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MarketWatch
9 financial pros share their secrets
"Your strategy should consider your early retirement tax rate, your later retirement tax rate, and the mix of tax-deferred versus taxable assets you already hold," said Stephan Shipe, CFA, CFP and finance professor at Wake Forest University.
August 15, 2025
Winston-Salem Journal
Is Hanes Mall safe for shoppers? Officials say teen curfew, closing at 8 brings stability
Negative publicity hurts, said retired marketing professor Roger Beahm. “The key is for a brand, when it has negative publicity, to immediately acknowledge the challenge and implement change to minimize future risk,” Beahm said. “At this point, Hanes Mall seems to be responding and taking steps in ways that protect customer safety, as well as brand equity."
August 15, 2025
Health
Do weighted vests really help with bone health and weight loss?
They’ve become particularly popular among older women, said health and exercise science professor Kristen Beavers — largely due to the belief that they can boost bone strength that may be lost during menopausal changes. But that claim isn’t as strongly supported by evidence as the hype around them might suggest. “This is a different intervention than wearing a 15-pound weighted vest during a one-hour structured exercise bout,” Beavers said. It’s also possible that participants’ weight status influenced the outcome. “That said, we didn’t specifically look at an interaction with obesity,” she added.
August 13, 2025
Psyche Magazine
Seeing all the parts of a tough situation
Research by Christian Waugh and colleagues at Wake Forest underscores that describing a difficult situation in detail – even if you’re just describing it to yourself, as in a journal – invites you to see the full picture, and in many cases, has the potential to help us manage our emotions.
August 13, 2025
Winston-Salem Journal
US Senate candidates Cooper vs. Whatley: How do they stack up on environmental issues?
“As senator, Cooper would shift the balance of power towards a more climate-friendly stance and no doubt seek action to avert further climate degradation,” said Scott Schang, interim executive director of the Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability at Wake Forest University. “That said, under his leadership, the state Department of Environmental Quality continued to fail to take environmental justice concerns seriously when making permitting decisions.”
August 13, 2025
WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
WFU to reorganize student services, close Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Wake Forest University will move three student support centers to a new division and close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), the University’s vice president announced. The Intercultural Center, LGBTQ+ Center, and Women’s Center will shift from ODI to the Division of Campus Life. Vice President José Villalba said the move aims to strengthen student support and create new opportunities for alignment among campus offices.
August 13, 2025
Winston-Salem Journal
HanesBrands sold to rival Gildan for $4.4 billion in stunning apparel deal
“With this acquisition, Gildan will now have access to strong consumer brand names that have strong brand equity with consumers, rather than competing mostly on low pricing,” retired marketing professor Roger Beahm said. “Adding national brands opens the door to reaching the broader consumer audience directly where brand equity can also help drive the business."
August 13, 2025
John Templeton Foundation
Generosity is a peculiar phenomenon. As a researcher who has studied virtue for 15 years, philosophy professor Christian Miller draws careful distinctions between a “generous act,” “acting from generosity,” and “being a generous person.” Miller says there’s a hierarchy of duties. “I have more stringent duties towards those near and dear—friends and family. I have less stringent duties towards strangers. I have even less stringent duties towards enemies, so the bar for generosity is modulated by, or fluctuates with, those relationships.”
August 8, 2025
Winston-Salem Journal
Professor’s book on ‘Sunset Boulevard’ generates national buzz
Recently retired from Wake Forest, David Lubin is a renowned art and cultural historian whose books have explored art in relation to the 19th century, John F. Kennedy era and World War I. Looking for a new topic, Lubin wanted to delve into something from the 1950s, the decade of his birth. Lubin taught film courses for about 25 years. At the end of each course, "Sunset Boulevard" nearly always ranked among the students' favorite films, along with "Citizen Kane" and "On the Waterfront."
August 7, 2025
Psyche Magazine
Seeing all the parts of a tough situation
Research by psychology professor Christian Waugh and colleagues focused largely on people’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. When people reflected on a stressful experience they’d been having, and were prompted to describe six specific elements of the situation, they tended to list at least one that was positive. Taking some time to elaborate on one of the positive aspects seemed to help people feel better, too.
August 6, 2025
Phys.org
Are professional economists truly objective when forecasting GDP? Maybe not
Are professional economists truly objective when forecasting economic projections? New research by economics professor Aeimit Lakdawala suggests otherwise, revealing a subtle yet powerful influence of political affiliation on predictions of GDP growth."Understanding this bias is crucial for consuming economic forecasts critically and for fostering more objective public discourse," Lakdawala said.
August 5, 2025
Yahoo Finance Singapore
This money expert says ‘Savers are losers’ – Is he right?
By most economic markers, experts said we are not heading for a recession this year. “As of now, the slight jump in inflation may be tied to tariffs, but there’s nothing in the data suggesting an imminent recession,” said Stephan Shipe, a finance professor at Wake Forest and founder of Scholar Financial Advising.
August 5, 2025