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Ceylon Today
US–China rivalry will define the 21st century — but only one can shape the rules
“The biggest challenge for global stability in this century is the rivalry between the United States and China. And it will determine who shapes the rules of the international order.” With this uncompromising statement, politics professor Neil DeVotta opened his presentation in Colombo in December, immediately pulling his audience into the gravity of a geopolitical contest that has already reshaped global politics and will continue to mould the future.
December 12, 2025
The Atlantic
Somalia is what ‘America First’ looks like
Somalia, where two terror groups are locked in a long-standing battle, should have been an ideal place for President Donald Trump to showcase his “America First” commitment to international disengagement. “We simplistically hear the name ISIS and immediately assume that the group is a threat to the U.S.,” said politics professor Will Walldorf. “Some have gravitated to the name to raise funds and recruit, but they are not comparable to the ISIS we knew in Iraq and Syria at the height of the caliphate.”
December 11, 2025
Forbes
Your AI habits today will determine your career value tomorrow
"AI is doing to knowledge work what industrial automation did to physical labor. As these tools handle more cognitive tasks, we risk mental atrophy from disuse. The difference? We are watching it happen in real time," writes business professor Shannon McKeen. "Short-term productivity gains from AI automation are real and immediate. But if your workforce stops thinking deeply because AI handles all cognitive labor, you’re trading today’s efficiency for tomorrow’s judgement capacity."
December 9, 2025
Popular Science
Female Galápagos birds flaunt their sexual partners. The males don’t seem to mind.
The Galápagos bird species is stunning behaviorists with their “freewheeling” lifestyles. Female Nazca boobies will openly mate with potentially dozens of males before settling on a parenting partner. One female was observed in trysts with 16 partners before settling on her mate. “She’s copulating with other males in the lead up to the breeding season, but genetic data showed that they’re never the father of her children. This reconciles evidence that females are shopping around, but it never results in fertilized eggs in the end,” Anderson said. “These flings are sex, but not reproduction,” said biologist David Anderson.
December 9, 2025
The Olympian
Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away − a bioethicist explains why
Ana Iltis, Director of the Center for Bioethics, Health and Society and professor of philosophy, writes: "As one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., kidney disease is a serious public health problem. The disease is particularly severe among Black Americans, who are three times more likely than white Americans to develop kidney failure. While Black people constitute only 12% of the U.S. population, they account for 35% of those with kidney failure." The article originally appeared in The Conversation.
December 6, 2025
USA Today
Will Venezuela buckle under Trump? Maduro wouldn’t be the first to fall
U.S. involvement in removing (Chilean President Salvador) Allende was indirect but crucial, said Peter Siavelis, a Wake Forest University political science professor. "The U.S. was not materially involved in the actual coup," but "the United States put Humpty Dumpty on the wall, the U.S. made Humpty Dumpty super unstable and made it really easy for Pinochet to come along and push him off the wall." According to Siavelis, the outcome would likely be worse in Venezuela, where democracy has not been effectively practiced for decades and where the country is heavily fragmented between regional powerbrokers loyal to Maduro. "Overthrowing a regime as weak as Maduro’s is easy. What’s really hard is stabilizing a polarized country where there was no democratic tradition or infrastructure, as we saw in Iraq and Afghanistan."
December 5, 2025
successlifelounge.com
40 Dads after a visit to their daughters’ ‘beauty salons’
“Scholars have found an intriguing link between the way daughters deal with stress as adults and the kind of relationships they had with their dads during childhood,” said educational and adolescent psychology professor Linda Nielsen. Incredibly, “undergraduate women who did not have good relationships with their fathers had lower than normal cortisol levels.” It’s known that people with low cortisol levels tend to be more sensitive and reactive in stressful situations.
December 5, 2025
The Charlotte Observer
Out-of-state banks seeking Triad foothold spurring branch revival
Winston-Salem and the Triad are opening branches in hopes of establishing a foothold in highly competitive banking markets. "Clearly, most consumers are moving more to online banking," said Roger Beahm, a retired marketing professor at Wake Forest and a former marketing executive. "However, when you do need in-person support, it may no longer be easily accessible. "One of the main reasons people switch banks is because they are not satisfied with the service they are getting from their current bank."
December 5, 2025
Inside Higher Ed
New program for college students’ executive functioning skills
Since the COVID-19 pandemic forced many schools to move instruction online, some students have struggled to regain or even learn the interpersonal and organizational skills they need to succeed in college. Wake Forest University’s Center for Learning Access and Student Success established a digital syllabus that outlines all assignments and assessments for each class a student is enrolled in, creating a centralized depot for organization.
December 4, 2025
Latin American Post
A China-linked megaport in Peru may push the Amazon past its breaking point
On a once‑sleepy Peruvian beach, a Chinese‑backed megaport promises faster trade with Asia while quietly threatening the forest that stabilises the planet’s climate. “The port is a magnet,” said Luis Fernandez, executive director of Wake Forest University’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation, in an interview with Inside Climate News. “They’ll find more efficient ways to get over the Andes, to plug into Chancay.”
December 3, 2025
Bankrate
The penny is out. Experts weigh in on what it means for consumers
After a run of more than 230 years, the U.S. is done producing the penny. While some consumers are lamenting the loss, many are left wondering: Will there be any tangible impacts on the economy? Some retailers have already started rounding down consistently when they don’t have enough pennies to make change. Economics professor Robert Whaples’ local grocery store, Harris Teeter, has begun doing this, “only in the customer’s favor,” he tells Bankrate.
December 1, 2025
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
‘No room for resting’: Political candidate filing kicks off Dec. 1
Politics professor John Dinan said the next few weeks will be crucial for candidates campaigning ahead of the primary elections on March 3. "You've got a very short period before March to really persuade fellow republicans or fellow democrats that you ought to be the party standard-bearer," Dinan said. "So there's certainly no room for resting."
November 30, 2025