“Those questions of whether or not it becomes a state are inevitably tied up with partisan considerations of which party would benefit from having Puerto Rico with two senators, having a voting member of the House of Representatives, and having three electoral college votes,” said John Dinan, Wake Forest professor of politics.
November 11, 2020
91.5 WUNC
Youth voters turned out for the election. How do they feel about results
“We’re all still humans; we’re all still Americans,” said Cobey Ledford, a first-year student at Wake Forest, talking about the importance of voting and having conversations across party lines post-election.
November 10, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Groundbreaking soldier: ‘They’re all proud days’
Reachel Edwards is a retired Army 1st Sergeant and logistics technician for the ROTC program at Wake Forest. As Edwards nears her fourth Veterans Day, she said she’ll spend some time reflecting the same as other retired soldiers and be proud that she served. “They’re all proud days,” she said. “I’m just happy I could do something and give something back.”
November 10, 2020
Charlotte Business Journal
Can Atrium Health, Wake Forest deliver on medical school
The arrival of a medical school in Charlotte brings a broad range of benefits. A four-year school would train the next generation of doctors, focusing on population health and technology. It would create research opportunities where the area lags behind peer markets. Medical schools are economic engines, adding more jobs and supporting industry expansion. A Tripp Umbach study estimates the combined forces of Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest School of Medicine will yield annual economic impact of $32.7 billion and about 183,500 jobs at first, expanding to $54 billion and 275,000 jobs by 2040.
November 9, 2020
WGHP
Researchers look at what happens in communities where Local news disappears
“When you lose Local news the community in the state loses that watchdog function that journalism provides,” said Phoebe Zerwick, director of Wake Forest’s Journalism Program. Zerwick’s research shows, in recent years, more than 2,000 newspapers have made their final publications.
November 9, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Larry Hopkins, doctor and former Wake Forest University football star dies
“Wake Forest has lost a giant in our community,” said Nathan Hatch, president of Wake Forest. Hatch said Hopkins served the community “in exceptional ways as a beloved physician, leader and mentor. As a teacher, he shared his deep knowledge and selflessly offered his wisdom. As a trustee, he lent us his vision and drove our aspirations. And as a friend, he always had a ready smile and listening ear.”
November 9, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Calendar of events: Art venues
The Wake Forest Hanes Art Gallery is exhibiting, “Explorations of Self: Black Portraiture from the Cochran Collection” through March 2021. Additional campus art venues include the Wake Forest University of Museum of Anthropology and Z. Smith Reynolds Library.
November 9, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Agewise: Losing weight in a healthy way
Kristen Beavers, associate professor of health and exercise science at Wake Forest, said weight loss can improve many health outcomes but it can also cause bone loss. In a small pilot study conducted at Wake Forest Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, a weighted vest was found to be effective in minimizing bone loss associated with weight loss that can happen among older adults.
November 8, 2020