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WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Why North Carolinians are voting on the state’s Constitutional Amendment
"Constitutional amendment to provide that only a citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age and otherwise possessing the qualifications for voting shall be entitled to vote at any election in this state." Politis professor John Dinan said it’s already illegal for non-citizens to vote in federal and in state elections.
October 28, 2024
USA Today
Prosecutor scoffs at Rick Singer’s new college counseling service
The competition to get into the most selective colleges has only gotten tougher. For that reason, people like Singer may always have a captive market, said Joseph Soares, a sociology professor and college admissions expert. "The people that are obsessing about the most prestigious institutions are still obsessing about them," he said.
October 27, 2024
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
The psychology of spooky season: The reason you may love haunted houses and scary movies
Halloween is approaching, and people are in the spooky spirit. Psychology professor Christian Waugh says being spooked can actually make you feel good. That is because when you are scared, your body releases adrenaline and activates your fight-or-flight instincts to protect you from danger. But when you get your spooky thrills at a haunted house, your body still unconsciously perceives that you are in danger, when in your consciousness, you know you are actually safe.
October 25, 2024
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
WFU School of Law creates pathway program for Winston-Salem State University students
Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black educational institution in North Carolina, has signed a new agreement with Wake Forest University that will provide students from the HBCU with a pathway to matriculate into the juris doctorate program at the Wake Forest School of Law upon graduation.
October 25, 2024
Forbes
Historic major gifts Wake Forest
Wake Forest University received a $6.6M gift for its School of Divinity from the Griffin Family Trust. The gift is the largest individual donation in the divinity school's history, and it follows a September donation from the estate of Edward Kent Griffin, bringing the trust's total support for the divinity school to almost $10 million. "This remarkable gift is a testament to the significance and impact of the School of Divinity on individuals and communities across North Carolina and the nation," said President Susan R. Wente.
October 25, 2024
Triad Business Journal
Power 50: Susan Wente, Wake Forest University
President Susan Wente has prioritized Wake Forest's nearly 3,000 employees by launching an on-site childcare and early education center in September. Wake Forest also leads the way for non-instructional pay among colleges in the state. Wente has also turned her attention to the Winston-Salem community, working closely with developers Front Street Capital and Carter to turn university-owned land into a $150 million mixed-use development called The Grounds. She is also planning a significant transformation of the university's main campus to create more academic space in the coming years.
October 25, 2024
USA Today
Trump’s former chief of staff says he fits the definition of ‘fascist.’ What that means
Fascist leaders often resort to violent means to stamp out political dissent. "There's a state of siege declared. Political parties are outlawed. Universities are shut down. And a process of widespread arrest of political opponents begins to take place," politics professor Peter Siavelis said.
October 24, 2024
Mongabay
New survey puts human face on pollution caused by U.S. wood pellet mills
"A new groundbreaking survey highlights the human toll from pollution and other quality of life impacts connected to those living near the forest biomass industry's wood pellet mills in the U.S Southeast. While the pellets are an environmentally controversial substitute for coal burned in overseas power plants, awareness is also growing that biomass manufacture poses a public health threat in the mostly poor, rural, minority U.S. communities where the mills operate within a 10-state arc stretching from southern Virginia to Louisiana.
October 24, 2024
Yes! Weekly
Wake Forest to host hundreds of children for Project Pumpkin
Wake Forest students are preparing for one of the University's biggest student-led events. Project Pumpkin will take place on Tuesday, October 29, from 3 to 6 p.m. on Hearn Plaza. Hundreds of Wake Forest student volunteers dressed in costume will welcome children for an afternoon of carnival games, trick-or-treating, music and other entertainment.
October 24, 2024
Fortune
Betting market Kalshi points to a Trump win
Kalshi was far from the first company to venture into the field. The U.S. has a rich history of presidential betting markets, dating back to the late 19th century when trading moved from poolrooms to financial exchanges and eventually Wall Street firms. According to a 2004 paper from economic historians Paul Rhode and Koleman Strumpf, who argued that the rise of polling firms like Gallup led to the dwindling popularity of the betting markets, which had nonetheless done a "remarkable job" forecasting elections.
Strumpf's research was also featured in Vox, Market Watch, Morning Star, Covers, Independent and Bloomberg.
October 23, 2024
T Online
Betting markets bet on former presidents
In this interview with the German news outlet T Online, political economics expert Koleman Strumpf addresses a variety of questions on interpreting betting markets, the possibility of artificially inflating a candidate's chance to win, and how betting markets can be used to gauge political advertising. "Instead of guessing whether a public relations effort has had an impact, one can look at the markets. The advantage of these markets is that they provide instant feedback, unlike polls that take days to conduct."
October 23, 2024
Triad Business Journal
Power 50: Dr. Ebony Boulware, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Dr. Ebony Boulware, dean of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, chief science officer and vice chief academic officer of Advocate Health, has been named a "Power 50" leader by the Triad Business Journal. "While still leading operations in Winston-Salem, Dean Boulware is overseeing the construction of Wake Forest University School of Medicine's second campus in Charlotte...Boulware also launched a $100M philanthropic campaign for the medical school's research initiatives in November that already privately raised $50 million.
October 23, 2024