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The Charlotte Observer
Atrium Health’s Charlotte medical school building gets a name — and $25M donation
The Howard R. Levine Foundation donated $25 million to name the academic building. The Howard R. Levine Center for Education will host the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte, along with Wake Forest University School of Business, Wake Forest School for Professional Studies and Carolinas College of Health Sciences.
December 14, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Charlotte medical school building to be named for Howard R. Levine, retired CEO of Family Dollar
The primary academic building for the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Charlotte will be named after business leader and philanthropist Howard Levine. Levine’s foundation has agreed to provide a $25 million gift to the Atrium foundation for the medical school, which is slated to open in 2024.
December 14, 2021
Axios Charlotte
The rise of IOU shopping in Charlotte
Americans’ use of “buy now, pay later” options surged 438% between 2019 and 2021. Marketing professor Roger Beahm shares three main conditions that have come together to drive this new customer behavior and growth in a new consumer finance product category.
December 11, 2021
Triad City Beat
New state law makes it harder for families to access police body-cam footage
“This is unnecessarily restrictive and it creates an additional hurdle that impedes the spirit of transparency that these body-worn camera laws were enacted to address,” said Kami Chavis, a law professor and director of Wake Forest’s criminal justice program.
December 11, 2021
Charlotte Business Journal
How jobs at Bank of America have been hit by market shift
Finance professor Ajay Patel is quoted in this article on how Charlotte-based BofA is adjusting its employee headcount for a post-pandemic era, largely driven by changes in client preferences and the need for efficiency.
December 10, 2021
news.wfu.edu
Shea Kidd Brown named Vice President for Campus Life
Wake Forest has appointed Shea Kidd Brown as vice president for campus life. Kidd Brown is known for her commitment to student care, belonging and success. “Shea Kidd Brown cares passionately about the wellbeing and development of students and will provide strategic, visionary leadership,” said Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente. “This is an incredibly important and influential role on a residential and highly relational campus like ours, and she is exceptionally well-qualified to both meet the needs of students and expand opportunities for engagement.”
December 9, 2021
Christian Science Monitor
Plastic recycling: ‘Advanced’ method may not live up to its hype
“This a way for the petrochemical industry to sort of signal that they’re responding and being responsive to some of these concerns that the public is raising” about the plastics crisis, said Sarah Morath, an associate professor of environmental law and food law and the author of the forthcoming book, “Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It.”
December 8, 2021
The Guardian
‘More cautious’ China shifts Africa approach from debt to vaccine diplomacy
“In a way, Xi’s reduced financial pledge is not surprising because we’ve already seen signs in the last couple of years,” said politics and international affairs professor Lina Benabdallah. “China has entered a phase of greater caution with regard to Africa.
December 7, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Sam Gladding, Wake Forest professor who counseled relatives of 9/11 victims, dies at 76
Wake Forest counseling professor Sam Gladding died Monday in Winston-Salem. He was 76. “People would ask him, ‘When are you going to retire?’” Claire Gladding said. “He would say, ‘Why would I retire? I have the best job in the world.’” Gladding “loved his students,” his wife Claire said. “He loved teaching and he loved Wake Forest. He couldn’t have been happier.”
December 7, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Music Carolina 2021 WinterFest to present two concerts in December
Music Carolina will kick off its 2021 WinterFest concert series on Dec. 10 with “Winter Light,” featuring Tom Caufield on acoustic guitar and Matt Kendrick on bass. Kendrick, who teaches electric bass and jazz improvisation at Wake Forest, has released five CDs, four on his own label Suitcase Music and one on Ichiban Records.
December 4, 2021
news.wfu.edu
Wait Chapel expands programming, strengthens community
Wait Chapel, Wake Forest University’s most iconic building, has hosted religious services, academic ceremonies, concerts, lectures, weddings and other events for more than 60 years. Jonathan Lee Walton, who joined the University in 2019 as Dean of the Divinity School and the inaugural Dean of Wait Chapel, is working diligently to ensure its continued relevance. Through collaborations on and off campus, Walton is implementing programming to bring more vibrancy to the building that’s situated near the center of campus.
December 2, 2021
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Pilot Mountain fire will bring new growth to mountain
Fire is common in this part of the country, said engineering professor Lauren Lowman, who studies fire and its impact on ecosystems. “Fires are important to maintaining what is this regular cycle of which plants are there and thriving and which get killed off and allowed to regrow later. Fire plays a really important role in governing that process.”
December 2, 2021