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WNCN-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Thinking of claiming a religious exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine? It’s not always easy
“I don’t believe the 1964 Civil Rights Act wanted employers to end up being the judge of religious exemptions but that’s what the law of the land is,” said Don Vaughan, an attorney, Wake Forest law professor, and former North Carolina state senator.
September 23, 2021
Medscape
Clinical trials that pay participants are not unethical
“Payments to research participants are notoriously controversial. Many people oppose payments altogether or insist on minimal payments out of concern that people might be unduly influenced to participate,” said Ana S. Iltis, director of the Center for Bioethics, Health and Society and professor of philosophy at Wake Forest.
September 23, 2021
Bloomberg Law News
The Ahmaud Arbery case: Lessons to prevent prosecutor conflicts
Law professor Ronald Wright, a co-author of this piece, previously served as a trial attorney with the Department of Justice, prosecuting white-collar criminal cases.
September 22, 2021
Yahoo Finance
Kaplan launches first shared career services offering in partnership With Wake Forest
“Wake Forest is proud to have become a recognized leader in career development,” said Andy Chan, vice president, innovation and career development. “We are delighted to partner with Kaplan to design this innovative offering for Wake and for every other institution that wants all of their students to be truly career and life ready.”
September 21, 2021
Richmond Times-Dispatch
John Shelby Spong’s bold stances helped lay the groundwork for Richmond today
“He was a guiding light for me, particularly in seminary,” said Corey D.B. Walker, a humanities professor at Wake Forest. Walker lauded Bishop Spong’s commitment to inclusivity and his recognition of the worth and dignity of all people.
September 21, 2021
Woman’s World
Suffer from knee osteoarthritis? Stay away from this common exercise
Health and exercise science professor Stephen Messier’s recent clinical trial is featured in this article about knee osteoarthritis. The study looked at high-intensity strength training, low-intensity strength training, or no training at all and the effect on knee pain.
September 21, 2021
The Atlantic
Six things to understand about the pandemic now
“The better the vaccine uptake, the scarier this number will seem,” wrote Lucy D’Agostino McGowan, a statistician at Wake Forest. “If you’re trying to decide on getting vaccinated, you don’t want to look at the percentage of sick people who were vaccinated. You want to look at the percentage of people who were vaccinated and got sick.”
September 20, 2021
news.wfu.edu
Class of 2020 Celebrates Commencement on Campus
More than 700 graduates from the Class of 2020 returned to Wake Forest University on Saturday, Sept. 18, to walk across the stage in front of Wait Chapel for a long-awaited, in-person commencement ceremony honoring them on Hearn Plaza. A photo gallery is available here. Video here.
September 18, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Supporters of Happy Hill Cemetery push ahead with their efforts to maintain the burial ground
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Law Community Law and Business Clinic discovered in past years that the church owned a section of the cemetery.
September 18, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
His mural cast Wake Forest’s Demon Deacon as a robber baron
Harry Knabb, the chairman and chief executive of Art for Art’s Sake, said he takes full responsibility for taking down the mural, adding that AFAS officials did not talk to the festival sponsor or Wake Forest about the work. A post on English professor Dean Franco’s Facebook page is included in the story. “Censorship is not the main issue here,” he shared.
September 18, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Judges who struck down North Carolina’s voter ID law made the right decision
“This particular lawsuit,” Dinan said, “is just one of several lawsuits that will continue to work their way through state and federal court systems in coming months and years and that will likely result in a range of legal outcomes depending on which judges and which courts are considering the issue.”
September 18, 2021
Sputnik
U.S. civil rights leader applauds police chokehold ban, urges congress to move on Floyd Act
Law professor Kami Chavis said she continues to hope that communities will be able to reimagine public safety that will truly protect marginalized communities. “I am hopeful and moderately optimistic. There have been changes because of the protests. They are generating data that I would like to see in the next five years or so to see if these measures have taken hold.”
September 17, 2021