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Carolina Public Press
Wallet extraction: Consumers surprised by dental and other fees for COVID-19
“In the end, whether a hairdresser is buying PPE or a restaurant is spending more on food, the specific disruption doesn’t matter,” said Jane Ryngaert, an assistant professor of economics at Wake Forest. “In both cases, the cost of doing business is higher and will be shared by the consumer.”
December 7, 2020
Charlotte Business Journal
One year later: How Truist performed since BB&T-SunTrust merger and where it plans to go next
Finance professor Ajay Patel said Truist spent several months before the deal closed preparing for the merger. That allowed the bank to start crafting plans well before Covid-19. The merger was publicly announced in early 2019. The challenge for BB&T was completing its largest merger yet, having previously absorbed smaller companies into its operations, Patel said.
December 7, 2020
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Wake Forest President Nathan O. Hatch’s apology was mentioned in The Chronicle of Higher Education. “It is important and overdue that I unequivocally apologize, on behalf of the University, for participating in and benefitting from the institution of slavery.”
December 7, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Convincing consumers to shop Locally “will be especially difficult” given the convenience of online shopping during the pandemic, said Roger Beahm, executive director of the Center for Retail Innovation at the Wake Forest School of Business. “While consumers say they want to support small businesses, there are several conditions that are creating special challenges for this sector,” Beahm said.
December 6, 2020
The New Yorker
Introducing “Books for the Midnight Hour”: What We Read When the World Gets Dark
Jonathan Walton, Dean of Wake Forest School of Divinity and scholar of religion, discussed W. E. B. DuBois’ “The Souls of Black Folk” on The New Yorker’s new “Books for the Midnight Hour” video series.
December 4, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest University Campus Garden has a very efficient and sustainable composting system, which maximizes the benefits of year-round feeding. Garden manager and Campus as Lab program coordinator Nathan Peifer has implemented a new composting system at the garden, which receives a steady supply of brown and green organic material from the Wake Forest campus. “In the summer things move fast. In the winter biological organisms slow down, the biology in the pile slows down. But it’s still happening,” Peifer said.
December 4, 2020
Charlotte Business Journal
Why Red Ventures’ latest acquisition made sense despite travel-industry slump
“This may not be a bad bet in that, if people are going to travel, then why not combine a company that people have been using and relying on guidebooks for travel with the other things that Red Ventures can provide?” said Ajay Patel, a finance professor at Wake Forest. “I think the combination makes sense as long as they got it for a reasonable price.”
December 3, 2020
Deseret News
Understanding America: Is there a connection between faith and firearms?
“The less trust one has in the government, the more likely they are to take to protecting themselves,” said David Yamane, a sociologist at Wake Forest who studies gun culture. Yamane said that social uncertainty and self-defense “applies across the ideological spectrum.”
December 3, 2020
Healthline
Indoor church services are COVID-19 hot spots: Here’s why
“While I think in general it is ideal for folks to hold off on gathering these days, I also recognize that there are valid reasons why people choose to do so,” said Lucy D’Agostino McGowan, an assistant professor of statistics at Wake Forest. “I think it is really important for folks to find creative ways to stay connected with their faith-based communities.”
December 3, 2020
Law360
3 takeaways from Smithfield’s hog farm stench settlement
Steven Virgil, a professor at the Wake Forest School of Law, said that a couple of decades ago, it was hard to bring legal actions over farming practices that impacted neighbors because the general sentiment was that the smell of hog manure was the smell of money and part of rural American life. “Having them validate that this is not farming as most people imagine it is powerful stuff.”
December 3, 2020
Triad Business Journal
20 in their 20s: Brad Horling, Emtiro Health
Brad Horling, a student in Wake Forest’s Master of Science in Business Analytics program and director of IT and analytics at Emtiro Health, was named one of the Triad Business Journal’s “20 in their 20s” promising young professionals.
December 3, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest University to open new professional studies school in Charlotte
Wake Forest says it will open a new academic division aimed at working professionals in Charlotte; the School of Professional Studies will be its first new academic unit in more than 20 years. It will be led by business school dean Charles Iacovou. Iacovou said the new professional studies school will offer classes toward master’s degrees, certificates and other credentials as well as executive education, but not undergraduate degrees. Most students will be adults with jobs who want new or better skills to change careers or move up in their current field. The Triad Business Journal also covered the story.
December 3, 2020