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The Hill
Government remains essential for the nation’s financial stability and prosperity
“It is disappointing to know that American politics have not changed all that much between Hamilton’s day and the recent so far unsuccessful efforts by House Republicans to tie President Biden to the alleged financial misdealing by his son, Hunter,” writes law professor Sidney Shapiro.
May 3, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
A heckler tried to derail Trevor Noah’s speech at Wake Forest University. He answered her question.
Comedian Trevor Noah spent part of his speech Tuesday at Joel Coliseum talking with a heckler. “Why don’t you stand up for Palestine?” the woman yelled at Noah, a popular comedian and the former host of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.”“What are you shouting ma’am?” Noah asked the woman. The woman repeated her question. And Noah answered. “First of all, do you see what you are doing right now? You are not engaging me.
May 2, 2024
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Students use the performing arts to teach elementary schoolers
Inside of a second-grade classroom at Speas Global Elementary School, students learn science from a couple of special guests — students from Wake Forest. Theatre professor Brook Davis created the class more than 20 years ago. “I started to realize that there were a lot of theater students who ended up in classrooms…that didn’t have a lot of practical experience about how you work with students,” Davis said. “Then I started to hear from some education colleagues that they were also looking for ways to incorporate the arts or more creative activities in their classrooms. Davis and education professor Alan Brown created a course that merged the two groups to design creative and engaging ways to teach.
May 1, 2024
NPR
For birds, having siblings can be a matter of life or death
Biology professor David Anderson comments in this piece for this NPR series exploring the ways siblings can influence, sharing insights on his research on Nazca boobies in the Galápagos Islands. A Nazca booby incubates eggs with its webbed feet. In his research, Anderson would see nests with two chicks inside, a big chick and a little chick — but then the little one would disappear. “And I would frequently find it a meter, half-meter away from the nest site, just dead on the ground, apparently unrescued by the parents.”
May 1, 2024
The Hill
US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa
Politics and international affairs professor Will Walldorf said the U.S. focus on counterterrorism is “missing the heart of the problem” and that it was “staggering” how terrorism has surged under U.S. watch. “The lack of good governance, the lack of meeting the everyday needs of citizens in West Africa, where we know food insecurity is extreme, has been the core driver of terrorist recruitment in the region,” he said.
May 1, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Bill to require N.C. sheriffs to work with ICE advances in House
“It is no surprise that Republicans in the N.C. General Assembly are taking up this immigration bill in this year’s short session,” said politics professor John Dinan, a national expert on state legislatures. “This is an example of Republicans in North Carolina seeking to set the legislative agenda in ways that may respond to constituent concerns, but also may shape upcoming elections and campaigns.”
May 1, 2024
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
You can meet Peyton Manning, Anderson Cooper, John Legend and more celebrities
Winston-Salem is going to see more famous, international figures. Face to Face announced its speaker lineup for Season Four. It will include Peyton Manning, Anderson Cooper, Jesmyn Ward, David Brooks and John Legend. Wake Forest University’s Face to Face Speaker Forum concluded Season Three on April 30 with Trevor Noah.
May 1, 2024
Fortune
Millennials have it better than everyone thinks
“Millennials that saved and invested as well as purchased homes soon after entering the workforce are most likely in okay to strong financial positions,” Mark Johnson, a professor and investments and portfolio management fellow at Wake Forest University School of Business, tells Fortune.
April 29, 2024
Decoding Fox News
John V. Petrocelli & Juliet Jeske break down Fox News clips
Psychology professor John Petrocelli, author of “The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit,” listens to evergreen news clips and comments on examples of techniques used to mislead, lie or manipulate an audience.
April 28, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest, Davidson, Elon flip switch on combined solar farm project
What does a planned large-scale solar facility in western Kentucky and Wake Forest and Elon universities have in common? The Sebree Solar II facility, near Robards, Kentucky and the Ohio River, will play a substantial role in the universities meeting their ambitious renewable energy goals potentially into the 2050s. The $195 million project on a 900-acre site is projected to generate up to 150 megawatts of renewable energy with a 30-year lifespan.
April 28, 2024
The Wall Street Journal
The era of one-stop grocery shopping is over
Traditional grocers ate up 66% of total consumer spending on food at home in 2022 according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the most recent year for which data is available. That’s down from 69% in 2017. Marketing professor Roger Beahm said some food stores are now leaning into differentiation rather than trying to be all things to all people. “Retailers are looking at specific categories that they can excel in and being able to offer consumers superior products in these.”
April 27, 2024
Savannah Morning News
New EPA rules subject Georgia Power to severe emissions restrictions at planned plants
While Georgia Power’s planned new units would be subject to the revised rules, they would not apply to its existing gas-fired plants because the EPA put off regulatory changes for plants built before May 24, 2023. “This reflects that retrofits are more complex in both law and equity,” said Stan Meiburg, executive director of Wake Forest’s Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability.
April 26, 2024