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UrduPoint
U.S. extremist violence rooted in social inequality, polarizing politics
Communication professor and terrorism expert Randall Rogan said politicians and lawmakers share some responsibility in creating a division that can spark violence. “Let’s dial it back a bit and the vitriol and the shaming and the canceling things that are going on in this country, dial back this aggressive behavior around everything that we’re engaged in. Let’s start listening to other people and stop talking so much.”
June 1, 2022
SIAM News
Our experiences can inspire and inform the ways in which we process and communicate structural information in the world around us. The concept of data communities suggested through our work is derived from—and aligns with—a shared human social perspective, writes mathematics professor Ken Berenhaut and co-author and former WFU student Katherine E. Moore, visiting assistant professor at Amherst College.
June 1, 2022
Newsweek
What were the Stonewall Riots? How the events of 1969 shaped LGBTQ movement
Law professor Marie-Amélie George, an expert in LGBTQ history, believes Stonewall has rightly entered the LGBTQ history books. After Stonewall, pride parades spread to major U.S. cities. “The parades shocked and dismayed conservative onlookers but they also made the LGBTQ community visible to large swaths of the country,” said law professor and LGBTQ history expert Marie-Amélie George.
June 1, 2022
Higher Ed Dive
‘Nothing new or magic.’ Harvard’s $100M pledge to redress slavery draws lukewarm response
Corey Walker, director of Wake Forest’s African American studies program, said he thinks Harvard should “reorganize its very foundations of knowledge.” It should entwine into its curricula how slavery informed contemporary postsecondary teachings and provided the base for American capitalism. Harvard’s lead and focus on this would help influence education elsewhere, he added.
June 1, 2022
Forsyth Family Magazine
“Out and About” in Winston-Salem with Second Harvest Food Bank – Empty Bowls
Last year, Covid 19 pressed organizations to become more creative in their continuation of fundraising events. Second Harvest decided on a drive-thru concept for Empty Bowls that was not only safe and in keeping with healthcare guidelines, but also a huge success. So much so, that they decided to bring it back with help from sponsors and supporters, including Wake Forest University, which provided the perfect area in front of Bridger Field House.
June 1, 2022
The New York Times
How you can use anticipation to enjoy life more
The accumulation of mini-thrills means you’ll still reap the benefits of looking forward to something, even if it’s not a big-ticket reward, said psychology professor Christian E. Waugh, who studies anticipation. “Plus, with the nearer stuff, there’s more of a sense it’s going to happen for sure. You’ve got more control over a small gathering this evening than a vacation in six months.”
May 31, 2022
Texas Tribune
A gun and a prayer: How the far right took control of Texas’ response to mass shootings
Sociology professor and gun culture expert David Yamane comments: “In the ’90s and 2000s, people really do start to see guns increasingly as a viable option to face down crime, uncertainty and unrest. There’s an element of defensive gun ownership that looks at the gun as a tool of last resort for when the worst possible thing is happening.”
May 29, 2022
POLITICO
Blinken calls China ‘most serious long-term’ threat to world order
“I found the speech to contain many contradictions — on the one hand [Blinken] says there is no adversarial relationship or Cold War with China, but on the other hand he outlines steps for the U.S. to shape the environment around Beijing with an eye to advance U.S. strategic interests,” said politics and international affairs professor Lina Benabdallah.
May 27, 2022
Vox
The Uvalde massacre and America’s unique gun violence problem, explained
“America is unique in that guns have always been present, there is wide civilian ownership, and the government hasn’t claimed more of a monopoly on them,” said sociology professor David Yamane, who studies American gun culture.
May 26, 2022
ASBMBToday
Since a steady stream of social media claims can convince an unwary audience that just about anything is true, Wake Forest chemistry professor Patricia Dos Santos has a new goal for her Biochemistry II students: Use solid science to support or refute those claims – and be sure to share the findings with family and friends.
May 26, 2022
Yahoo Finance
Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards Recognizes Kaplan’s Career Core™
Fast Company has recognized Kaplan’s Career Core, an innovative new service for institutions of higher learning that helps students prepare for their first jobs and ongoing career success, as part of its 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the Enduring Impact. “We are delighted about this recognition and excited to continue partnering with Kaplan for our own students and every other institution that wants all of their students to be truly career and life ready.”
May 25, 2022
Sentinel-Tribune
Professor testifies about hazing in Foltz trial
Law professor Gregory Parks testified at the trial. He has spent 20 years studying the legality and psychology of hazing and teaches classes on civil litigation and social event liability.
May 25, 2022