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Real Simple Magazine
Religious freedom: Will U.S. emphasis continue under Biden
Melissa Rogers, a visiting professor at Wake Forest School of Divinity who served as the executive director of Obama’s White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, is calling on the Biden administration to continue the ministerials to advance religious freedom “with the secretary of state’s ongoing involvement.”
December 10, 2020
88.5 WFDD
A timely assignment: Wake students complete COVID-19 class project
Students in biology professor Sarah McDonald Esstman’s virology class spent several weeks exploring COVID-related topics for a course project. Groups named the virologists, the physicians, the epidemiologists, the immunologists, the communicators and the policy makers – consisting of five or six students each – were responsible for creating 20-minute PowerPoint presentations. Students presented their findings virtually just before the University let out for Thanksgiving. The story also appeared in RocketNews.
December 9, 2020
E&T Magazine
Why British biomass energy is a burning issue for Estonia
Climate change activists warn of the so-called biomass loophole, as explained by Justin Catanoso, a professor at Wake Forest. The ‘loophole’ arises, according to Catanoso, because United Nations carbon-accounting criteria treat biomass as carbon-neutral but when trees are cut to produce wood pellets it will take 50-100 years for regrowth to absorb the amount of carbon released when the pellets are burnt.
December 9, 2020
WGCU (Fort Myers, Fl)
The what, how, and the why of science denial
Wake Forest philosophy professor Adrian Bardon, author of “The Truth About Denial: Bias and Self-Deception in Science, Politics, and Religion,” spoke with NPR about the science denial phenomenon.
December 9, 2020
The Boston Globe
Activist athletes and champion teams should find a Biden White House more welcoming
Betina Wilkinson, associate professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest, commented on likely changes to the White House’s rhetoric around activism and sports. “It only takes one major incident for a video to go viral, for statements to be made, for protests to take place for pro athletes to voice their concerns and demand change, regardless of who is in the White House,” she said.
December 8, 2020
Al-Fanar Media
Reduce workloads to ease students’ stress: Faculty insights
There are some online tools faculty members can use to gauge the workload they are putting on students. The Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Wake Forest developed an enhanced version of Rice University’s Course Workload Estimator tool that’s well adapted to online classrooms, adding tasks like posting to discussion forums and watching podcasts and videos.
December 7, 2020
Carolina Public Press
Wallet extraction: Consumers surprised by dental and other fees for COVID-19
“In the end, whether a hairdresser is buying PPE or a restaurant is spending more on food, the specific disruption doesn’t matter,” said Jane Ryngaert, an assistant professor of economics at Wake Forest. “In both cases, the cost of doing business is higher and will be shared by the consumer.”
December 7, 2020
Charlotte Business Journal
One year later: How Truist performed since BB&T-SunTrust merger and where it plans to go next
Finance professor Ajay Patel said Truist spent several months before the deal closed preparing for the merger. That allowed the bank to start crafting plans well before Covid-19. The merger was publicly announced in early 2019. The challenge for BB&T was completing its largest merger yet, having previously absorbed smaller companies into its operations, Patel said.
December 7, 2020
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Wake Forest President Nathan O. Hatch’s apology was mentioned in The Chronicle of Higher Education. “It is important and overdue that I unequivocally apologize, on behalf of the University, for participating in and benefitting from the institution of slavery.”
December 7, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Convincing consumers to shop Locally “will be especially difficult” given the convenience of online shopping during the pandemic, said Roger Beahm, executive director of the Center for Retail Innovation at the Wake Forest School of Business. “While consumers say they want to support small businesses, there are several conditions that are creating special challenges for this sector,” Beahm said.
December 6, 2020
The New Yorker
Introducing “Books for the Midnight Hour”: What We Read When the World Gets Dark
Jonathan Walton, Dean of Wake Forest School of Divinity and scholar of religion, discussed W. E. B. DuBois’ “The Souls of Black Folk” on The New Yorker’s new “Books for the Midnight Hour” video series.
December 4, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest University Campus Garden has a very efficient and sustainable composting system, which maximizes the benefits of year-round feeding. Garden manager and Campus as Lab program coordinator Nathan Peifer has implemented a new composting system at the garden, which receives a steady supply of brown and green organic material from the Wake Forest campus. “In the summer things move fast. In the winter biological organisms slow down, the biology in the pile slows down. But it’s still happening,” Peifer said.
December 4, 2020