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PBS NewsHour
Talking to kids about nuclear tensions? Experts advise telling the truth
Fear of nuclear devastation can have a lifelong impact on children, said counseling professor Nathaniel N. Ivers. “Children know there is very little they can do to protect themselves if a nuclear bomb were to hit their area, which can create feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. It also can create a sense of nihilism, especially in older children and adolescents.
March 16, 2022
Philadelphia Magazine
License-to-carry applications have skyrocketed In Philly
Sociology professor David Yamane, author of the 2021 book “Concealed Carry Revolution,” said there’s a well-established trend over the past few decades of gun culture in America shifting from guns for sport to guns for personal defense. “This trend has accelerated during the pandemic and other events of the last two years. But this increase in Philadelphia is exceptional.”
March 16, 2022
Charlotte Business Journal
Atrium Health raises 37% of $500M philanthropic campaign less than a year after launching
Atrium Health has raised about 37% of its $500 million Giving Hope Campaign goal since last year’s launch. Charlotte-based Atrium said this week its foundation has raised $184 million to date. The campaign, announced last May, is stretching over six years. It raised $75 million in its quiet period from individuals, foundations and corporations. Atrium CEO Gene Woods has said it is the largest philanthropic campaign in the area’s history.
March 16, 2022
Capital Analytics
Vice Provost Charles Iacovou of Wake Forest University’s Charlotte Programs and Dean for the School of Professional Studies spoke with Invest and discussed how the University promotes and encourages an inclusive and impactful environment for life-long learning.
March 16, 2022
BBC
The paradox of how antidepressants are tested
Mental health has never been so important, yet antidepressant drug trials typically exclude those who need help most. Now regulators and some researchers are asking if there needs to be a change in how these drugs are tested. “By excluding whole populations from research, entire groups of people are denied the potential benefits of research findings and their health may suffer as a result,” said Ana Iltis, director of the Center for Bioethics, Health and Society at Wake Fore
March 15, 2022
Agenda (World Economic Forum)
How universities support student mental health and wellbeing
The pandemic has led to an increase in mental health struggles among many students. Student wellness at Wake Forest University has developed models that ensure student wellbeing on multiple levels, including the emotional, physical, social, intellectual, and financial dimensions.
March 15, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest medical school plans collaboration with French university
The first local ripple effect from Atrium Health’s partnership with French medical groups involves the University of Strasbourg in France and Wake Forest University. The universities said Tuesday they have signed a letter of intent “to explore opportunities to engage in education and research collaborations,” along with Wake Forest School of Medicine and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Any physical presence would be based in downtown Winston-Salem’s Innovation Quarter.
March 15, 2022
Yes! Weekly
Two historic exhibitions to open at Reynolda House
Two historic exhibitions will open at Reynolda House Museum of American Art in March and April. Substrata: the spirit of collage in 76 years of art will be on display from Mar. 18 until July 31, and Louise Nevelson: Architect of Light and Shadow runs Apr. 22 through Sept. 18.
March 15, 2022
Christian Science Monitor
Gun sales: More diverse buyers shift firearm culture
American gun sales regularly follow a boom and bust cycle, and a pandemic boom was predictable. The past several years have altered those numbers somewhat, but the average gun owner is still like “the characters from ‘Duck Dynasty’ – older, white, male, politically conservative, Southern, rural” said sociology professor David Yamane, founder of the blog “Gun Culture 2.0.”
March 14, 2022
BBC
The complicated truth of post-traumatic growth
We are often told about people’s capacity to thrive after trauma – but these claims may put unnecessary pressure on survivors. “In some cases, this narrative around the potential to grow could be oppressive,” said psychology professor Eranda Jayawickreme, whose research is featured in this piece. “It creates the expectation that not only do I have to recover from what happened to me, but apparently, I’m supposed to become better than ever before.” And this pressure, he thinks, could lead to worse mental health outcomes for some individuals.
March 13, 2022
Times Higher Education
If we truly want a level playing field, we must focus on social capital
We must work to redesign career services to address the unique needs and lives of students amid the new world of recruiting and work. We must ensure that relationship-building and developing social capital, especially for students from communities long under-represented in higher education, is an essential component of the student experience, writes Andy Chan, vice president of innovation and career development.
March 13, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
It’s a free country. Or is it? It depends on what country we’re talking about – in this case, China, the original home of artist Liu Xia, whose solo exhibition at Wake Forest University’s Hanes Art Gallery invariably raises issues of political repression and the impulse to liberation.
March 12, 2022