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The Good Men Project
Is being virtuous good for you – Or just people around you?
"Virtues such as compassion, patience and self-control may be beneficial not only for others but also for oneself, according to new research published in the Journal of Personality in December 2025. Philosophers from Aristotle to al-Fārābī, a 10th-century scholar in what is now Iraq, have argued that virtue is vital for well-being, writes Michael Prinzing, research and assessment scholar for Wake Forest's Educating Character Initiative.
February 24, 2026
Associated Press
Illegal gold mining surges into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, threatening rivers and lives
Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, advancing along remote rivers and into Indigenous territories as experts warn of a widening environmental and public health crises that could cause irreparable damage. “It happens pretty fast,” said Luis Fernández, a research professor and senior fellow of the Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability at Wake Forest University. “You’ll see changes in weeks to months once the machinery comes in…sediment plumes in the rivers almost immediately.”
This story ran in news outlets nationwide, including ABC News, Newsday and The Baltimore Sun.
February 23, 2026
Forbes
Kalshi, Polymarket offer evolution of predictions for Fed, Wall Street
In an era of economic volatility, Kalshi’s markets provide high-frequency, distributionally rich data absent in static surveys. For the Fed, this could mean better tools for gauging inflation expectations or policy impacts, potentially informing decisions that affect millions. Prediction markets scholar Koleman Strumpf notes, “...when I read through the paper, Kalshi is doing a better job overall than the surveys, and they definitely have this advantage. They are 24/7, and whenever the news comes out, they’re reacting to it.”
February 23, 2026
East Asia Forum
Reforms stall in AKD’s Sri Lanka
Politics and International Affairs professor Neal Devotta writes that, in Sri Lanka, key campaign promises, including repealing controversial security laws and holding provincial elections, remain unfulfilled. Economic pressures and external shocks add further strain, leaving the government’s stability-first approach vulnerable if perceptions of democratic backsliding begin to take hold.
February 23, 2026
Bloomberg News
How prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi are gamifying truth
Even a century ago, election odds were impressively accurate, according to research by Paul Rhode of the University of Michigan and Koleman Strumpf of Wake Forest University. The markets got only one of the 15 presidential elections between 1884 and 1940 wrong — 1916, when underdog Woodrow Wilson prevailed. Election markets declined in the US after that, which Rhode and Strumpf ascribe to the rise of scientific polling, a crackdown on gambling by New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and the legalization of racehorse betting in New York state.
February 23, 2026
Alzheimer's & Dementia Weekly
Beet juice increases blood flow to the brain
The way beet juice does this holds great potential for combating dementia. Wake Forest researchers have shown for the first time that drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults – a finding that could hold great potential for combating the progression of dementia. The research findings are available in Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, the peer-reviewed journal of the Nitric Oxide Society.
February 23, 2026
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fact-checking Trump’s economic claims ahead of his State of the Union address
In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has made a series of claims about the economy, a topic that should feature prominently in his State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24. “We have the hottest country anywhere in the world,” Trump said. Associate professor of economics Aeimit Lakdawala, said that there has not been a complete economic turnaround under Trump. “What we’re really seeing is a continuation of trends that were already well underway before Trump took office in January 2025."
February 22, 2026
Spectrum News+
Prediction market website reaches $1B over Super Bowl betting
Wake Forest economics professor Koleman Strumpf was interviewed on prediction markets and betting ahead of the Super Bowl. "People who are not football fans are going to be watching the Super Bowl," said Strumpf. They may not know enough about the game to know who might win. "But they might know a little bit about music, and they might know a little bit about Bad Bunny and his halftime show."
February 22, 2026
Winston-Salem Journal
Trump’s climate decision shows ‘disregard’ for science
Stan Meiburg, who retired in June as executive director of Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability at Wake Forest University said, “It shows so much disregard for all of the science that points to the ways in which climate change is endangering both public health and welfare.”
February 20, 2026
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to take the stage for Face to Face Speaker Forum
The Face to Face Speaker Forum presented by Wake Forest University continues with Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster on February 26 at 7:30 p.m. The former National Security Advisor and Bestselling Author will take the stage with moderator, Nick Schifrin who is a Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent with PBS NewsHour.
February 19, 2026
Yes! Weekly
Winston-Salem Symphony presents Beethoven + Borodin
Principal flutist Kathryn Levy is celebrating her 50th season with the Winston-Salem Symphony. Levy teaches in the music department at Wake Forest University. She developed the flute choir and wind chamber music programs in addition to her studio teaching and has performed frequently in faculty chamber music concerts.
February 19, 2026
National Law Journal
People are betting big on Supreme Court decisions. What could go wrong?
Prediction market expert Koleman Strumpf said businesses, consumers and policymakers can benefit from knowing the odds of the outcome of the Supreme Court’s tariffs decision. “The implied probability of this thing is something that would be very helpful to a business person,” Strumpf said. “Similarly, for a consumer."
February 19, 2026