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The News & Observer
As weather gets more extreme, so do conspiracy theories. Can cloud-seeding cause floods?
Democracy depends in part on balancing individual rights with the greater good, and communication professor John Llewellyn said conspiracy theories undermine people’s faith that their government is working for the common good. “It’s the ways in which disbelief and distrust have been fomented and fed to people that should be deeply concerning,” he said. “It’s not that the government doesn’t make mistakes. It does. But the notion of a malicious government — that’s a very serious matter and about as un-little-d-democratic as you can get."
July 19, 2025
Shelterforce
What can we learn from COVID-era rental assistance programs?
"Undocumented residents face unique threats under the current federal administration, and local government may be limited in the assurances it can offer them. Whatever steps can be taken to decouple housing issues from policing and offer legal support may help reduce the compounding burdens we observed among the undocumented people in our study," writes sociology professor Cal Lee Garrett in this article for "Shelterforce," which reports on affordable housing issues.
July 18, 2025
Winston-Salem Journal
President Susan R. Wente named chair of ACC Board of Directors
Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente has been named the next chair of the ACC Board of Directors. Wente was the vice chair since February 2024 and has been a member of the ACC executive committee since 2021. She will succeed Virginia President James E. Ryan, who resigned from his post last month after facing heavy pressure from conservative critics and the Trump administration over the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
July 18, 2025
Environmental News Bits
What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values
"To understand the federal government’s true priorities, follow the money. After months of saying his administration is committed to clean air and water for Americans, President Donald Trump has proposed a detailed budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2026. The proposal is more consistent with his administration’s numerous recent actions and announcements that reduce protection for public health and the environment," writes Wake Forest's Stan Meiburg.
The article originally appeared in The Conversation.
July 17, 2025
Business Insider
Make sure you’re doing this in your job search — especially if you’re early-career
It's time to go full "Love Island" on your job search. That doesn't mean having future employers surveil your every move in hopes they'll pick you (yikes). Think of it more like building and leaning on relationships so that a hiring manager might give your job application their vote. That approach is often more effective than expecting your résumé to do the talking for you. "People hire people, they don't hire paper," said Andy Chan, who leads Wake Forest's Office of Personal and Career Development. It's important to try to ground your interactions with an employer in relationships, he added.
July 16, 2025
Philanthropy News Digest
Wake Forest University receives $30 million for character education
Wake Forest University has announced more than $30 million in funding from the Lilly Endowment to expand a national network promoting character education at colleges and universities. The funding will support the Educating Character Initiative, a community of educators from more than 400 higher education institutions engaged in developing and implementing ideas for integrating character education on their campuses.
July 15, 2025
Investopedia
How to conquer your fear of investing and start growing your portfolio
With DIY investing blowing up on social media, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that everyone around you has an established portfolio. “If you’re nervous, don’t try to deploy everything at once. Spread your investments out over 12 or even 24 months. That gradual approach builds muscle memory and makes it easier to stay the course,” said finance professor Stephan Shipe, founder of Scholar Financial Advising.
July 15, 2025
U.S. News and World Report
5 ways to be a competitive MBA applicant
While some MBA programs are test-optional, submitting an entrance exam score can help your chances, experts say. "If it’s a reasonable score, you jump to the front of the pack," said Kevin Bender, executive director for MBA enrollment management and recruiting at Wake Forest School of Business. "The worst thing you can say is you don’t have the time to take the test. If you don’t have the time to take the test, you don’t have time to do an MBA."
July 14, 2025
The Charlotte Ledger
Charlotte’s new med school: high-tech, hands-on
When the Charlotte campus of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine holds its first classes today, it marks more than the arrival of the city’s first four-year medical school. It also brings to North Carolina a novel approach to training doctors — one that ditches the traditional cadaver lab and old-school lectures in favor of virtual dissection, life-like robots and a new curriculum built around medical problem-solving.
July 14, 2025
Forbes
Wake Forest to expand character education with $30 million Lilly Grant
Wake Forest University has received more than $30 million in new funding from the Lilly Endowment Inc. for its Educating Character Initiative. "This extraordinary vote of confidence provides support for the Educating Character Initiative through the end of the decade and affirms Wake Forest’s leadership at the forefront of this critical movement,” said President Susan R. Wente.
July 12, 2025
Forbes
Trump’s World Liberty Financial Crypto venture raised $50M, likely sending millions to his family
If distributed according to current ownership stakes, the July payout could have netted the Trump family around $20 million—though the filings don’t break out individual distributions, and Alan Palmiter, a professor at Wake Forest University who specializes in securities regulation, told Forbes he’s not aware of any requirement that payments be proportionate to equity stake.
July 12, 2025
The Charlotte Observer
With Atrium grabbing Elkin hospital, are days of independent health care numbered in NC?
Are the days of the independent healthcare system and hospital numbered in North Carolina? Law professor Mark Hall said SB16 was aimed "to give the attorney general more authority to block changes in hospital ownership or control that are contrary to the public's interest, and more authority to monitor ownership changes for any negative effects on health care costs, quality or accessibility."
July 12, 2025