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The Healthy (Reader's Digest)
Want to lose weight and strengthen your bones? Wear this piece of clothing
So many current weight-loss aids, such as GLP-1 injectables, come with loss of muscle mass as a warned side effect. That’s a disadvantage, because over time, muscles help burn through calories as fuel even when the body is at rest. Also, lower muscle mass is related to problems like higher risk of falls and greater mortality risk as we get older. Exercise scientists and statisticians at North Carolina’s Wake Forest University may have identified one possible solution to all this.
March 9, 2026
WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
Celebrating exceptional Triad women on International Women’s Day
On International Women's Day, the Piedmont Triad celebrates women whose talent, leadership and resilience have shaped culture, justice and civic life - from global stages to neighborhood streets. From music to literature, the Triad’s influence spans generations. Maya Angelou, the world-renowned poet, memoirist and civil rights figure, taught at Wake Forest University in Winston‑Salem, inspiring countless writers with her insight and lyrical strength.
March 8, 2026
The Daily Galaxy
Psychology says people who clean as they cook display these 8 superior personality traits
The evening meal is nearly finished, but the workspace tells a different story for two different types of people. Ultimately, the way we handle a sink full of dishes reflects how we handle the complexities of life. Wake Forest psychologist E.J. Masicampo found that simply making a plan to complete a task can reduce cognitive interference. For those who clean as you cook, the plan is already in motion, ensuring that the transition from labor to leisure is seamless.
March 7, 2026
South Charlotte Weekly
Southminster launches study on creative aging
Southminster is embracing an opportunity to become a national leader in arts-integrated wellness within continuous care retirement communities. It is partnering with Lifetime Arts and Wake Forest University’s NeuroArts Lab to pilot the Creative Aging on Prescription initiative. The pilot will test and document how “prescribing” participation in arts, culture and community programs can be effective medicine.
March 7, 2026
Barron's
The U.S. stopped minting pennies. Now the old ones are piling up.
For most people, it isn't worth taking $5 of pennies and feeding them into a Coin Star machine. "The money's not worth the time," said economics professor Robert Whaples. It’s illegal to melt pennies for the metal value, but that could change at some point, according to Whaples. The metal in most pennies is worth less than a penny, but if zinc values rise, there might be more push to change the law. For fun, people can determine the value of the metal in their coins by visiting the website Coinflation, he added.
March 6, 2026
Yahoo! News
Razor-thin outcome highlights importance of provisional ballots
The close race in the 26th State Senate District between Sen. Phil Berger Sr. and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page the heavy attention given to the race has brought provisional ballots to the forefront, said politics expert John Dinan. “When an election is as close as this one — and how fitting is it that the marquee primary of this entire North Carolina election cycle is so close and the outcome still undetermined – the focus naturally turns to provisional ballots.”
March 6, 2026
MSN
Sluggish jobs report sees US economy shed 92,000 jobs, unemployment tick up to 4.4%
"It was weak all around. There's no putting lipstick on it," said economist Andre Mouton. "If you're in the Federal Reserve's position and you're trying to decide whether to lower rates or not, you're weighing, on the one hand, risks of inflation, which have just gone up because of the oil shock. On the other hand, you're considering unemployment, which has also just gone up. I think it puts the Federal Reserve in a really tough spot."
March 6, 2026
Newsday
Betting on prediction markets sees some spiraling into debt
Even without the rise of prediction markets, people looking to gamble have other options, including those that aren’t legal, Strumpf said. “To me, it's always important to remember that we don’t live in a perfect world where we can snap our fingers and say, you know, let's get rid of this activity and then it'll stop.”
March 5, 2026
Health News Report
Wearing a weighted vest to strengthen bones? Make sure you’re moving
It’s encouraging news for people trying to lose weight safely, especially older adults who want to drop pounds without losing bone or muscle mass. “If we're going to be putting vests on people, we need to train those people to be up and moving,” said health and exercise science professor Jason Fanning, who also is a primary investigator in a current study looking at how movement affects pain from arthritis. “A vest can be a great tool. But, like any tool, it's not going to do the work for you."
March 5, 2026
Heavy
Daniel Berger leads Arnold Palmer Invitational
Beyond the competition, the tournament will also highlight the legacy of Arnold Palmer and Winnie Palmer with Friday’s “Foundation Friday” initiative. The program celebrates the work of the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation and its partners while supporting youth golf and character development initiatives. This year’s effort includes a new leadership and character program being developed with Wake Forest University, Palmer’s alma mater.
March 5, 2026
Travel + Leisure
The most beautiful college campuses in the U.S.
When it comes to universities, a campus is often one of the first things that shapes how a school is perceived. Wake Forest was named to this list of the top 50 most beautiful college campuses in the U.S.
March 5, 2026
Spectrum News
Popular prediction markets take heat from lawmakers
Prediction markets also saw an uptick in trading shortly before the U.S. raid in Venezuela that arrested and removed President Nicolas Maduro. Economics professor Koleman Strumpf, who studies prediction markets, said such activity before military action can be a concern. “If this is a topic such as invasion, like an invasion of a country, and these markets give an early warning about something happening, that could be detrimental to military action. … That can be a national security concern,” Strumpf said.
March 5, 2026