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Newsweek
Why the US may not be the partner of choice for a rising Africa
Signs of this transformation have been apparent for some time, most recently at the BRICS summit hosted earlier this month by South Africa alongside fellow members of the informal economic coalition Brazil, Russia, India and China. Politics and international affairs professor Lina Benabdallah identified what she saw among African nations as a perceived “window of opportunity to apply pressure and seek concrete alternatives to the current financial and political institutions which do not value the agency of countries in the Global South.”
September 6, 2023
The Conversation
How video games like ‘Starfield’ are creating a new generation of classical music fans
The interactive music of “Starfield” launches the listener into the vastness of space while remaining curious, innocent and restrained. If you close your eyes, you can imagine it being performed in the concert hall. That’s exactly what happened prior to the game’s release, when the London Symphony Orchestra performed the “Starfield Suite” before a sold-out audience at the Alexandra Palace Theatre, one of the world’s most prestigious concert halls. As a conductor, musician and educator, I’m excited about games like “Starfield” because they’re drawing people to symphonic music like never before, writes music professor and Symphony Orchestra Director Aaron Hardwick.
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September 5, 2023
Mongabay
Muddied tropical rivers reveal magnitude of global gold mining boom: Study
“It’s awe-inspiring to see how pervasive [river mining] is everywhere,” conservation biologist Miles Silman told Mongabay in a phone interview. Before doing the research, “I had no idea that we were mining every river in the tropics and increasing the sediment loads, with effects on both the freshwater biodiversity — which in the tropics is comparable to biodiversity on the land — and the humans living in those areas.” Silman is director of Wake Forest’s Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability.
September 5, 2023
The Kathmandu Post
Opinion | Dalit politics: Identity or rights?
Anthropology professor Steven Folmar in the US is one of the few Western scholars who has persistently researched Nepali Dalits and published significantly, and who is genuinely keen to see their status changed. Folmar rightly observed that Dalit identity is extremely complex and that not every Dalit would aspire to it.
September 4, 2023
E&E News
EPA staff survey: Touch telework and I’m out of here
Stan Meiburg, who served 39 years at EPA, including as acting deputy administrator during the Obama administration, said collaboration between staff can be smoother in the office. “I think the new normal is going to involve more telework flexibility than was the case before the pandemic,” he said. Meiburg is now the executive director of the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability at Wake Forest.
August 31, 2023
Christian Century
Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo’s new book will make readers question the depth of their own commitment to righteousness, writes Chris Burton. Gandolfo, a Catholic theologian who teaches at Wake Forest University School of Divinity, tells the stories of several ecomartyrs—people who were killed because they advocated for kinder stewardship of the earth and its resources—and contextualizes their work theologically.
August 30, 2023
Forbes
Supplementing your college application: Essay advice from college admission leaders
“In our application review, we are looking for students who are intellectually curious and academically accomplished,” said Vice President for Enrollment Eric Maguire. “For quite some time, Wake Forest has invited students to create a top-10 list as one of our optional supplemental questions. The responses to this question show quite a bit of creativity and thoughtfulness.”
August 30, 2023
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Carolina Curious: What is a Demon Deacon?
Wake Forest University’s mascot, the Demon Deacon, rides into games on a motorcycle wearing a black and gold tuxedo, and a top hat on his oversized head. For this month’s Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Amy Diaz spoke with an archivist at the University to find out how it came to represent the school.
August 30, 2023
Inter-American Dialogue
Peter Siavelis, professor of politics and international affairs said: “Giorgio Jackson’s resignation represents a major blow to President Gabriel Boric. Even with the resignation, pressure from the right is unlikely to subside, as it has consistently flexed its muscles to derail the president’s agenda. These realities pose formidable obstacles to Boric’s efforts to rebuild public confidence and advance his policy agenda.”
August 29, 2023
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Budget stalls lead to more Medicaid expansion delays
North Carolina’s budget has yet to be passed by the General Assembly, and the logjam is leaving Medicaid expansion in the lurch. Mark Hall, who directs the Health Law and Policy Program at Wake Forest, said every month delayed means people are not getting the health services they need. “The expansion of Medicaid that occurred under COVID is rolling back. And that makes it all the more essential to get this expansion in place as soon as possible,” he said.
August 29, 2023
Vox
The latest mass shooting in Jacksonville puts focus on America’s unique, enduring gun problem
What is unique is the US’s expansive view of civilian gun ownership, ingrained in politics, in culture, and in the law since the nation’s founding, and a national political process that has so far proved incapable of changing that norm. “America is unique in that guns have always been present, there is wide civilian ownership, and the government hasn’t claimed more of a monopoly on them,” said sociology professor David Yamane, who studies American gun culture.
August 27, 2023
The Washington Times
Dirty-to-green job transitions ‘exceedingly rare’ despite Biden’s promises to blue-collar workers
President Biden is vowing a prosperous future for union and blue-collar fossil fuel workers thanks to his clean energy agenda, but a new study suggests the promise of a smooth transition could go up in smoke. Less than 1% of those working in “dirty” carbon-intensive industries such as fossil fuels transitioned to green jobs such as solar, wind or electric vehicles from 2020 through 2022, according to a research paper published by the nonpartisan National Bureau of Economic Research. “There are definitely a number of places in the U.S. that if you were to remove the carbon-intensive job option, there would be really big hits to workers,” said economics professor Mark Curtis, co-author of the study.
August 25, 2023