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Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina)
Germany chooses Winston-Salem for 2026 World Cup base
The team will conduct its training sessions at the W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium, recognized as one of the top collegiate soccer venues in the country. “Wake Forest University is truly honored to host the German Men’s National Team,” says Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente. “We are eager to welcome one of the world’s premier soccer teams to Winston-Salem, our Triad community, and to Wake Forest’s Spry Soccer Stadium and The Graylyn Estate.”
June 5, 2026
The Conversation
As an American, should you feel guilty about rooting against the US in the World Cup?
The 2026 World Cup promises to be the planet’s most-watched sporting event. It’s also poised to generate its fair share of controversy. “Our country is winning again,” President Trump said, devoting nearly six minutes of his speech to the team’s victory. The outlook for the U.S. men in this year’s World Cup is not quite as bright, but chances are good that someone will try to co-opt their success or failure for political purposes. Fans don’t have to fall into the trap, writes philosophy professor Adam Kadlac.
This article also appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and The Caledonian-Record.
June 5, 2026
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest preps for German men’s national soccer team
This photo story highlights the activity around the Wake Forest campus in preparation for the German men's national soccer team's arrival.
June 5, 2026
AOL
5 reasons grocery inflation may still be getting worse
Business and analytics professor Pelin Pekgun said some of the pressures behind grocery inflation is tied to global supply disruptions that are still unfolding. "While ongoing production deficits from the war in Ukraine continue to cap global grain supplies and fertilizer output, recent geopolitical escalations around the Strait of Hormuz have injected a fresh shock into the market, driving up energy costs and triggering global fertilizer shortages," she said.
June 4, 2026
The New York Times
In a first, scientists precisely edit human embryo genes
Scientists at Columbia University have edited the DNA of early human embryos with unprecedented accuracy, an achievement that could open the way to babies engineered with particular characteristics. Ana Iltis, a bioethicist at Wake Forest, worried that assessing the safety of base-edited embryos will require far more scrutiny than simply looking for damaged chromosomes. “It is possible that some of the potentially harmful effects would not be evident until after birth,” she warned.
June 4, 2026
The Conversation
Eroding a virtue: AI trains people to expect instant answers – and that’s bad news for patience
AI tools are helping foster a culture of immediacy, thereby diminishing the capacity for patience. Patience can be developed in lots of different areas of life that have nothing to do with research and which are less susceptible to AI incursion. Working on a craft project, detailing a car, weeding a garden, practicing your basketball shot, lifting weights – all these activities can foster patience too. The more this character muscle is strengthened, the more it will be available to use in many different areas of your life.
This story also appeared in The Conway Daily Sun and Let's Daily Science.
June 4, 2026
Yahoo Finance
SpaceX IPO is coming to your 401(k). Should you be concerned?
Mark Johnson, an investments and portfolio management fellow and teaching professor at Wake Forest School of Business, said institutional investors routinely hold stakes in unprofitable growth-stage companies, and that the 401(k) exposure issue is not unique to SpaceX. "There is probably a broader conversation around whether retail investors like me and you become exit liquidity in IPOs, but that is not unique to SpaceX," he said.
June 4, 2026
WSMV-TV (Nashville, TN)
Murfreesboro attorney admits to crime in jail phone calls
Law professor Ellen Murphy said lawyers who break the law face heightened scrutiny. “Any overt disregard for the law feels more egregious when it is a lawyer who does it,” Murphy said. “It is possible that there are investigations happening that are not public at this time,” she said. “I understand why the public questions the process.”
June 3, 2026
North Carolina Construction News
Wake Forest office building reaches topping-out milestone at The Grounds
Construction crews have placed the final steel beam atop Wake Forest University’s future office building at The Grounds, marking a major milestone for both the project and the broader transformation of the Deacon Boulevard corridor. The five-story office building, scheduled for completion in 2027, will house approximately 400 Wake Forest employees and serve as a new administrative hub for several university departments.
June 3, 2026
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
German national team to train at Wake Forest University ahead of FIFA World Cup
Wake Forest is hosting the team for the tournament. Preparations are complete on campus, where the athletes will train. Private fencing is up and around the soccer facility. There are also signs around campus in German in an effort to make the team feel welcome.
June 3, 2026
Inside Higher Ed
New Presidents: Emory, Northwestern, Alaska, Wake Forest, River Valley and More
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice University’s School of Business, has been appointed president of Wake Forest University, effective July 1.
June 3, 2026
VICE
3 things that make you more likely to see ghosts
According to psychology professor Melissa Maffeo, author of Science of the Supernatural, there’s no shortage of very un-spooky explanations for seemingly paranormal experiences. Writing for The Conversation, Maffeo argues that roughly three-quarters of Americans believe in some form of paranormal activity, and a specific combination of neurological and psychological factors can make certain people way more susceptible to those experiences than others.
June 2, 2026