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Grant provides hands-on STEM experience for high schoolers
With a grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Wake Forest will be able to provide hands-on opportunities for high school students in Forsyth County to explore STEM studies and related careers. The Wake Forest LEAP (Lab Experiences: Academics and Professions) program will target students from local Title 1 schools.
October 7, 2021
The Economist
Economist ranks WFU MSM program top 5 in U.S and among top 25 globally
The Wake Forest School of Business Master of Science in Management program ranked No. 5 in the U.S. and No. 24 in the world, according to The Economist’s 2021 global ranking. The School of Business earned the No. 2 spot in the U.S. for career opportunities and also earned the No. 2 spot in the nation among alumni ratings of career services.
October 6, 2021
The Atlantic
Did dictatorships outperform democracies against COVID-19?
The argument that authoritarian governments outperform democracies in a crisis has found new life during the coronavirus pandemic. The data tell a different story. When it comes to developing and administering the life-saving vaccines that can stop the virus, politics professor Justin Esarey, who specializes in political methodology, says democratic governance is working.
October 4, 2021
Ave Maria Radio
China declares cryptocurrencies illegal
Wake Forest economics professor Robert Whaples talks about the supply and demand sides of cryptocurrencies including how cryptocurrencies are mined. “The market value of cryptocurrencies is 2 trillion dollars and Bitcoin is 45% of this. The difficulty of creating it is what makes it scarce,” he said.
October 4, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Our view: Burr’s new student-athlete tax
“Given the political makeup in both his chamber and the U.S. House, it’s unlikely this measure will go anywhere without substantial support from Democrats across the aisle,” Todd McFall, a sports economist at Wake Forest, told the Journal. But Burr’s isn’t the only proposal for dealing with NILs. Other proposals will attempt to codify and limit student-athletes’ earnings even more.
October 4, 2021
Forbes
Facebook has a problem, but teens may have to face it on their own
“Social media sites need a mental health warning label that is readily visible to users,” said Allison Forti, associate teaching professor and associate director of the Department of Counseling Online Programs at Wake Forest. “They also need to provide free, downloadable guidebooks for users on how to use their platform safely.”
October 3, 2021
University Magazine
Best Colleges In North Carolina 2021
Wake Forest University made this list of Best Colleges In North Carolina 2021
October 3, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Greater Winston-Salem Inc. intern to study college student talent retention
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. welcomes intern Anna Lummus, a Wake Forest University senior, for a special project on talent retention. Anna will complete research on college students’ perceptions of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County as a place to locate and use the findings to make recommendations for a college student retention plan.
October 2, 2021
WGHP-TV (High Point, NC)
Marketplace of Ideas festival held in Winston-Salem
Musical performances, interactive exhibits and panel discussions were featured in downtown Winston-Salem as Wake Forest University, New Museum and dozens of local community partners celebrated the culmination of a year of creative collaborations. The festival, held in Innovation Quarter, was free and open to the public.
October 2, 2021
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Hundreds of Wake Forest students, faculty and staff were doing laps around Hearn Plaza in the name of cancer research. They spent eight hours running for the school’s annual Hit the Bricks fundraiser and raised more than $200,000, with donations still coming in.
October 1, 2021
Health Digest
A benefit of strength training that might surprise you
If you put someone on a walking program, it will take time before they perceive their body is changing,” said health and exercise professor Jeffrey A. Katula. “But with strength training, you can feel a difference in your muscles even after one session.”
October 1, 2021
Open Campus
Should colleges be doing more to prioritize career development?
In this Q&A, Andy Chan, vice president of innovation and career development, talks about whether there have been changes in higher education career services. Fain interviewed Chan as part of a new report for Inside Higher Ed on career connections and four-year colleges and universities.
September 30, 2021