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The Hill
Trump faces threat of widening regional war with Iran
The U.S. war with Iran is flaring up across the region, threatening to pull U.S. allies into a fight that President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started five months ago. Politics and international affairs professor Will Walldorf said all of Iran’s strikes against U.S. outposts in the region are meant to signal its seriousness in not accepting terms at the negotiating table it views as inconsistent with its interests.
July 31, 2026
MSN South Africa
US-China rivalry is putting Africa in focus as Washington plans over $340M to counter China
Research by Lina Benabdallah of the Department of Politics and International Affairs challenges the prevailing framing of Africa as a passive venue for US-China competition. Her work demonstrates that analysing China-Africa ties purely through the lens of superpower rivalry reduces African leaders to bystanders in a contest they are actively shaping to serve their own national interests.
This article also ran in Business Insider Africa.
July 31, 2026
Women's Health
Are weighted vests worth it? What’s true—and what’s not—about their usefulness
Once reserved for military drills and CrossFit, weighted vests have found a new identity as the effortless way to add a hint of resistance to everyday movement. Their shift from hardcore gear to a staple for power walkers, pilates enthusiasts and casual exercisers happened fast. While limited studies in the past have uncovered subtle benefits in muscular strength and improvements in balance, says health and exercise science professor Kristen Beavers, these changes don’t necessarily lead to noticeable increases in muscle mass.
July 30, 2026
Christianity Today
Interview with Christian Miller, author of “The Honesty Crisis”
Philosophy professor Christian B. Miller is Project Director for The Honesty Project. If you were to rank honesty in a list of virtues, where would you put it? In his new book, "The Honesty Crisis," Professor Christian Miller calls it “our most treasured virtue.” He also considers it among our most endangered.
July 30, 2026
The Assembly
“Good thoughts, good words, good deeds.” For a long time, Peter Rodriguez has lived by that mantra. The saying—hidden in the back of his childhood encyclopedia in an entry about the religion Zoroastrianism—stuck out to teenage Rodriguez as “pure and clean and simple.” Later, he thought it represented the purpose of a liberal arts education: The university prompts “good thoughts” by letting students learn from great minds and start to think for themselves. “Good words” and “good deeds” follow.
July 30, 2026
Triad Business Journal
Wake Forest’s new agreement with Pepsi sets stage for future university-wide partnerships
WFU has entered a 10-year pouring rights agreement with Pepsi Bottling Ventures, creating immediate benefits for the school and laying the groundwork for future university-wide deals with other corporate partners. Barry Faircloth, Wake's executive associate athletic director for development and sales, said Pepsi partnered with the university’s athletic department for more than 40 years. The new agreement goes beyond that previous partnership.
July 29, 2026
Bradenton Herald
GLP-1 meds now covered by Medicare – with some restrictions
Medicare launched a new program that reverses a decades-long policy of not covering weight-loss treatments and now gives some people over age 65 access to some of these medications. Kristen Beavers, an expert on aging, obesity and bone health, urges prescribing physicians to screen their senior patients for bone strength and bone density before putting them on a GLP-1 drug for weight loss. "In a population that is already losing bone due to age, I think there is a clinical risk here that needs to be managed."
July 28, 2026
All Politics Now
Fan of early voting? You may have fewer days to cast ballot thanks to state lawmakers
The N.C. Senate has chosen to split its response to the N.C. House's controversial elections law legislation into two bills. However, it's unclear whether the Senate's splitting of the language into two bills might gain enough House Democrat or unaffiliated support. "There would be the question of whether the General Assembly would try to override that veto at a later point in time and whether they would succeed in a situation where no Democrats have expressed support for the bill," said politics professor John Dinan.
July 28, 2026
Complete AI Training
Wake Forest appoints William Fleeson to lead university-wide AI initiative
Psychology professor William Fleeson has been selected to lead a new university-wide artificial intelligence initiative, signaling that higher education leaders are moving beyond ad hoc AI experiments toward coordinated strategies that touch teaching, research and administration. "Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping higher education, and Wake Forest has both an opportunity and a responsibility to approach it thoughtfully," said Interim Provost Nell Jessup Newton.
This announcement also appeared in the Ed Tech Innovation Hub newsletter.
July 28, 2026
Winston-Salem Journal
Pepsi Bottling Ventures deepens ties to Wake Forest with new 10-year contract
Wake Forest University announced Tuesday it has signed a 10-year contract with Pepsi Bottling Ventures to be its exclusive beverage supplier. “This relationship represents far more than a beverage agreement," Wake Forest president Peter Rodriguez said in a news release. "It is an investment in the people, values and future of Wake Forest. It reflects a shared commitment to supporting what makes Wake Forest exceptional."
July 28, 2026
WalletHub
Loud budgeting: Is it an effective strategy?
"The effectiveness part of loud budgeting is that it forces one to opt in to spending, as opposed to opting out of spending," said economics professor Todd McFall. "Behavioral economists think the distinction between these frames is important because one has to voluntarily move from one reality (spend/don’t spend) to another (don’t spend/spend), and this act of changing reality takes effort. If done correctly, loud budgeting changes a person’s view about spending from “I’m going to unless I figure out a reason not to” to “I’m not unless I figure out why I should”. Those are two very different frames of reality!
July 27, 2026
Inter-American Dialogue
Featured Q&A: What will Kast’s tax overhaul mean for Chile?
“Tax reform has remained high on Chile’s political agenda since the collapse of former President Gabriel Boric’s reform effort, leaving unresolved questions about how to finance public spending while restoring the country’s sagging economic growth," said politics professor Peter Siavelis. "Kast’s bold ‘mega-reform’ proposal is a forceful effort to counter his bruising poll numbers and reverse the negative public narrative surrounding his presidency."
July 26, 2026