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Axios
Trump policies could scare immigrants away from coronavirus care
“It’s potentially a really large public health problem,” said Wake Forest’s Christine Coughlin, who has written about unauthorized immigrants’ compliance with quarantines. “I believe there is a perception that if you were to go and seek treatment or seek testing, you could be potentially reported and then potentially deported.”
March 6, 2020
Spectrum News
Exhibit highlighting how diseases spread
There is a new exhibit at Wake Forest that’s relevant to current events. The “Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World” explores connections between us and the world and how outbreaks can spread from something as simple as a handshake. “Handshakes can spread all kinds of diseases. Any skin to skin contact has the potential to transmit bacteria, viruses – everything from the common cold to the flu, to coronavirus potentially,” said Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology academic director Andrew Gurstell.
March 6, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
WFU professor earns honor for book
Book Authority has named “Father-Daughter Relationships: Contemporary Research and Issues” among the best new books on fatherhood for 2020. The author, Linda Nielsen, is a nationally renowned expert on father-daughter relationships and shared physical custody for children of divorce. Nielsen is a professor of adolescent and educational psychology at Wake Forest.
March 6, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
WFU seniors honored for speeches
Three Wake Forest seniors were selected as winners of the University’s Senior Orations competition. Celia Zhou, a Cary resident, won for her speech “Living and Loving the Question.” Dylan King of Walnut Cove won for his speech “Camaraderie in the Lounge,” and Grace Franzese, who lives in Greenlawn, N.Y., won for “Building Community.”
March 6, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
The Medallion of Merit, Wake Forest’s highest honor, was recently awarded to two university trustees — Dr. Larry Hopkins and Lou Bissette — at the University’s Founders’ Day celebration. Hopkins graduated from Wake Forest in 1972 and Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1977. Following his residency, he practiced obstetrics and gynecology. In 1994, he became the co-director of Winston-Salem’s newly-created Women’s Health Center. Bissette graduated from Wake Forest in 1965. He began his legal practice with the Asheville firm of McGuire, Wood & Bissette, where he continues today, concentrating in the areas of land use, zoning, economic development and corporate law.
March 6, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest sophomore Lainey Drake, a physics and theatre double major, is one of only 40 women to earn a Brooke Owens Fellowship, which awards a paid summer job at one of the most sought-after companies in aviation or space exploration. This summer, Drake will help pioneer commercial space travel as an engineering intern at Virgin Galactic.
March 6, 2020
Fresh Ink For Teens
Tikkun Olam: Improving the world through creativity
Tikkun Olam, repairing the world – both environmentally and socially – is an important Jewish value. To Wake Forest artist, filmmaker and art/film professor Joel Tauber, it is the foundation of not only his life, but his career as well. He decided that he wanted to change the world and contribute to society by creating art and film projects that would spark conversation about ethical issues. “I love our country, I love our culture, but we’re also a very individualistic culture and a very materialistic culture,” he said. “Sometimes I’m concerned that the idea of our communal responsibilities to each other, to the land, to other species, is not as dominant an idea in our minds as I would like it to be.”
March 4, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Former U.S. secretaries of state, musician and author part of new speaker series in Winston-Salem
Wake Forest’s Face to Face Speaker Forum, a new speaker series that aims to illustrate the transformative power of conversation, will begin in September at the Joel Coliseum. The first event, set for Sept. 1, will feature former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright (1997-2001) and Colin Powell (2001-05). Yo-Yo Ma, a world-renowned cellist and cultural ambassador, will speak on Oct. 14. Malcolm Gladwell, a journalist and author of “Outliers” and “Talking to Strangers,” will speak on Jan. 26.
March 4, 2020
Media Entertainment Arts Worldwide (Meaww)
John Dinan, professor of politics and international affairs at the Wake Forest said, “It is reasonable to assume that some conversations have taken place between Democratic Party officials and strategists and several of the presidential candidates whose campaigns were faltering, such as Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg, for the purpose of encouraging these candidates to drop out of the race sooner rather than later, with an eye for consolidating support for Joe Biden and making it more difficult for Bernie Sanders to win the nomination.”
March 3, 2020
WMC-TV (Memphis)
Best Life: GMO’s – threat or no
Wake Forest biology professor Gloria Muday studies the genetic characteristics that make tomatoes resistant to drought and heat. “As climate change increases, the stress is a very real concern,” said Muday. She said crops can be genetically modified to withstand high temperatures and pests reducing the use of pesticides. And she said despite fears due to food labeling, studies show GMO’s are safe. “Those have detected no negative health impacts of GMO’s on humans or animals,” she said. Muday created a program where college students teach Local high school students about the science behind GMO’s. The college students say teaching the topic has changed their perception, leading to a greater percentage of students who favor GMO’s.
March 3, 2020
Yes! Weekly
Wake Forest University expert: How to root out election B.S.
When a candidate for political office starts throwing out numbers, Wake Forest University psychology professor John Petrocelli’s B.S. meter begins buzzing. Petrocelli’s research focuses on B.S., intent on finding out when and why it happens. “When you do [candidate platform] fact checking, which takes a lot of work sometimes, you’ll find there’s quite a bit of speculation in those claims,” he said. “In proposals to start new programs or extinguish old ones, you’ll find a lot of inaccuracies.”
March 3, 2020
97.3 KIRO Radio (Seattle)
Wake Forest assistant professor of counseling Allison Forti’s research was referenced on Seattle’s KIRO radio. Forti has described a phenomenon called the looking glass self, “which says that people’s sense of self is rooted partially in how they feel they are perceived by others.” ” Forti uses this concept to explain why some individuals monitor their own social media closely and do things like frequently rewatching their Instagram stories.
March 2, 2020