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Axios Charlotte
Sycamore is changing LLC name to
Experts envision the most viable path forward for Sycamore as selling to an unrelated buyer, such as an investor group or a large beverage company. Then, the purchaser could rebrand."Patrons often say, 'This is my brewery,'" said marketing professor Jia Li. "Craft beer depends very heavily on trust and community goodwill. Charlotte is hot. It's trendy. This could be a very good opportunity for those kinds of companies."
January 8, 2026
Inside Higher Ed
Increased sense of belonging boosts student graduation rates
New research from Wake Forest University shows that boosting a student’s sense of belonging in college can significantly increase their likelihood of earning a degree. The findings draw on nationally representative survey data from more than 21,000 undergraduates enrolled in two- and four-year colleges across the country. “What stood out to me was just how consistent the findings were,” said psychology professor Shannon Brady, the study’s author. “We’re seeing this relationship hold across different kinds of students and institutions.”
January 6, 2026
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Seeking pasture in Winston-Salem
Last month in the Triad, a local artist set out to trim lawns and raise environmental awareness with the help of two four-legged assistants. Activist, artist and filmmaker Joel Tauber calls the Buena Vista neighborhood in Winston-Salem home. He says after giving considerable thought to the chemical and noise pollution caused by manicured lawns and gas-powered mowers, he decided to take action. He adopted two sheep, Sarah and Rebecca, and set out to provide his neighbors with an alternative.
December 22, 2025
Poets & Quants
Poets & Quants’ rankings show high marks for Wake Forest School of Business
Poets & Quants' list of "The Best Online MBA Programs of 2026" ranked Wake Forest University School of Business as 14th and one of the year's "biggest climbers." Business school graduates also highly rated the degree's impact on their careers.
December 21, 2025
The News & Observer
You could have won money off what Trump said in Eastern NC Friday night
“To me, the coolest thing about these markets is not the opportunity to bet,” said economics professor Koleman Strumpf, an expert on prediction markets. “It’s the opportunity for me to consume or learn from the information of a lot of very smart people on this incredible range of topics. Sometimes the markets help tell me something that can be more grounded in data,” he said.
December 20, 2025
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Political science expert: Jim Hunt was NC’s ‘most consequential governor’
Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a four-term leader credited with reshaping the power of the governor’s office and elevating public education statewide, has died at 88. Politics professor Dr. John Dinan said Hunt was “the most consequential governor our state has ever had,” pointing to how the office evolved during Hunt’s era. Dinan noted that before Hunt took office, North Carolina governors had no veto power and were limited to one term.
December 18, 2025
The Portland Press Herald
Why are so many betting on Graham Platner to beat Janet Mills?
Platner is leading Gov. Janet Mills on Polymarket and Kalshi, websites that allow betting on elections, sports and current events that some experts say can be better predictors of election results than polls. “I’m continually amazed at how smart people on the site are in terms of the kind of information and things they dig up," said economics professor Koleman Strumpf, who studies prediction markets. “As a result, these people tend to be pretty informed and work pretty hard to know more than other people, and they typically do. These are some of the most astute forecasters of these elections.”
December 15, 2025
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Are Triad universities experiencing a drop in international student enrollment?
There is some hesitancy from international students abroad, but there's also interest, said Wake Forest Center for Immigration Services & Support Director Nathanial Lynch. "There still has been a lot of appetite, depending on the country, but there is still some hesitancy due to some of the changes in the political landscape."
December 15, 2025
The New York Times
Want a healthier brain in 2026? Sign up for Well’s 5-Day Challenge
It should come as no surprise that how you treat your brain is essential to your health, longevity and happiness. Researchers who ran the POINTER trial attest to this. Jeffrey Katula, McDonough Family Faculty Fellow in the Wake Forest Department of Health and Exercise Science, worked to design and implement the intervention with the study’s principal investigator Laura D. Baker, Ph.D., a professor of gerontology and geriatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The study included regular support group meetings for the participants. The accountability and community those meetings provided were key to helping 89% of people stick with the trial for two years.
December 15, 2025
MarketWatch
How much tech stock is too much in your portfolio right now? 7 financial experts weigh in
“For a passive investor, there really isn’t an easy way to say how much is too much tech. It’s simply part of the structure of today’s market,” said Deon Strickland, financial adviser and finance professor at Wake Forest University.
December 15, 2025
Business Insider
Many of us are open to engaging in dishonest behaviors when we think we can get away with them and have something to gain, explains philosophy professor Christian Miller. "You don't see people in life often cheating in dramatic ways or stealing in dramatic ways, because they think they're going to get caught, and also, it's hard to continue to think of yourself as an honest person if you do," he said. "When the opportunity arises to cheat or steal in some minor way, we're willing to overlook that, because we can still think of ourselves as honest people, rationalize it, and benefit in the process."
December 14, 2025
Miami Herald
Migration and crime fears propel Chile to the right in presidential vote
"Kast's election underscores the depth of Chile's crisis of confidence in political institutions," said politics professor Peter Siavelis "The result is best understood as another expression of distrust toward political elites and governing arrangements, rather than a mandate for a conservative transformation of Chilean society."
December 14, 2025