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Mashable
Shutting down coal plants spared 26,610 American lives
According to new research, 26,610 American people have been spared an early death in the Lower 48 states between 2005 and 2016 because 138 pollution-spewing coal plants were shut down. “Coal plants are unsuccessful in competing economically,” said Stan Meiburg, the former acting deputy administrator of the EPA and now the director of Graduate Studies in Sustainability at Wake Forest. Natural gas and renewable energy are generally just cheaper ways to make energy. So coal plants continue to shutter, year after year. “The beat goes on and on.”
January 6, 2020
Mashable
Shutting down coal plants spared 26,610 American lives in just a decade
“Coal plants are unsuccessful in competing economically,” said Stan Meiburg, director of Graduate Studies in Sustainability at Wake Forest and former acting deputy administrator of the EPA. Natural gas and renewable energy are generally just cheaper ways to make energy. So coal plants continue to shutter, year after year. “The beat goes on and on.”
January 6, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest completes $10 million purchase of Winston-Salem First property
Wake Forest spent $10 million to buy the high profile site of the Winston Salem First church and its school on University Parkway. The university and the church reached an agreement in January 2019 on the transaction. Wake Forest repeated Monday what it said in January 2019 — that it didn’t have immediate plans for the property, which would be included in “future master planning efforts.” The church approached the university about acquiring the property in late 2018 as part of its decision to relocate within three to five years to a site closer to downtown Winston-Salem.
January 6, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
In July, the Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra announced that Timothy Redmond, a Londoner, would be the symphony’s fifth music director. David Levy, a professor of music at Wake Forest and a former symphony musician who writes the program notes for the symphony’s concerts, was on the search committee. “Overall, Tim was the strongest candidate,” Levy said. “As a conductor, he got the musicians excited to play, and he got the audience excited. In some ways, he’s the most experienced of the conductors.”
January 5, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Mix it up: Curator using talents, passions for learning, creativity, inspiration
While working on plans to open a physical facility, director and co-founder of DENT Creative ReUSE and Art Laboratory, David J. Brown is presenting a series of eight free events designed to spark creativity and inspiration. “Mixed Doubles: tandem lectures on unrelated topics” will be on Wednesdays in January at the Central Library. The Jan. 22 event will be on the topic Medieval Women Mystics & Sculpture for Art and Musical Performance,” and will be led by Ulrike Wiethaus, Wake Forest professor of religion and American ethnic studies and Mark Dixon, artist, musician and inventor.
January 5, 2020
The News & Observer
Wood pellets, climate change and North Carolina: How this project was reported
Journalism professor Justin Catanoso has written about climate change and climate policy since 2013 and in December covered his sixth United Nations climate summit in Madrid. He contributed to a three-part News & Observer series on the wood pellet industry and the different views on the role of North Carolina forests in combating climate change.
January 3, 2020
Triad Business Journal
15 storylines to watch in the ’20s: Wake Forest Innovation Quarter
Bailey South, the transformation of a bland 8,000-square-foot building by Front Street Capital into a visually stimulating 75,000-square-foot office/retail/restaurant development should be completed by the middle of next year. Adjacent to the recently completed Bailey Power Plant and Bailey Park, Bailey South should be a fitting cap to the redevelopment by Wake Forest of former R.J. Reynolds buildings on the eastern fringe of downtown.
January 3, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Rawabi: The Palestinian city of hope
Communication professor and terrorism expert Randall G. Rogan wrote a guest column for the Winston-Salem Journal, describing the city-building initiative, Rawabi, in the Palestinian West Bank. “Rawabi is changing the narrative from one of asking the international community to provide money to support them to one in which Palestinians are capable of building their own future. One critical recurring theme was how Rawabi is a model for a diverse and democratic future Palestinian state, changing expectations for a Palestinian vision for the future.”
January 3, 2020
Hakai Magazine
What do birds do in a hurricane
Biology PhD candidate Jenny Howard wrote about how Clemson researcher, Bradley Wilkinson, studied the behavior of brown pelicans during hurricanes Irma in 2017, and Florence and Michael in 2018. Advances in technology, including miniature GPS trackers, have made it possible to study animal behavior during big storms.
January 2, 2020
Inside Higher Ed
Students’ sense of belonging varies by identity, institution
New research highlights the differences in students’ sense of belonging by race, institution type and first-generation status. The findings present a more nuanced picture than what is often portrayed. The report showed that students at four-year institutions who felt a higher sense of belonging were more likely to utilize campus services such as student advising and financial aid services. Psychology professor Shannon Brady, who co-authored the report, said one of the motivations for the study was other research findings that minority and first-generation students report a lower sense of belonging.
January 2, 2020
Business Insider India
15 alarming facts about divorce in the U.S. that will shock you
A study by Wake Forest professor Linda Nielsen, who studies father-daughter relationships, shows young women who lacked the presence of their father experienced fewer educational prospects and weakened physical health compared to young women who grew up with fathers in the home.
December 31, 2019
Fast Company
Things you should consider before making a massive change
It’s important to look inward and think about what aspects of a change trigger fear, says Amy Wallis, professor of organizational behavior at the School of Business. Once you can identify that, it becomes easier to reframe that fear into an opportunity. You might fear that relocating to a different city where you don’t know anyone will lead to boredom and loneliness or you can also choose to view the move as an opportunity to meet new people who may have different experiences from you.
December 30, 2019