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Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest took a calculated risk in February when it removed its name and brand from the 2.1-million-square-foot Innovation Quarter in downtown Winston-Salem. Officials with Innovation Quarter, with an overall workforce of more than 3,400, said it was ready to stand on its own among its U.S. and global innovation peers. “Nothing about the new branding changes the commitments that Wake Forest has made to downtown Winston-Salem,” said University President Nathan Hatch.
December 27, 2020
Democracy Nerd
Chile votes to rewrite its constitution, with guests Jennifer Piscopo & Peter Siavelis
Chile’s voters approved a measure to rewrite the country’s constitution to allow for a representative democracy and more equal society. Peter Siavelis, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science and International Affairs at Wake Forest, helped provide context in the rare occasion of a Western democracy rewriting its constitution.
December 26, 2020
Democracy Nerd
Chile votes to re-write it’s constitution, with guests Jennifer Piscopo & Peter Siavelis
Chile’s voters approved a measure to rewrite the country’s constitution to allow for a representative democracy and more equal society. Peter Siavelis, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science and International Affairs at Wake Forest, helped provide context in the rare occasion of a Western democracy rewriting its constitution. Siavelis says he will be watching the April 2021 Constitutional Convention elections to see who will ultimately contribute to process: “Does this meet the promise that we all hope it does, or is it the same names as usual? What is the socioeconomic status of these people? How do the indigenous seats play out?”
December 26, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
“In regard to the general question of whether an executive order can override a contrary state law, the answer is that it cannot,” said politics professor John Dinan. “This holds true both at the state level and at the federal level, in terms of the inability of presidential executive order to override a contrary congressional statute and the similar inability of a gubernatorial executive order to override a contrary state statute.”
December 25, 2020
Geo News (Pakistan)
Couples who help each other out with household chores have a stronger bond, study says
Wake Forest researchers found “a direct link between ‘pro-social behaviour’ – such as putting partners’ desires ahead of our own – and closeness and self-esteem.”
December 24, 2020
Looper
How Starlight’s energy powers in The Boys differ from Captain Marvel
Jed Macosko, professor of physics at Wake Forest, provided a scientific interpretation of energy powers portrayed in the television show, “The Boys.” Starlight, Macosko explained, has powers that “are pretty clearly electrically-based, especially since she requires electricity as her input.”
December 24, 2020
Triad City Beat
As 2020 ends, Local colleges and universities make plans for the future amidst pandemic
Brett Eaton, the senior associate vice president and director of communications at Wake Forest, said testing standards at Wake Forest helped inform the university to change the campus’s operating status from “yellow” to “orange” when positive cases rose in October. “The change was meant to discourage students from leaving campus for anything other than necessary activities,” Eaton said
December 23, 2020
88.5 WFDD
Wake Forest University creates immersive virtual Lovefeast
For more than 50 years, Wake Forest has celebrated a Moravian holiday tradition known as Lovefeast. Initiated by a student in 1965, the gathering has grown to be one of the largest of its kind in North America. This year, due to COVID-19, the University adapted the experience into a full-length video recording. It captures every element of the ritual including well-known Christmas carols sung by the choir and various musical performances. “It’s a very simple service that provides, I think, an ideal environment for the softening of some of the divisions that we actually see every day in real time,” said University Chaplain Tim Auman.
December 22, 2020
Associated Press
Millennial Money: How to discuss family finances in a crisis
Wake Forest counseling professor Nathaniel Ivers believes that interpersonal conflicts stem from your desire to be understood by the other person, while at the same time, you don’t understand where the other person is coming from. “If you say, ‘I’m feeling overwhelmed with the extra responsibilities I have now,’ that will sometimes trigger compassion,” Ivers said. “But if it comes with finger-pointing, the last thing you get is compassion and empathy.”
December 22, 2020
Forbes
The college admission precedent
In the midst of otherwise uncertain times, college admissions teams remain steadfast in their mission to support applicants and deliver an educated populous. Eric Maguire, vice president for enrollment at Wake Forest agrees, saying that what has been steady is our “commitment to considering applicants thoughtfully and holistically.”
December 22, 2020
WXII
Stimulus check debate: Triad political analyst says it could go one of three ways
“The first possibility is that President Trump does not veto it,” said Wake Forest political science professor John Dinan. “He says he’s unhappy but signs it anyhow. That’s very possible. The second possibility is President Trump goes ahead and vetoes the bill, but the Congress overrides his veto,” said Dinan. “This bill passed with overwhelming support, easily enough to make the bill become law even without Trump’s support.”
December 22, 2020
Massive Science
Here are some of the first snowflakes ever photographed
Cassie Freund, tropical forest ecologist and PhD student at Wake Forest, highlighted early photographs of snowflakes. Photographer Wilson ‘Snowflake’ Bentley was the first person to photograph a snowflake, in 1885. He described these flakes of frozen water as, “tiny miracles of beauty.”
December 20, 2020