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World of Symphonic Music Presents: “Dan Locklair”
Music professor Dan Locklair is Composer-in-Residence at Wake Forest. His compositional catalog, influenced by a wide variety of traditions, includes internationally performed symphonic works, a ballet, an opera, and numerous solo, chamber, vocal, organ and choral compositions.
November 23, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Charlotte council approves funding for Atrium innovation district project
A proposed Atrium Health $1.5 billion innovation district received Monday the approval of the Charlotte City Council for its share of about $75 million in public funding for infrastructure initiatives. The innovation district would be built near the planned Wake Forest School of Medicine slated to open in 2024.
November 23, 2021
WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
How Biden’s strategic oil release will help you save money at the pump
“Historically, the use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has dropped the price of a barrel of oil somewhere between two and ten dollars,” economics professor Todd McFall explained. “Which in percentage terms is going to be somewhere between about 5% and 15%.
November 23, 2021
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Wineries, breweries strained by glass shortages
Business professor Haresh Gurnani, said, at this point in the pandemic, the output is struggling to keep up with a surge in demand. “If we were to roll back to when COVID was first starting, there was a huge drop in demand. Demand picked up faster than the supply could manage and that led to congestion in factories and transportation.”
November 23, 2021
Massive Science
To save the reefs, save the trees and the soil they grow in
Tropical rainforests and coral reefs are two of the most vibrant and biodiverse ecosystems in the world. Together they bring to mind images of lush, green vegetation spilling into clear turquoise waters teeming with ocean life. You probably don’t think about the ground beneath your feet — but, according to research recently published in Global Change Biology, we need to if we want to keep these two ecosystems healthy, writes PhD candidate in biology Cassie Freund.
November 22, 2021
WGHP-TV (High Point, NC)
North Carolina’s top 10 colleges with the best return on investment
Wake Forest made this list of North Carolina’s top 10 colleges with the best return on investment.
November 22, 2021
USA Today
How to stay safe this Thanksgiving
In years past, holiday planning revolved around deciding who was going to host, who was going to attend, and who was bringing the turkey. This year that list should also include making a plan for safe holiday gatherings amid the ongoing pandemic, especially as we see the number of cases rise again, writes statistics professor Lucy D’Agostino McGowan in this op-ed.
November 21, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Holiday spending expected to run head-long into supply-chain, worker-shortage issues
“While online shopping is very much alive and well, consumers are looking to experience — for the first time in two years — the sights and sounds and tastes and smells of the holidays in person, masks or no masks,” said Roger Beahm, executive director of the Center for Retail Innovation at Wake Forest.
November 20, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem man claiming wrongful conviction wants ballistics evidence tested
Mark Rabil and Emily Thornton, John Robert Hayes’ attorneys, filed a motion for ballistics testing in Forsyth Superior Court. The testing could help definitively exclude Hayes as a suspect and possibly lead investigators to the actual shooter. Rabil is the director of the Innocence and Justice Clinic at Wake Forest law school.
November 20, 2021
BBC
Elections in Chile: “This is a true turning point”
Politics and international affairs expert Peter Siavelis is convinced that Chile is approaching a “tipping point.” In this interview with BBC News, he discusses the divisive elections in Chile. “This is a true turning point because the country could go in either direction: consolidate democracy or erode it,” he said.
November 19, 2021
HPCwire
SC21’s Student Cluster Competition winners announced
A team of WFU computer science students was chosen to compete in the Student Cluster Competition of the SC21. “Our team was selected for the third time in a row this year. In previous years, the competition involved going to the leading high-performance supercomputing conference, but this year, the competition was virtual. Our six students competed from the basement of Manchester Hall,” said professor Samuel C
November 19, 2021
Spectrum News Charlotte
College students are giving back this holiday season feeding the hungry
Wake Forest University Campus Kitchen is hosting its annual Turkeypalooza event. It’s a weeklong donation of Thanksgiving meals to local organizations and nonprofits across Winston-Salem. The student leaders and student volunteers are making 500 Thanksgiving meals that will be delivered in the community.
November 19, 2021