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WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Carolina Curious: How has the Salem Lake construction impacted local biodiversity?
Since early September, Salem Lake’s water levels have been about 10 feet lower than normal as construction crews are working on the boat ramp and retaining walls. Biology professor Miles Silman said that many Piedmont area lake ecosystems are very resilient when it comes to disturbances because Salem Lake is manmade.
January 13, 2022
Christian Science Monitor
A step toward better justice: Prying open the ‘black box’ of plea deals
Roughly 95% of criminal cases in the United States are resolved via plea bargain, according to the Department of Justice. “We have really needed data for a long time,” said law professor Ronald Wright, who researches criminal prosecutors. “We know about the outcomes of plea bargains, and we know something about the inputs, but all the formulations that go into making the offers, we’ve been blind to that for more than a century.”
January 12, 2022
Accounting Today
Wake Forest, Fairfield grads see highest Big Four employment rate
Accounting program graduates from Wake Forest University and Fairfield University are the most likely to be employed by the Big Four firms, according to new findings from higher education research group OnlineU. Research was conducted utilizing LinkedIn alumni data from nearly 100 colleges across the United States, analyzing more than 300,000 accounting alumni who graduated over the last decade.
January 11, 2022
WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
Mortgage rates rise to highest level since May 2020
Economics professor Todd McFall said he expects things to look more normal soon. “In the next six months, I would be surprised to see conditions in the housing market look like they do now because of credit market tightening. The demand’s just going to dry up because there’s a fixed number of people looking for those units.”
January 11, 2022
Yahoo Life
TV still roots for characters like Dexter
Wake Forest counseling professor Allison Forti said, Dexter’s popularity “is evidence that we’re craving fictional worlds, even if they’re scary ones. When our own lives feel overwhelming, we can view a protagonist whose life is far more dangerous.”
January 9, 2022
Triad Business Journal
Can enrollment at local colleges rebound to pre-pandemic levels?
Both Wake Forest University and Elon University rebounded to similar levels of what they were reporting before the pandemic. Wake Forest had just under 9,000 total students and about 5,400 undergraduates.
January 7, 2022
CNET
The internet is a great source for facts, but Jan. 6 reminds us truth isn’t the problem
“When it comes to beliefs, like worldview beliefs or your religious ideology, accuracy is not the point. The point is integrating with your social group, sending the right signals that you’re part of the group,” said philosophy professor Adrian Bardon, author of The Truth About Denial: Bias and Self-Deception in Science, Politics and Religion.
January 6, 2022
Sputnik
January 6 riot exposed America’s vulnerabilities to disinformation
Chavis, who is also director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University School of Law, citing recent polling, said a large percentage of Republicans believe Biden was not legitimately elect
January 6, 2022
Inside Higher Ed
Multiple HBCUs receive bomb threats
Melissa Harris-Perry, a professor at Wake Forest and host of the National Public Radio program The Takeaway, noted the history evoked by the bomb threats. “The list of targeted HBCUs made my blood run cold,” she said. “We’re grateful and relieved that there were no acts of physical violence, but I just want to point out that these threats themselves, they recall a history of racist bombings in the U.S. South aimed at Black churches and schools.”
January 6, 2022
Campus Rec Magazine
Joe Cassidy of Wake Forest University
For the January/February 2022 issue, Campus Rec spoke with Joe Cassidy, the executive director of Campus Fitness and Recreation at Wake Forest University.
January 6, 2022
Reuters
China’s foreign minister visits Kenya amid unease over rising debt
Lina Benabdallah, a China-Africa relations expert at Wake Forest, said Wang’s visit signaled Beijing’s interest in restoring stability in the Horn and improving access to Africa through Eritrea ports in the Red Sea.
January 5, 2022
The Charlotte Observer
Mary Tribble book on great grandmother Sally Merriam Wait
Mary Tribble’s new book, “Pious Ambitions,” is reviewed in the Charlotte Observer. The book tells the story of the life of Sarah (Sally) Merriam Wait, from a young Vermont woman struggling with faith to an aspiring missionary and minister’s wife. Tribble is senior advisor for engagement strategies at Wake Forest.
January 5, 2022