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WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Clemmons business struggles stem from U.S. tariffs on South Korean goods
Kingdom Kpop and More in Clemmons is seeing more empty shelves than usual, but it's not for the reason most business owners would hope. Economics professor Robert Whaples says tariffs can put certain small businesses in a rough spot. "There's just a lot of volatility, a lot of changes," Professor Whaples said. "And all these things that make somebody who has to deal with this, importing goods from Korea for example, in kind of a difficult spot."
August 9, 2026
The Charlotte Observer
Did World Cup visit by Germany strengthen Winston-Salem’s future sporting opportunities?
When the Germans came to town for the World Cup soccer tournament, Forsyth County felt an economic boost, according to Wake Forest University and Visit Winston-Salem. Here are five questions and answers regarding what the German team meant to the region's bottom line. What economic impact did Germany's World Cup base camp have on Winston-Salem?
August 8, 2026
WMC-TV (Memphis, TN)
Best Life: Stopping knee pain before it starts
Shannon Mihalko, a behavioral psychologist at Wake Forest said, “Women are about, almost two times more likely to develop knee osteoarthritis than men are.…“We’re now looking at whether we can use exercise and diet in people who are overweight and obese to try to actually prevent knee osteoarthritis from developing,”
August 7, 2026
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
WFU previews this season’s Face to Face Speaker Forum
This season will feature several guests, including Grammy-winning singer and actor Cynthia Erivo, documentarian Ken Burns and "Parks and Recreation" co-creator Michael Schur. WXII 12’s Kara Peters sat down with the program’s executive director, Sue Henderson, to learn more about what attendees can expect during the forum.
Henderson was also interviewed by WFMY News 2.
August 7, 2026
The Charlotte Observer
Governors and lawmakers say they’re getting serious about states’ rights
The revised policy will remind governors of the inherent authority of states in pushing back against the federal government, said politics professor John Dinan, a federalism scholar. Dinan said both political parties have leaned on federalism principles opportunistically over the years–depending on which party enjoyed national power. But now he sees strong agreement between Republicans and Democrats on strengthening the role of states. "It's attracting interest from people across the ideological spectrum."
August 6, 2026
Yahoo Health
How to do your own online health research like a scientist – a biostatistician’s step-by-step guide
"The instinct to 'do your own research' when it comes to your health is a good one," writes statistical science professor Lucy McGowan. "The challenge often is not lack of information, but the opposite. People are surrounded by studies, headlines, forums, family and friends, often all speaking at once in different directions and with different levels of reliability. How do you move through this abundance of information without getting lost in it?"
This story, originally published in The Conversation, ran in news outlets nationwide, including Inkl, The Pioneer and Seattle PI.
August 4, 2026
LinkedIn Top Colleges 2026: The 50 best colleges for long-term career success in the U.S.
LinkedIn released its Top Colleges ranking, recognizing the 50 U.S. schools whose graduates have gone on to achieve the strongest professional outcomes. Wake Forest University ranked 17th among those universities that create the greatest opportunities after graduation.
August 4, 2026
Forbes
New York wants $36 billion from Kalshi.
Prediction markets have had a mixed 2026. What should we expect in 2027? By January, NPR counted 19 federal lawsuits over prediction markets; since then, four New Mexico tribes have added tribal-sovereignty claims, and the CFTC itself has become a serial plaintiff. Wake Forest economist Koleman Strumpf said, "It's going to be something the Supreme Court, and maybe even Congress, will have to weigh in on."
August 4, 2026
The Maine Monitor
Prediction market users wager millions on Maine elections
Prediction market expert Koleman Strumpf attributed prediction markets’ accuracy in part to “rational, deep-pocketed people” who see an opportunity to profit off the money flowing in from casual users. Prediction markets quantify changing sentiment in real time, said Strumpf, where polls can offer only occasional updates. Observing the markets, he said, is a free way to “find out what a bunch of smart people think about what’s going on in the world.”
August 4, 2026
The Conversation
Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws
"Reducing rampant pollution across the United States was so important that when Congress passed many environmental protection laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, it didn’t want to leave enforcement only to the executive branch. Congress specifically wrote into those laws ways for citizens to enforce them through the courts when the government does not act to address the problem," writes environmental law expert Sarah J. Morath.
August 3, 2026
Winston-Salem Journal
German World Cup team generated $10 million for Winston-Salem economy, report says
Wake Forest University's role as the World Cup base camp for the German Men's National soccer team generated at least $10 million in local visitor spending during its 23-day stay. That's according to a preliminary report on the economic and social-media reputational impact released last week by the university and Visit Winston-Salem.
August 2, 2026
PsyPost
Two forms of intellectual humility have opposite links to mental health, study finds
“There has been tons of research on how intellectual humility might help people to think better,” said Michael Prinzing, a research and assessment scholar at Wake Forest University. “But there has been almost none on how intellectual humility might impact a person’s well-being, which is surprising given that this has major implications for its status as an intellectual virtue.”
July 31, 2026