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Quartz
Sanctions have been a predominantly American weapon since WWII
So the U.S. took on the sanction mantle. “In 1945, the U.S.-controlled half of all world GDP, the highest ever in modern times,” said Benjamin Coates, a history professor at Wake Forest University. The country also saw itself as the supporter of the “free peoples…resisting attempted subjugation,” as former president Harry Truman put it.
March 11, 2022
Triad Business Journal
Can health care innovation turn the tide for the Triad?
Wake Forest University received almost $125 million in funding from the NIH in 2021 alone, making it the third-highest recipient in the state, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. Of the 164 grants the university received, 31 of them were more than $1 million.
March 11, 2022
Triad City Beat
In ‘Still I Rise,’ Reynolda House reckons with its past treatment of Black workers, artists
The archival footage on display as part of Still I Rise: The Black Experience at Reynolda, aims to tell a fuller, honest history of the Reynolda House, from before its inception to its conversion into a museum to the present day, by including the experiences of Black, enslaved workers and artists.
March 10, 2022
The Washington Post
Florida’s bill restricting LGBTQ discussion will hurt all children, LGBTQ and straight
In this opinion piece, law professor Marie-Amélie George shares why Florida’s new law is just the latest chapter in a history of school policies that hurt learning and breed bigotry.
March 9, 2022
WGHP-TV (High Point, NC)
Where the jobs are: Triad companies are paying more as new industries flock to the area
Based on data compiled last spring, all together, the largest employers in the Triad region employed about 125,000, ranging from more than 20,000 at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health to more than 2,300 at Wake Forest University.
March 9, 2022
Audubon
The Amazon could soon transition to a dry, Savanna-like ecosystem
“That’s a major change in one of earth’s most important systems,” said Miles Silman, an ecologist at Wake Forest University who studies forest dynamics in the Amazon. Climate change fuels the deadly trio of drought, fire and deforestation that is pushing the Amazon beyond its limits. “Put forests in the equation with humans and fire, and things change really dramatically.”
March 8, 2022
Poets & Quants
Wake Forest finds a Dean with close ties to the school and state
Just in time for International Women’s Day, Wake Forest has hired Annette Ranft. The University could hardly have found someone with more experience to lead its business school. “My experience as a Wake Forest faculty member exposed me to the ideals of the teacher-scholar model, to the importance of the whole person, and to the values consistent with serving humanity,” said Ranft.
March 7, 2022
Fortune
10 data science and business analytics courses that should be on every executive’s radar
Through Wake Forest University’s Analytics for Leaders, participants focus on understanding analytics strategy, data visualization, influencing, and problem framing. “Knowing the right questions to ask in addressing analytics challenges, and then being able to visualize actionable solutions, is critical to properly aligning talent and resources to maximize return on investment,” said Kerry Shronts, executive director of Wake Forest Executive Education.
March 7, 2022
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Triad gas prices surge for drivers
Economics professor Robert Whaples said people are experiencing sticker shock, as gas prices continue to rise due to the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. “We are not letting Russia supply as much oil to the world market anymore and counties are afraid if they do business with Russia that the U.S. and other big countries are going to put sanctions on them,” he said.
March 7, 2022
Triad Business Journal
Annette Ranft named dean of Wake Forest University’s business school
Wake Forest has named Annette Ranft as the dean of the university’s School of Business, where she will oversee the school’s highly ranked undergraduate business programs, master’s degree programs and non-degree programs. Ranft previously served as the dean at Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business as well as dean at North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management. For six years early in her career, Ranft served as an associate professor at Wake Forest.
March 4, 2022
Charlotte Business Journal
First Horizon exec, analysts talk $13.4B deal with TD Bank
Finance professor Ajay Patel said the industry is likely to see more acquisitions like this, given the competitive environment in technology. He said banks must either scale up or become a niche player within a localized customer base.
March 4, 2022