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The Family Handyman
Here’s what tariffs will mean for homeowners and DIYers
Tariffs will increase the cost of DIY projects and home renovations, said researcher and business school professor Pelin Pekgun. “To be prepared against these rising costs, homeowners should plan ahead, compare prices and adjust budgets accordingly. While prices will not rise immediately, higher material costs, potential shortages and supply delays could result in tighter renovation budgets in the coming months.”
March 20, 2025
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Former EPA leaders to discuss changes at agency in Winston-Salem talk
Federal regulatory offices are under scrutiny from the Trump administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency is among those going through major changes. Some of the issues the EPA is facing will be discussed during a public conversation in Winston-Salem. The talk will feature former EPA administrators Gina McCarthy and Janet McCabe, who both served under Democratic presidents. Stan Meiburg will moderate the conversation.
March 20, 2025
Yahoo Finance
Report offers insights on technologies to counter negative impacts of artisanal gold mining
"Place-based innovation hubs can bridge the gap between scientific breakthroughs and real-world implementation by providing sustained support for cleaner mining technologies, traceability systems, and restoration efforts," said Luis Fernandez of Wake Forest University's Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability and CINCIA. "These hubs will foster collaboration – accelerating the adoption of solutions that prevent deforestation and land degradation while promoting more sustainable economic alternatives."
March 19, 2025
The Hill
Trump didn’t kill the penny – inflation did
"When stores run out of pennies after the Mint gets out of the penny business, they can ask their customers to bring them in. Maybe they will," writes economics professor Robert Whaples. "Eventually, however, there won’t be enough pennies in circulation and stores will tell customers that their total will be rounded up, or down, to the nearest nickel when paying with cash."
March 19, 2025
The Weather Channel
Tropical forests are struggling to keep up with climate change
Tropical forests are crucial in helping our planet maintain balance. However, scientists from Wake Forest University and the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute have published a groundbreaking study in the journal Science that highlights the vulnerability these forests face.
March 18, 2025
Triangle Business Journal
Hundreds of jobs at risk as Trump targets EPA’s Research Triangle office
Stan Meiburg, executive director of the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability, said his time at the EPA was always business as usual regardless of which party controlled the White House or Congress. But this time it’s different. “The effect of the proposals that you’re seeing are really, it seems to me, an effort to destroy the institution. And that’s different from anything we’ve ever seen on a past transition."
March 18, 2025
Winston-Salem Journal
Forsyth, Guilford could share 1 state senator under NC House bill
Forsyth and Guilford counties, as well as North Carolina's other urban counties, could be represented by just one state senator if an N.C. House bill becomes law. Politics professor John Dinan said, "Every legislative session some bills are worthy of attention because they are likely to get serious consideration. Other bills stand no chance of passing, and this bill is in the latter category. There is no chance that the arrangement proposed in this bill would be deemed consistent with longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent, which the Court has shown no signs of revisiting."
March 16, 2025
The Conversation
When humans use AI to earn patents, who is doing the inventing?
Law professor Keith Robinson explores how the advent of generative artificial intelligence has sent shock waves across industries, from the technical to the creative. AI systems that can generate viable computer code, write news stories and spin up professional-looking graphics have inspired countless headlines asking whether they will take away jobs in technology, journalism and design, among many other fields. These new ways of doing work and making things raise another question: In the era of AI, what does it mean to be an inventor?
The article has appeared in several outlets nationwide, including SFgate.com, Yahoo, Bioethics.com and the Albany Times Union.
March 14, 2025
WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC)
Recusal issue looms over disputed state Supreme Court race
Jefferson Griffin has appealed a trial court's dismissal of his bid to invalidate thousands of ballots in his race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Judge Murry's contribution to Griffin's legal expense fund falls into a gray area, according to law professor Ellen Murphy, an expert on legal ethics and professional responsibility. "A judge should conduct himself/herself at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary. In my opinion it is clear," Murphy said, "that, objectively, one's impartiality can be reasonably questioned in a case like this."
March 14, 2025
The News & Observer
2 NC colleges ranked among the ‘most beautiful’ in the US. Is your alma mater on the list?
Two of North Carolina's most prestigious universities have been named one of the most beautiful across the country. From the east coast to the west, Condé Nast Traveler released a list of 54 schools that could be considered some of "America's most magnificent architectural masterpieces" - including Duke University in Durham and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem.
March 14, 2025
Washington Examiner
Pennies, an early Trump second term target, rival marbles and 8-track players as American artifacts
“Not many Canadians rue the loss of their penny,” economics professor Robert Whaples said. “The president has the leeway to make decisions about coins being minted, i.e., how many of each penny, nickel, or what have you. But he doesn’t have the power to say the penny can no longer be considered a valid form of money; that’s for the legislature.”
March 13, 2025
KRGV-TV (Weslaco, TX) via Ivanhoe Newswire
Prescription Health: Less muscle, higher risk of dementia?
Losing strength doesn’t only make older adults more prone to falls and fractures. So, what can you do to help save your muscles? Health and exercise science researcher Kristen Beavers recommends “about 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity a week, and at least two days of weightlifting activities that strengthen muscles. "Thinking about exercise as a countermeasure to muscle and bone loss as an older adult loses weight, I think is very important."
March 13, 2025