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Yes! Weekly
Leigh Ann Hallberg ‘Phenoms’ opens at Reynolda House
Art professor Leigh Ann Hallberg's "Phenoms” is on display at Reynolda House Museum of American Art in the West Bedroom Gallery of the Historic House through October 19, 2025. In this series, Hallberg creates large-scale abstract paintings inspired by her journey through local landscapes, including Reynolda’s. “The experience of Reynolda’s grounds provides a respite from the clamor and chaos of contemporary life, which has allowed me the time and space for contemplation,” said Hallberg.
September 20, 2024
The Verge
Project 2025 would ‘essentially eviscerate EPA,’ former staff warn
“Project 2025 is just full of recommendations that would essentially eviscerate EPA. They would turn it into a shell of what its true mission is,” said Stan Meiburg, executive director of the Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability. “From ambient air quality standards to regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and from power plants — all of those are things that Project 2025 recommendations and the Trump administration in its previous iteration went right after."
September 19, 2024
RealClear Defense
Time to scoot: Finish talks and get U.S. troops out of Iraq
Dangers to U.S. soldiers aside, experts see proxy strikes and counterstrikes as a primary way the current turmoil in the Middle East could turn into a regional war. The costs of that would be astronomical for the United States. Is an outcome like that worth it to U.S. national security? No, not given the limited benefits and substantial risks of keeping troops on the ground in Iraq and Syria. It’s time for U.S. troops to leave.
September 19, 2024
AARP
Weighted vests are in! What to know about the latest fitness trend if you’re 50+
A big highlight of the weighted vest, according to health and exercise science professor Kristin Beavers, is that it gives older adults access to exercise equipment that can easily be used at home. “Getting people to exercise is hard,” Beavers said. “So if this makes it a little easier, I do think there are some real advantages from an access standpoint. You can walk around your neighborhood and sneak resistance training in, which I do think is important for your muscles and your bones.”
September 18, 2024
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz speaks at rally in Asheville
Politics professor John Dinan said, ‘These visits mean even more when they are to areas that aren’t used to seeing candidates every week, as some metropolitan areas are. So one might see the Harris-Walz campaign taking a page from Trump’s strategy and saying let’s go out and devote our attention to some cities and towns that may not be so used to getting the attention and the visits.”
September 17, 2024
Yes! Weekly
Reynolda House names Tom Zydel director of advancement and external affairs
Effective October 1, Thomas “Tom” Zydel will join the senior leadership team at Reynolda House Museum of American Art and Reynolda Gardens as director of advancement and external affairs. Zydel brings nearly two decades of museum fundraising and strategic marketing experience, having worked at several prominent art museums including The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.
September 17, 2024
Wake Forest News
Drone technology and partnerships are protecting the Amazon
Wake Forest University’s Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability welcomed nine Indigenous leaders from Peru. Their visit, co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is part of the “Connecting Cultures” program. The initiative focuses on equipping young Indigenous leaders with the skills and knowledge needed to confront environmental challenges in the Amazon, ranging from illegal mining to the impacts of climate change.
September 17, 2024
Intelligencer
We are about to enter a new era of political gambling
Political-betting markets were a routine part of the elections going back to the founding of the country, before the advent of scientific polling, and were only outlawed after a series of state and federal laws started to clamp down on the practices, said economics professor Koleman Strumpf. “In the early 20th century and the 19th century, these markets were humongous,” Strumpf said. “There is very little evidence in the historical record of market manipulation.”
September 17, 2024
DC Journal
Did labor unions bring us the weekend?
In this opinion piece, economics professor Robert Whaples writes that for his doctoral dissertation, he surveyed economic historians and asked whether they agreed with the proposition that “the reduction in the length of the workweek in American manufacturing before the Great Depression was primarily due to the efforts of labor unions...the vast majority — over 70% — disagreed. When asked whether the reduction in the workweek was “primarily due to economic growth and the increased wages,” the profession answered with a resounding “yes,” with less than 20% disagreeing.
September 16, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Winston Cup Museum co-owner launch new chapter with The Nash
"Repositioning the building as a combination car museum and events center presents some unique opportunities, but also some new challenges for the Spencers, said marketing professor Roger Beahm. “By shifting its focus away from Winston Cup and to the Nash automobile brand — including its ties to racing — still allows the owners to leverage the car museum aspect of the former business, as well as provide an interesting and fun backdrop for social events/gatherings.”
September 14, 2024
Greensboro News & Record
Tim Duncan’s advice led to Peyton Manning’s senior year at Tennessee
Peyton Manning wasn't sure whether to leave Tennessee at the end of his junior year and enter the NFL Draft, or stay in Knoxville for one more season. So who did he turn to for advice? How about Wake Forest basketball star Tim Duncan. The two-time Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Fame member told the story to an audience at the first installment of Wake Forest's "Face to Face" speaker series.
September 13, 2024
NBC News
Kamala Harris seeks to build on debate momentum with North Carolina rallies
“Younger voters traditionally are not engaged in politics to the same level as older voters,” said politics professor John Dinan. “The challenge is: How do you engage them?” It’s not clear how much of a boost Taylor Swift’s endorsement this week will provide. “It’s certainly going to help the Harris campaign,” Dinan said, though he added just how much Swift moves the needle is an open question.
September 12, 2024