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Triad Business Journal
Getting your degree in NC? Report says four Triad schools among those offering the best value
Wake Forest ranks among North Carolina’s best-value colleges, according to financial planning website SmartAsset’s sixth annual rankings. The University had the second highest average starting salary at $60,700.
September 8, 2020
ABC News Spain
How do we know that the coronavirus is real and not a big hoax
Experts explained the science behind COVID-19, as well as pandemic denial and strategies to counteract it. . “The problem with fighting denialism with facts is that denialism has nothing to do with facts: it is an instinctive response to threats to identity, especially when the threat is social or economic status. And it is not something pathological. It’s normal human behavior,” said philosophy professor Adrian Bardon.
September 6, 2020
91.5 WUNC
Protester demands largely met by Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office
“We never imagined that it would take this long to get these demands met,” said sociology professor Brittany Battle, an activist with Triad Abolition Project. “Just fully understanding the power of persistence, but also I’d never imagined the community building that would take place down at base camp with all the occupiers.” Law professor Mark Rabil said taken all together, the new resolution is a remarkable achievement. “I have very little expectation that the United States Supreme Court would make the changes that have been made here as a result of 49 days of direct action by the protesters in downtown Winston-Salem,” he said.
September 4, 2020
Accounting Today
A better analytic for measuring students’ potential to pass the CPA Exam
Accounting Today developed a CPA Success Index to estimate accounting students’ progress toward completing all four parts of the CPA Exam in 18 months. Wake Forest ranks among the top 10 schools with the highest student success indices.
September 3, 2020
Associated Press
Confusion over eviction ban led to selective enforcement
Emily Benfer, a law professor at Wake Forest and chair of the American Bar Association’s COVID-19 Task Force Committee on Eviction, praised the Trump administration’s action to halt evictions for most renters through the end of the year as a “tremendous intervention that promises to protect the health and safety of millions of renters.” But she also warned that it’s only a “half measure.” “Without rental assistance to cover the mounting debt, it only delays eviction and its devastating consequences.”
September 2, 2020
Charlotte Business Journal
Sports Foundation is moving Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame from Charlotte to Winston-Salem
The Charlotte Sports Foundation announced this year’s Duke’s Mayo Classic will be played at Wake Forest’s Truist Field, moving from Bank of America Stadium. The game, is part of the Duke’s Mayonnaise sponsorship announced in June that also includes the bowl game formerly sponsored by retailer Belk Inc.
September 2, 2020
The Wall Street Journal
Schools debut a slew of online MBAs
Many universities said this year that they would roll out online MBA degree programs, including the business schools of Howard University, Wake Forest and John Carroll University. They join the ranks of some big state schools, which have launched online MBAs and are reporting significant increases in applications and online enrollment for the fall.
September 2, 2020
USA Today
Why the ‘COVID-19 killed only 6%’ argument is wrong
“Because COVID-19 might not make it on to a lot of death certificates, a better way to count deaths is to look at how many more people have died each month than is typical,” said statistics professor Lucy D’Agostino McGowan. “Several organizations have been doing this, including the CDC and the Economist. These data suggest that we have seen more than 200,000 excess deaths so far this year, far more than show up in the COVID-19 numbers.”
September 2, 2020
Triad Business Journal
Covid-19 screening platform developed at WFBH gaining market traction
SneezSafe, a web platform designed early on in the pandemic to aid businesses in safely returning employees to work, is quickly gaining steam. In just a few seconds’ time, the platform screens an employee for symptoms which, if found, will then prompt the employee, the employer and the Local health department that further steps need to be taken. The platform has been adopted by Wake Forest, Flow Automotive and Richard Childress Racing.
September 1, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Governor OKs reopenings of gyms and playgrounds, expands mass gathering limits
Mark Hall, a public-health and law professor at Wake Forest, said the NC reopening Phase 2.5 approach “makes good sense, based on current data, and drawing logical and measured lines. It is unfortunate that, just prior to this loosening, several establishments were prepared to defy or openly skirt public health authorities,” he said. “Doing that invites lawlessness and civic disorder in a time that calls for greater social cohesiveness.”
September 1, 2020
CNN
Post-traumatic growth: With support, some traumas can help us grow
Research shows that individuals who experience trauma can also, with help, experience post-traumatic growth. Psychology professor Eranda Jayawickreme, said post-trauma social support plays a significant role in whether people can use a negative experience to improve their lives. Talking to others and making meaning of a trauma, “can lead to more adaptive outcomes.”
August 30, 2020
CNBC
How the CARES Act failed to protect tenants from eviction
In a June survey by the National Housing Law Project, more than 90% of legal aid and civil rights attorneys said they’ve seen illegal evictions in their area. “Without compliance and enforcement mechanisms, a law’s purpose may go unrealized,” said Emily Benfer, an eviction expert and visiting professor of law at Wake Forest. “Congress failed to add a check for compliance with the CARES act. It fell to the courts.”
August 29, 2020