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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
Winston-Salem Journal
Politics professor John Dinan said in an email: “At the present time, public views on impeachment generally fall along partisan lines, as is the case with many other disputes in American politics. To date in the Trump impeachment inquiry, there has been even less willingness of Democrats and Republicans to cross the aisle, with no Republicans voting yes on the resolution to start the impeachment inquiry and only two Democrats crossing party lines to vote against the resolution.”
November 13, 2019
Yes! Weekly
International harpsichord virtuoso to perform in Winston-Salem
A harpsichord is not a piano. A harpsichord player is not a pianist, though they can probably play one pretty nicely. Mahan Esfahani is a harpsichordist. He doesn’t want to be a pianist. Esfahani has been steadily working to reintroduce a new generation of listeners to the harpsichord, playing the beautiful keyboard music of 16th, 17th and 18th centuries as well as music written for the harpsichord from the 20th century and today. Mahan Esfahani performed as part of the Secrest Series on Nov. 14.
November 13, 2019
88.5 WFDD
Burr, Warner vow to be solemn stewards if impeachment reaches Senate
Senators Richard Burr of North Carolina and Mark Warner of Virginia made a public appearance together during a talk at Wake Forest, offering insights from their positions on the Senate Intelligence Committee. The bipartisan appearance comes less than four months after the committee’s report on election security detailed attempts by Russian operatives to hack into the country’s voting infrastructure.
November 12, 2019
The Hill
GOP chairman says Senate impeachment trial could last 6-8 weeks
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) predicted the Senate’s handling of potential articles of impeachment could take up to two months. “We basically hear the case, and then we have to come to a verdict. That will probably be a six- or eight- weeks process,” Burr said at e an event at Wake Forest with Mark Warner (D-VA). During the hour-long conversation, the senators touched on the Russia investigation, election interference, cyber threats and impeachment.
November 12, 2019
The Washington Post
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr made the comment at an event at Wake Forest with U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the intelligence panel. “I’m not going to make a statement about what the outcome is, because the likelihood is, he and I are going to be jurors,” Burr said, gesturing toward Warner. “Let me tell you what that means. It means the day we take it up, we go into session six days a week, from 12:30 until 6:30. Can’t say anything. The House are the prosecutors. The president’s lawyers are the defense attorneys. They hash it out. The chief justice of the Supreme Court comes in and he rules.”
November 12, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Better health care may come from new insurance network as Atrium and Novant join Blue Premier
Novant Health Inc. and Atrium Health said Tuesday that they have joined a value-based health-care initiative expected to improve cost controls while maintaining or even improving care. Mark Hall, a professor of law and public health at Wake Forest and a national health-care expert, said it remains to be seen how much of a game-changer Blue Premier might be. “But, it is a significant development toward much-discussed but yet-to-be-implemented value-based contracting in health care.”
November 12, 2019
High Point Enterprise
How will latest redistricting treat High Point?
Wake Forest political science professor John Dinan said he expects state legislators will make an effort to keep cities such as High Point whole. But a requirement of congressional districts could complicate the effort. “By U.S. Supreme Court precedent, congressional districts have to be exactly the same population, to the point that the population size of each of the 13 districts will likely vary by no more than 10 persons and sometimes by a smaller amount. The effort to ensure that the population size of the 13 districts is exactly the same will sometimes lead to Localities and even precincts being split up among neighboring districts.”
November 11, 2019
The Laurinburg Exchange
Foxx bill would restore contracts to nonprofits serving blind, disabled
After IFB Solutions lost its Veterans Affairs contracts, the nonprofit lost 99 jobs, and the layoffs aren’t over in its optical lab in Winston-Salem. U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th District, is trying to change that with House Resolution 4920, which would restore preferential contract status of Ability One nonprofits, which serve the blind and disabled. Foxx hopes to fast-track the bill by putting it on the suspension calendar. The bill has better odds of passing the Democratic-controlled House because of its bipartisan co-sponsors, said Wake Forest political science professor John Dinan.
November 11, 2019