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How Wake Forest Freedom School is helping kids stay sharp while having summer fun
Children in Forsyth County are staying sharp this summer mornings at the Freedom School at Wake Forest University.The program aims to boost reading literacy, foster leadership skills, and offer a safe space for fun and learning. The Freedom School concept was created by the Children's Defense Fund in 1964 during the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project to increase literacy among children. Today, the program has expanded to more than 25 states and over 100 schools.
July 16, 2026
Triad Business Journal
C-Suite Awards 2026: Jacqueline Travisano of Wake Forest University
Jacqueline Travisano, executive vice president and CFO at Wake Forest, has strengthened the University's organizational health by embedding collaborative decision-making, rigorous business practices and data-driven financial stewardship across divisions. Under her guidance, the university has enhanced budgeting discipline, improved operational transparency and refined risk management processes, all while ensuring resources are aligned with academic mission and strategic priorities.
July 15, 2026
Industrial Safety & Hygiene News
To achieve success in your occupational health and safety job, you must understand how the entire system operates — historically, present and likely future. Business professor Shannon McKeen is a global communicator on AI’s influence on systems. McKeen has stated that “When knowledge becomes cheap, judgment becomes expensive.
July 15, 2026
Natural News
Weighted vests may prevent metabolic slowdown during weight loss
A small pilot study conducted by researchers at Wake Forest University has found that wearing a weighted vest during caloric restriction may prevent the metabolic slowdown that typically accompanies weight loss, according to a report published June 30, 2026. The study followed 18 older adults with obesity over two years and compared those who wore a weighted vest for up to 10 hours a day with those who only dieted.
July 13, 2026
Yahoo Life
Araceli (Sally) Perez-Ramos, associate director of market readiness & employment for Wake Forest's business school, suggests investing in relationships without having an agenda, becoming known for making other people successful, and creating social capital before you need it. "If you think of relationships as assets you build over time, small consistent deposits create compounded wealth for you in the future. Think of every interaction you have with someone else as either crediting or debiting your social wealth account."
July 12, 2026
NBC News
Prediction market users have traded nearly $200 million on midterm elections so far
As prediction markets have boomed on topics from war to sports, trading volume on midterm election results has surpassed $197 million, according to an NBC News analysis of 1,408 open markets on Kalshi and Polymarket. Not everyone who comes to these platforms trades, though. Researchers say many users treat prediction markets as information tools. “I can see what well-incentivized, very smart traders think about different topics, and I use these markets to guide my news diet for the day,” said Koleman Strumpf, a Wake Forest University economics professor who researches prediction markets.
July 10, 2026
Tech Xplore
To defend your software, first teach AI to break it
At the heart of their work is a problem most people never see but that affects everyone: software vulnerabilities. Every time a person uses an app, buys something online or interacts with a digital service, their data travels through invisible connectors called application programming interfaces (APIs). "You can view an API as a communication channel between two pieces of software," said computer science professor Ying Zhang. "If the API accepts malicious or unexpected inputs without performing proper validation and security checks, attackers can exploit those weaknesses to trigger vulnerabilities, compromise systems or carry out successful cyberattacks."
July 9, 2026
Spectrum News 1 Charlotte
Davidson College expands financial aid, offering free tuition to more families
Davidson College, a private college north of Charlotte, is expanding its scholarship program to give full rides to more students from lower-income households. Other schools in North Carolina have similar financial aid programs. Wake Forest University has the Gateway to Wake Forest program. It covers the standard living expenses and the full cost of tuition for incoming students whose families make less than $100,000 per year. Wake Forest said it has seen in-state applications increase more than 75%.
July 8, 2026
RealClear World
Trump needs to stay the course on Iran diplomacy
"Much to the relief of most Americans, President Donald Trump finally agreed to a (MOU) with Iran to re-open the Strait of Hormuz and begin negotiations over the future of Iran’s nuclear program. Trump made the right move here. This was an unnecessary war of choice for the United States. Polls show Americans don’t see Iran as much of a threat and opposed the war from day one. But the hardest part is yet to come," writes international politics expert Will Walldorf.
July 7, 2026
Medical Xpress
Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program may lead to bone problems
The new Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program offers broader, more affordable access to weight loss drugs to address the growing obesity crisis. But there's a catch when it comes to bone health. "Where the degree of weight loss is similar to bariatric surgery, like maybe 25%, it stands to reason that the magnitude of bone loss is also going to be increased," she said. "I think that's concerning for older adults in particular, because they're at greater risk for fracture," said health and exercise science professor Kristen Beavers.
July 7, 2026
Inside Higher Ed
3 questions for Adam Landreth, assistant dean for online programs at WFU law school
As more institutions look to grow their online programs, many are wrestling with a fundamental question: Should they build the capabilities in-house or partner with an external provider? Adam Landreth, assistant dean for online programs, has been closely involved in that evolution. "My advice is to be realistic about your capabilities. If you’ve not grown the way you wanted for some time, you’re not magically going to start now," said Landreth.
July 7, 2026
PBS NewsHour
Fireworks, heat and drought put this Fourth of July at high risk for wildfires
Across the United States, the sky will be erupting with fireworks on July 4, 2026 and the days around it as America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence. Many cities will be hosting spectacular fireworks shows. WATCH: The growing dangers of record heat waves like the one engulfing July 4th celebrations But not everyone will be leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals, so let's talk about the risk of fireworks starting fires, including dangerous wildfires.
This article, originally published in The Conversation, appeared in news outlets nationwide, including CT Insider, Phys.org, UPI and Yahoo! News
July 4, 2026