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The Mountaineer
Masciarelli awarded Gilman International study abroad scholarship
Sophia Masciarelli, a sophomore at Wake Forest, has completed a study abroad in Peru after receiving the prestigious, nationally competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to Study Abroad. During a four week period, students and faculty visited five of Peru’s 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites to see nature at its wildest. Students visited the Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónico (CINCIA) which is the leading research institution for environmental research and the development of technological innovation for biological conservation and environmental restoration in the Peruvian Amazon region. CINCIA partners with and is led by experts from Wake Forest. “To see firsthand the pioneering work being done by CINCIA as well as by others profoundly reshaped my vision for where I fit into the global conversation around biological conservation and environmental restoration,” Masciarelli said.
October 7, 2019
WGHP
Wake Forest working to help people address obesity
“We know, on average, if you have an adult who has some type of functional disability – it could be caused by obesity – and if we get them to lose some weight that on average they are going to improve, but there’s a big spread about that average,” said health and exercise professor Kristen Beavers. “One-fourth of the participants who lost weight didn’t see an improvement or maybe even made them worse. So that was kind of the impetus of this project.” “This project” for Beavers and her team is taking a look at data to see who doesn’t see improvement in functions and why.
October 7, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Brook Davis: Winner of ‘Building the Dream’ award brings theater to the community
“I come from theater. Part of what theater does is tell stories to a community — stories about relationships,” said Brook Davis, an associate professor of performance at Wake Forest. “We talk a lot about the importance of having an audience in the room, so it’s natural to move out into the community. Try things out. Have them hear what you have to say and listen to their responses.” Davis recently earned the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. “Building the Dream” award. The award is given annually to either a teacher or administrator and a student from both Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State University who “exemplify King’s qualities and promote diversity within the community.”
October 7, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Small business health insurance plans unlikely for 2020 rollout
As the 2020 employer health-insurance enrollment period nears, the Association Health Plans envisioned under Senate Bill 86 are stuck in limbo with most, if not all, of the plans likely not available for next year. John Dinan, a political science professor at Wake Forestand a national expert on state legislatures, said that the North Carolina law “appears to be crafted in a focused fashion, so that the association health plans covered by the law would be mostly unaffected by on-going federal litigation. Even so, groups offering association health plans will continue to look to the U.S. Department of Labor for guidance about these plans and about any possible effect of on-going federal litigation on these plans.”
October 7, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Around town: peter campus video ergo sum at SECCA
The exhibit, “peter campus video ergo sum” will open at SECCA on Tuesday, Oct. 15 and run through Dec. 29. A pioneer of video art, peter campus creates engaging installations that provide unique interactive experiences, leading the viewer on a journey of self-discovery and awareness. Related exhibitions are on display at the Hanes Gallery at Wake Forest and Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
October 7, 2019
Yes! Weekly
Author and philosopher Anthony Appiah to speak at Wake Forest
Anthony Appiah, an internationally renowned philosopher and novelist, will speak at Wake Forest through the Eudaimonia Institute’s third Noesis Lecture Series. Appiah’s lecture is sponsored in conjunction with the President’s Office as part of the University’s Voices of Our Time series. The event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 5 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
October 7, 2019
Salisbury Post
53rd season of the Salisbury Symphony offers variety
If variety is the spice of life, then the 53rd season of the Salisbury Symphony serves up loads of variety for its patrons. “I’ve always been a fan of variety,” notes Maestro David Hagy, teaching professor and orchestra director at Wake Forest. The symphony’s family concert — featuring the Fifth Grade Honors Chorus — is called “Come Hear North Carolina,” with a program of all North Carolina composers. The concert featured music by Hagy and Wake Forest professor, Dan Locklair.
October 6, 2019
Dallas Morning News
Amber Guyger’s 10-year sentence is similar to punishments of recently convicted Dallas-area police
Many people juxtapose Guyger’s sentence, and the possibility that she may get parole in five years, with the permanence of Jean’s death and the fact that his family will never see their son again, “I think that any time you have a murder conviction – and remember that [Guyger] was convicted of murder – 10 years for the taking of a life seems inadequate” said law professor Kami Chavis, a former federal prosecutor and director of the criminal justice program at Wake Forest.
October 4, 2019
The Washington Post
Amber Guyger conviction: What we know — and don’t know — about how diverse juries behave
Ronald Wright, whose research at Wake Forest law school focuses on criminal procedure and prosecution,, is cautious about drawing overly broad conclusions tied to race. There’s ample data on how the racial makeup of juries affects criminal cases, but there’s virtually no data on criminal cases where a police officer is accused of killing a civilian – a potent variable – because prosecutions of police officers are so rare and are relatively recent, Wright said.
October 4, 2019
Calgary Herald
N.C. man sues wife’s lover for ‘alienation of affection’, wins $750,000 in damages
Under North Carolina’s so-called “alienation of affection” laws, it is illegal to cheat with someone who is married and to cause their divorce. The law is also still on the books in five other U.S. states: Hawaii, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota and Utah. The legal principle is derived from English common law of the 17th century, when women were considered the property of their husband, said Suzanne Reynolds of Wake Forest School of Law.
October 3, 2019
EOS
“Collecting and using data about citizen scientists for research on citizen science might be more like doing an observational study or using patient records to do research than enrolling patients into a randomized clinical trial. There are possible paradigms beyond what we typically see as human research and health care, such as marketing research in which virtually all of us unwittingly participate when we shop online or go to the grocery store. Looking at the questions citizen science raises might encourage us to rethink some existing entrenched paradigms,” said Ana Iltis, director of the Center for Bioethics, Health and Society at Wake Forest.
October 3, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Mow time! Custodians, lawn services and maintenance workers shine in spotlight
They toil in the shadows, but this weekend, when the sun sets, the employees who maintain and beautify Wake Forest University’s campus will be firmly thrust into the spotlight. More than 55 members of the custodial, maintenance and landscaping staff will perform a dance choreography show, “From the Ground Up,” highlighting the specific skills and tasks required from the staff. The goal is to show appreciation for the workers who literally do the dirty work that keeps campus looking clean.
October 3, 2019