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WFU students get face to face with former Secretaries
As part of the University’s Face to Face Speaker Forum, Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel fielded student questions at a special program in Wait Chapel. Scholars from the University’s Program for Leadership and Character led the moderated session.
November 11, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Wildfire on Sauratown Mountain in Stokes County has now burned 25 acres
Botany professor William K. Smith said that some of the smoke’s particulate matter could settle in the mountain’s valley and pose a risk to people with pre-existing respiratory problems. Stan Meiburg, the director of graduate studies in sustainability, said a spike in air pollution from the fire is expected. “But it should not last long.”
November 11, 2021
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Triad economics professors offer insight into supply chain challenges
According to professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management at Wake Forest University Haresh Gurnani, prices will be high for some time. “I think what we need to probably look for as consumers is to have a bit more patience and hold off any unnecessary purchases because things are at an elevated level and hope for more normalcy within a year or so,” Gurnani said.
November 11, 2021
Supply Chain Dive
Just-in-time and safety stock require a careful balance
Over the course of the pandemic, inventory has gone up, but so have sales. Are companies rethinking lean or just trying to keep up with demand? Economics professor John Dalton’s research is featured in this article on inventory and supply chains.
November 10, 2021
WS Chronicle
Rashaun Rucker’s art chosen for exhibit at WFU
Award-winning photographer and artist Rashaun Rucker has had his work shown across the country, at the Smithsonian, celebrities’ homes, colleges and universities, and in countless exhibitions and galleries. His piece, “Tapestry to my Soul” is on display as part of Wake Forest’s Means of Identification exhibition. The work was purchased by students for the University’s Student Union Art Collection during the 2021 spring art-buying experience.
November 10, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
RiverRun to present “Theirs is the Kingdom” in virtual theater
The documentary, from Chris Zaluski, assistant teaching professor in the Wake Forest University Documentary Film Program, follows the creation of a contemporary fresco mural inside the sanctuary of a small church in Asheville, examining the intersection of poverty and portraiture.
November 10, 2021
WalletHub
Best credit cards for price protection
Is the price-match guarantee an effective strategy for retailers? “A claim of “lowest price” is substantive, and can attract attention and interest. It can also turn into an increased customer base and higher sales volume,” said marketing and retail expert Roger Beahm.
November 9, 2021
E&E News
Anti-vaxxers threaten to jam up White House regulatory process
“The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has always been an important cog in the machine,” said law professor Sidney Shapiro. “Industry is just better at getting organized and financed to get those meetings. It’s not that they have excluded public interest groups. It’s just an imbalance in opportunity and resources.”
November 8, 2021
Triad Business Journal
Business professor cited as one of world’s most influential researchers
Business professor Sean Hannah, who studies the positive effects of exemplary leadership and the building of high-performing teams, was ranked among the top 1% of the most impactful research scientists worldwide. His most recent research utilizes neuroscience to study the brain activity of exemplary leaders.
November 8, 2021
Forbes
An experiment for consciousness? Scientists and philosophers debate it
Last year, scientists inferentially detected the existence of 2D visual mental representations that fundamentally change vision science. “It’s pseudoscience,” said physics professor Eric Carlson. “We know very well that consciousness is the action of the brain, which operates on electrochemical principles.”
November 6, 2021
The Atlantic
Women and the liberating power of no
Politics professor Melissa Harris-Perry is one of several women featured in this piece on what happens when women and girls say no. “We shouldn’t pretend that if only we could muster the courage to do it, there will be applause because most often there won’t be.… It is completely possible that if you say no you won’t get the chance to say yes. And that makes the calculation different for us than it does for boys.”
November 5, 2021
WGHP-TV (High Point, NC)
Why is daylight saving time still a thing?
“The last three years have seen a number of states really taking a look at why don’t we just stay on daylight saving time on a permanent basis. Florida’s taking a look at it. Other states are taking a look at it. No surprise North Carolina is also taking a look at it,” politics professor John Dinan said.
November 5, 2021