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Yahoo Finance
Waste management company recovers over $10M In thrown-away coins
Economics professor Robert Whaples explains why coins are discarded nowadays. “If you lost a $100 bill you’d look for it. If you lost a $20 bill you’d look for it. If you lost a book, you’d look for it,” he added, “But a penny, you’re just not going to look for it.”
June 27, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
NC legislature competes overriding Cooper veto of masking bill
“Under the provision in the law being considered, these 527 groups could make donations to the North Carolina Republican party or North Carolina Democratic Party, which can in turn use these funds to benefit Republican and Democratic candidates for governor or other state offices,” said politics professor John Dinan.
June 27, 2024
CNN
Despite high demand, kidneys donated by Black Americans are more likely to be thrown away.
As one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., kidney disease is a serious public health problem. The disease is particularly severe among Black Americans, who are three times more likely than white Americans to develop kidney failure. While Black people constitute only 12% of the U.S. population, they account for 35% of those with kidney failure.
This piece originally appeared in The Conversation and was republished in media worldwide.
June 26, 2024
Savannah Morning News
Feds should have known – and been told – of water demands for Hyundai site
“Given that such impacts should be considered, they should be considered using as good of information as you can,” said Meiburg, executive director of Wake Forest’s Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability. “The conclusion might not be different, but it is reasonable to ask the applicant to submit, and EPA and the Corps to consider, accurate information.”
June 26, 2024
E&E News
What Chevron’s end could mean for EPA climate regulations
Stan Meiburg, the former acting EPA deputy administrator, said the Supreme Court could trigger “policy paralysis” by weakening Chevron and shifting policy design to courts from expert agencies. Courts “are arguably the least accessible to public opinion of any of the three branches of government,” said Meiburg, now executive director of Wake Forest’s Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability. “We haven’t seen a wholesale revision — with the exception of the Lautenberg Act — to any of the major environmental statutes since 1990.”
June 26, 2024
National Catholic Reporter
Catholic theologians engage the social dimensions of salvation
At its annual convention, the Catholic Theological Society of America brought the matter of salvation firmly back to earth. Professor Michael Grigoni of Wake Forest University was given the Catherine Mowry LaCugna Award for best essay by a young scholar for his work, “The Christian Handgun Owner and Just War.”
June 26, 2024
The Charlotte Observer
CMS superintendent expects to ‘meet 100%’ of 5-year goals. Is that realistic?
The 2024-29 plan from Superintendent Crystal Hill, hired last year, wants to improve literacy, high school math performance and preparedness for life after graduation. Education professor Donal Mulcahy weighs in on this ‘Reality Check’ piece. He cautions that test data may show success, but it doesn’t mean students know how to read and comprehend material. “I don’t think it’s likely the goals are achievable in this time frame,” he said.
June 26, 2024
Bloomberg News
Novo weight-loss drug Saxenda poses risk to bone health, study finds
New research added to concerns about the downsides of shedding pounds with popular weight-loss shots. Kristen Beavers, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology in Wake Forest’s health and exercise science department, wants to conduct a study looking at osteoporosis medications to see if they help preserve bone density in weight loss patients. The reason that bone loss during weight loss has received relatively little attention so far could be due to the long timescale, according to Beavers. While muscle loss can be measured within weeks, it takes four to six months for bone to turn over, drastically extending the time frame of bone loss studies.
June 25, 2024
WalletHub
What are the biggest 4th of July money-wasters?
“I would say one of the biggest 4th of July money-wasters is overbuying food. In the United States, it is estimated that between 30-40% of the food supply is wasted. During big holidays such as the 4th of July, people tend to purchase more food than necessary, leading to significant food waste. This not only results in wasted food but also wasted money,” business professor Jai Li tells Wallet Hub.
June 25, 2024
CNN
Factors that can impact whether someone tells lies, according to deception researchers
Prominent cases of purported lying continue to dominate the news cycle. What factors influence the telling of lies. Does a personal connection increase or decrease the likelihood of sticking to the truth? Are lies more prevalent on text or email than on the phone or in person? Philosophy professor Christian Miller tackles these questions in this piece originally published in The Conversation.
June 25, 2024
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Freedom School at Wake Forest University kicks off
Nearly 70 children embarked on a six-week journey of literacy enrichment and college campus immersion at Wake Forest University’s Freedom School. Dani Parker Moore, assistant professor and executive director of Freedom School, explained more about the program’s importance in a live interview on WXII’s The Local Vibe.
Spectrum News and WGHP also covered this story and WXII ran a feature story.
June 25, 2024
BBC Music Magazine
“There’s a breathtaking heft to the works which bookend this selection – the title work and the closing The Texture of Creation, thanks to the addition of the brilliant Onyx Brass. American composer Locklair really knows how to pack a punch, even without such adornments; the Royal Holloway singers shine in what is a largely an a cappella programme,” writes BBC Music Magazine on Locklair’s most recent release.
June 25, 2024