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The Independent (UK)
A five-step plan to improve your credit score in 2026
Creating a plan to achieve better credit is critical to your success, as it frees up the mental energy you need to complete your New Year’s resolutions, Wake Forest University Professor of Psychology E.J. Masicampo said.
January 14, 2026
Archdale-Trinity News
Slanted districts lead to legislative primaries
Many candidates for state legislative office are less concerned about Election Day on Nov. 3 than they are about the primaries on March 3. Gerrymandering of districts for the state House and Senate has left a narrow band of legislative races thought to be competitive, politics professor John Dinan said. “In North Carolina and around the country, state legislative and congressional maps are increasingly drawn to create solidly Republican or solidly Democratic districts, leaving few districts that are actually competitive in that they could be won by either party."
January 14, 2026
The Institute for Philosophy in Public Life
Why do people deny obvious things?
How can someone dismiss expertise but insist on having a surgeon when they need one? Why do some people cite research proving climate change but ignore the studies that defend genetically modified food? On this episode, philosophy professor Adrian Bardon helps explore denialism and inconsistency while trying to make sense of personal belief. "One of the main reasons why ambiguity is uncomfortable is that you don't know where you belong if you don't know what to believe," Bardon said.
January 14, 2026
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Religious colleges are booming. Why?
Many American colleges are elevating discussions of character. Wake Forest University has developed the Educating Character Initiative, a national network of colleges committed to putting character at the center of curriculum. Much of this work is designed to provide training, benchmarks, and structural support for institutions developing character-focused programs. Examples of these resources include workshops to define program outcomes and establish evaluative measures, including perception and impact surveys as well as instruments to assess content mastery and recall.
January 13, 2026
Afro-Conscious Media
Class traces how Black communities make meaning through faith and food
Food was inseparable from religious life at the Black Baptist church Derek Hicks attended as a child in Los Angeles. Each Sunday, “there was somebody’s house where we would go to eat,” said Hicks, professor of religion and culture at Wake Foorst and a visiting scholar in Candler School of Theology’s Sankofa Scholar Program. “Well before she would get to church on Sunday mornings, one of the church mothers already prepping and cooking.
January 13, 2026
WorldSoccerTalk.com
Report: Germany take important step in the US ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup
“The German national team will base their Team Base Camp for the 2026 World Cup in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,” reporter Florian Plettenberg recently stated on his official X account." Julian Nagelsmann’s team will stay at The Graylyn Estate and train at the nearby campus of Wake Forest University, just a few minutes away.” Choosing where to base the squad, as well as selecting the training facilities to be used during the tournament, is far from a minor decision.
January 13, 2026
thepicks.com
Germany is setting up camp at Winston-Salem’s Graylyn Estate in North Carolina for the 2026 World Cup. They’ll train at Wake Forest University, just up the road. That may sound like a footnote, but if you’re sizing up Germany’s chances this summer, it’s got layers you should care about.
January 13, 2026
Spotify
The #1 mistake people make with New Year’s resolutions
Every January, we promise ourselves this will be the year we finally change. Better habits, bigger goals, stronger willpower. And yet, by February, most of those resolutions are already gone. So what’s really going on? In this podcast, psychology professor E.J. Masicampo talks about the psychology behind why New Year’s resolutions fail, and the surprisingly simple strategies that actually make change stick.
This podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts.
January 12, 2026
Business Insider
High schoolers are questioning capitalism. Here’s how teachers are handling it.
Christina Elson, executive director of the Center for the Study of Capitalism at Wake Forest University, said that as young people learn about inequality, they become increasingly interested in how capitalism can work better for more Americans.
January 12, 2026
Associated Press
A $400,000 payout after Maduro’s capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlight
Proponents of prediction markets argue putting money on the line leads to better forecasts. Experts like Koleman Strumpf, an economics professor at Wake Forest University, think there’s value in monitoring these platforms for potential news — pointing to prediction markets’ past success with some election outcomes, including the 2024 presidential race. Still, it’s never a “crystal ball,” he noted, and prediction markets can be wrong, too.
January 11, 2026
The New York Times
How to make, and keep, New Year’s financial resolutions
This is the time of year when many people make New Year’s resolutions — “I’m going to boost my savings” or “I’ll pay off my credit card debt” — even if they failed to keep them in the past. “We tend to carve our life up into phases,” said psychology professor E.J. Masicampo, who is an expert on goal setting, and the start of another year “feels like a clean slate.” It’s wise to pare your list of goals to a few that are truly a priority and that you are enthusiastic about, Masicampo said. “When we feel like we ‘have’ to do something, it becomes much harder. When we want to do it, and it aligns with our beliefs, it becomes inherently interesting and fun." Masicampo was also interviewed for KCBS radio in San Francisco.
January 9, 2026
Yahoo Sports
Germany to set up base camp in North Carolina at the World Cup
The Germany national team’s base camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been announced as North Carolina. Julian Nagelsmann’s team will set up shop in Winston-Salem, a little over an hour away from Charlotte, give or take. The team will stay at The Graylyn Estate and train on the grounds of Wake Forest University, which is just minutes away from the hotel. The announcement was covered by news outlets worldwide.
January 9, 2026