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Triad Business Journal
Two Triad colleges rank in top 10 for study abroad programs
Wake Forest ranks fourth among the nation’s doctoral universities in the percentage of students who study abroad, according to the Institute of International Education. Nearly 75% of Wake Forest undergraduates received credit for study abroad in the 2017-2018 academic year, up from 73.5% in 2016-2017. Students spent anywhere from a few weeks to a summer to a full academic year studying in countries around the world.
November 19, 2019
Coastal Heritage Magazine
Island science: Special ecosystems lure researchers
Wake Forest undergraduate research assistant Landis Pujol is working alongside S.C. Department of Natural Resources biology Phil Wilkinson to tag brown pelicans on South Carolina’s Deveaux Bank. Wilkinson, Pujol and team are tracking the movement of brown pelicans to learn more about their migratory and foraging patterns. Brown pelicans are a wildlife management success story, coming off of the endangered list in 2009.
November 18, 2019
Massive Science
I want a new smartphone, but the human and environmental cost is giving me doubts
Cassie Freund, Wake Forest Ph.D. student and tropical forest ecologist, writes that it takes a lot of resources, including rare metals mined from the earth, to make smartphones, laptops and other technology. “It’s nearly impossible to live in the 21st century without contributing to environmental destruction and change. But that doesn’t mean that we should stop trying to do better by our planet, or ignore the consequences of our actions.”
November 18, 2019
Media Entertainment Arts Worldwide (Meaww)
No matter who wins in 2020, polarization of America is here to stay, say experts
MEA WorldWide spoke with experts in American politics, including politics professor John Dinan,, about the upcoming election and the country’s social climate. Dinan predicted no matter who wins the 2020 elections the president will find it challenging to pass legislation. “We are already seeing this challenge of governing at the current time, where there is little expectation that any significant legislation will pass Congress in 2019 or 2020 because the parties are so divided and also relatively evenly matched.”
November 18, 2019
WXII
Wake Forest volunteers preparing hundreds of Thanksgiving meals for food-insecure Triad residents
Wake Forest volunteers are making about 350 Thanksgiving dinners in Campus Kitchen that will be delivered over the next week to organizations that help with food insecurity in our Local community. . “The longer that I’ve been involved in Campus Kitchen, the more I’ve learned about some of the issues about hunger, homelessness and nutrition, especially in Winston-Salem,” said Avery Thrush (‘20). “That has just made me more passionate about it.”
November 18, 2019
Aljazeera
UN calls for talks to end Bolivia crisis as death toll rises
Bolivia remains in limbo one week after Evo Morales, a charismatic left-wing and former coca farmer, resigned over allegations of vote tampering. Politics professor Peter Siavelis, told Al Jazeera that interim leader Jeanine Anez’s actions had only worsened the country’s already deep divisions. “Anez has come to power at a moment when what Bolivia needs is reconciliation, negotiation and work between the two sides. But what she’s done is make a series of symbolic actions that have irritated the rift, made divisions deeper and put people hard and fast into their positions.”
November 17, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Artist peter campus reflects on life of art, life, spirit
An exhibition of peter campus’ work, “video ergo sum,” is on display at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art through Dec. 29. It includes videos, installations, and photo projections. A companion exhibition is at the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery at Wake Forest through Dec. 8. An affiliated exhibition, “affinities: peter campus and American art,” is at Reynolda House Museum of American Art through Dec. 31.
November 16, 2019
ABC News
In NC, legal actions could have a big impact in the upcoming 2020 election
In North Carolina, a closely-watched swing state that for years has had lawsuits winding through the courts amid partisan claims of voter disenfranchisement, a new series of legal actions could have a big impact in the upcoming 2020 election. According to John Dinan, a professor in American politics at Wake Forest. “You have a very competitive state in North Carolina. And so you had a Republican legislature that kind of was able to redraw the maps after the 2010 census and also make some changes to voting rules. It’s no surprise that [Democratic] groups have said, ‘Look, let’s see what we can do to push back against this and see if we can win some more seats in North Carolina.’”
November 15, 2019
The Conversation
Do we actually grow from adversity
Wake Forest psychology professor Eranda Jayawickremeco-authored an article about research into post-traumatic growth. “People can indeed grow from adversity. They can become stronger, improve the quality of their relationships and increase their self-esteem. But it probably doesn’t happen nearly as often as most people and some researchers believe. “What’s more, not everyone will grow in the same way and at the same speed. People will continue to need the help and social support of their families, friends and communities in the wake of a traumatic event.”
November 15, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
“If the 6th District ends up looking the way it does in the map currently being discussed in the legislature, we can expect a contest in the Democratic primary between some candidates with an electoral base in Greensboro and other candidates with an electoral base in Winston-Salem,” said politics professor John Dinan “But there’s no telling which of these types of candidates would prevail in the Democratic primary and likely the general election. This depends on a lot of factors other than simply the population size of the cities and counties.”
November 14, 2019
Harvard Business Review
Do you give employees a reason to feel proud of what they do
I recently visited Wake Forest, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where I serve on the College Board of Visitors. The campus was buzzing — in part because the weather was so nice, in part because the football team had cracked the national Top 25. But much of the warm feeling was the afterglow of a recently completed, larger-than-life dance extravaganza starring the school’s facilities-and-maintenance staff. You read that right. For three nights, nearly 70 custodians, landscapers, electricians, and construction crews performed in the school’s main Quad, where thousands of students, faculty, alumni, and neighbors roared their approval. Think Cirque du Soleil, but with lawn mowers, trucks, ladders, brooms, hammers, and drills. The show, called “From the Ground Up,” was as colorful as it was unusual: Folks who do some of the least glamorous work (and least visible) on campus showcased their skills, creativity, and humor to the delight of the community.
November 13, 2019
The Christian Science Monitor
Saving the blue-footed booby, one pair of socks at a time
In 2016, Will Gladstone, now a high school freshman, started raising money for research and conservation to protect the blue-footed booby – a species of bird in the Galápagos. Will and his brother have raised about $90,000 which has helped fund, among other things, a 2017 population survey of the birds. The researchers report that while they are still analyzing results, they did see many more juvenile birds than in their previous study in 2012, says David Anderson, a biology professor at Wake Forest and the project’s lead researcher. Professor Anderson says his research, as well as that of others, is dependent on external grants, so The Blue Feet Foundation filled a funding gap. “The problem is everybody is chasing a very limited amount of conservation money.”
November 13, 2019