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The Center for Board Certified Fiduciaries is affiliating with WFU School of Professional Studies

The Center for Board Certified Fiduciaries is affiliating with the School of Professional Studies at Wake Forest University to provide the industry’s first executive education certificate in fiduciary studies. Courses will be taught by world-class faculty from both CBCF and Wake Forest.

November 2, 2021

news.wfu.edu

Center studying the African American experience hires assistant director

“My plan is to hit the ground running with planning and operations to begin executing the vision,” said Camaron Loritts. The Center for Research, Engagement and Collaboration in African American Life, or RECAAL, has several initiatives planned for next semester, including supporting education professor Danielle Parker Moore on a research project in partnership with Forsyth Family Power.

November 1, 2021

Mongabay

As fossil fuel use surges, will COP26 protect forests to slow climate change?

“As delegates from more than 190 nations gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for the opening of the United Nations climate summit known as COP26, they find themselves in a perilous situation largely of their own making,” writes Justin Catanoso.

November 1, 2021

Winston-Salem Journal

Wake Forest receives $20 million gift from alumnus Bob McCreary for its football program

Already one of the University’s most generous donors and the largest donor in Wake Forest Athletics history, Bob McCreary’s new challenge gift of $20 million will be a major step toward the completion of the McCreary Football Complex. With locker rooms, training rooms and common spaces, the new 60,000 square-foot structure will connect to the McCreary Field House and the Sutton Sports Performance Center and foster camaraderie and team chemistry, while firmly establishing Wake Forest’s on-campus football facility infrastructure as one of America’s best.

Story, photos and more on our Wake Forest News website here.

October 31, 2021

MedicineNet

What exercise regimen is best for healthy weight loss in seniors?

“The thought is if you lose too much lean mass, that this will exacerbate the risk of disability in older adults. Our findings show if your treatment goal is to maximize fat loss and minimize lean mass loss, then resistance training is probably the way to go,” said lead researcher health and exercise science professor Kristen Beavers.

October 31, 2021

Winston-Salem Journal

Kairoff inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame

Peter Kairoff has been inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame, a designation recognizing the work of North America’s most committed and passionate piano educators. He joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1988 and is currently professor of music and chairm

October 31, 2021

Winston-Salem Journal

Former Wake Forest theater professor Harold Tedford dies at 88.

Professor Harold Tedford taught theater at Wake Forest for more than 30 years and directed over 40 plays. He took hundreds of students to New York and London to immerse them in theater. He also made his students his family, Wake Forest alumni said this past week as they reflected on the passing of a man who played such a big role in their lives.

October 30, 2021

Winston-Salem Journal

40-Plus Stage Co. to present local playwright’s ‘Better Days’

Theatre professor Sharon Andrews has been part of the preparation of the new script. “I think of ‘Better Days’ as a romantic drama, a love story. It offers a smart and compassionate look into a relationship between two complicated men navigating issues of love and trust,” Andrews said. “The play is also tender and funny, and the playwright is brilliant at writing naturalist dialogue.”

October 30, 2021

The Washington Post

Ahmaud Arbery’s killing in Georgia puts an unusually bright spotlight on prosecutor accountability

“Incumbent prosecutors who run for reelection win their races at a higher rate than state legislators, at a higher rate than mayors, than governors,” said law professor Ronald Wright, who has studied the issue. “If an incumbent wants to return to office, normally they can.”

October 29, 2021

Coastal Review Online

UNCW, Coastal Land Trust among EEG grant recipients

Wake Forest will receive $250,000 to develop a low-cost lake water quality monitoring system using drones and satellite data in conjunction with North Carolina Central and North Carolina A&T State Universities.

October 29, 2021

The Delaware County Daily Times

From the ground up: Highlighting the humble pokeberry plant

Researchers at Wake Forest have discovered that a dye derived from pokeberries doubles the efficiency of fibers used in solar cells to absorb solar energy.

October 28, 2021

Fortune

4 potential pitfalls lie ahead for OSHA’s vaccine mandate

That’s one of a host of details that will hopefully be addressed by OSHA’s rule, but generally, the agency requires “good faith compliance” by employers, said law professor Sidney Shapiro.

October 27, 2021